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Re: Michael Jackson museum induction to be hit by protests
:no: Won't it ever stop?
:no: Won't it ever stop?
'We are honoring him for his dance not for his lifestyle'....What in the heck is that spokeswoman implying?!:bugeyed:mat::mat::mat: Some people UGH.Michael Jackson is pictured leaving London's Lanesborough Hotel and boarding his bus as he heads to the O2 Arena to make announcements regarding his comeback concerts, expected to run to 30 dates later this year. - Splash News
By Gavin Wilson Jun 27, 2010, 18:55 GMT
Michael Jackson's induction into a US museum will be overshadowed by protests by child abuse survivors.
The singer is set to be inducted into the National Museum of Dance & Hall of Fame in New York in August for his contribution to dance.
But a group that represents people molested as children plans to disrupt the celebration by demonstrating outside the Saratoga Springs venue.
Jackson, who died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50, was acquitted of child sex abuse charges in 2005.
'Most often a not-guilty verdict means a wealthy defendant had enough money to buy a verdict of 'reasonable doubt',' wrote John Aretakis and the Reverend Robert Hoatson of the group, Road to Recovery Inc, in a letter to the museum
'We know your Hall of Fame may do good work and is trying to secure state and national notoriety, media coverage and significant donations. However, to do so on the backs of childhood survivors of sexual abuse by honouring a paedophile is not a good business decision.'
Donna Skiff, a spokeswoman for the museum, told a US newspaper: 'We are honouring him for his dance and not for his lifestyle.'
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1566752.php
Michael Jackson is pictured leaving London's Lanesborough Hotel and boarding his bus as he heads to the O2 Arena to make announcements regarding his comeback concerts, expected to run to 30 dates later this year. - Splash News
By Gavin Wilson Jun 27, 2010, 18:55 GMT
Michael Jackson's induction into a US museum will be overshadowed by protests by child abuse survivors.
The singer is set to be inducted into the National Museum of Dance & Hall of Fame in New York in August for his contribution to dance.
But a group that represents people molested as children plans to disrupt the celebration by demonstrating outside the Saratoga Springs venue.
Jackson, who died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50, was acquitted of child sex abuse charges in 2005.
'Most often a not-guilty verdict means a wealthy defendant had enough money to buy a verdict of 'reasonable doubt',' wrote John Aretakis and the Reverend Robert Hoatson of the group, Road to Recovery Inc, in a letter to the museum
'We know your Hall of Fame may do good work and is trying to secure state and national notoriety, media coverage and significant donations. However, to do so on the backs of childhood survivors of sexual abuse by honouring a paedophile is not a good business decision.'
Donna Skiff, a spokeswoman for the museum, told a US newspaper: 'We are honouring him for his dance and not for his lifestyle.'
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1566752.php
'Most often a not-guilty verdict means a wealthy defendant had enough money to buy a verdict of 'reasonable doubt',' wrote John Aretakis and the Reverend Robert Hoatson of the group, Road to Recovery Inc, in a letter to the museum
i totally agree with youthis is ridiculous!
:doh: new day ,same s*** .that's all i am going to say
I have done a Google search and think this is their website:
http://www.road-to-recovery.org/
It states Robert M. Hoatson is Founder and President
Road to Recovery, Inc. (serving clergy abuse survivors)
P.O. Box 279
Livingston, NJ 07039
Please feel free to put this group in it's place. Of course, this should be done in a polite and positive way to encourage open debate, rather than to further alienate them against Michael Jackson.
Forgive them, for they know not what they say. LOL.
This is writing off anyone who is ever accused of a sex crime as presumed guilty for life. I'm surprised that a proper organization (if they even are that) could let such a ridiculous statement be released as representative of their group. Maybe if someone accused one of them of pedophilia (victims of child molestation are more prone to becoming molesters themselves than the average person) they would have a different point of view on the matter.
I get that the members of this group are probably taking out their own hostilities towards their own molesters, but I don't give a fuck. At the point that they're branding somebody else as a child molester, I don't care about what happened to them. The hell with these people and their emotional baggage.