Michael Jackson got the same get out of jail free card issued for the past 50 years to Priests and other clergy who just happen to like little boys.
Look around. One in three females you see and one in seven males you encounter in any place, on any given day, has been molested before they reached age 18, according to the Department of Justice. It's obvious child molestation hits far too hard, and far too often, well beyond the courtroom drama played out in Michael Jackson's case in Santa Monica.
Jackson has been found not guilty, and the public should most certainly accept the verdict of the jurors - who heard weeks of testimony and then deliberated for days. Nonetheless, it's easier to believe this ugly crime only happens to others - the wealthy, the poor, those not paying attention, those overly protective. But sexual abuse happens in homes, at friend's houses, at schools, in church. Neighbors, family members and friends are the offenders, and they most likely will never see a day in court, or even have charges pressed against them. Their predatory actions depend - indeed thrive - on silence.
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