MoonGlider
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I don't think people do want to believe it. Look at what happened in the days following MJ's death. That rumor about Chandler confessing spread like wildfire even though was it clearly a poorly written hoax. I still keep hearing people refer to it. I think this shows that A) people generally want to believe Michael's innocence, and B) people uncritically accept what they are told. The latter part is unfortunate because so many media and public figures have repeatedly insinuated or even flat out stated that Michael is a pedophile. As Michael said, if people hear a lie often enough they start to believe it.But why would someone WANT to believe that a man is a child molester? It doesn't make sense to me. It's like saying they want to believe this child was molested. Why would they want to believe anything like that? I just think people believed the allegations because they don't know the facts and the media were telling them a bunch of cr@p. And because the media are supposed to be a reliable source of information, they believe everything that comes out of their tv screens. I am sure, that if Jordan and/or Gavin admitted to lying about Michael Jackson, then that would officially clear his name. If any one tried to call Michael Jackson a child molester after that they are going to look like idiots.
I think what is really hurting Michael's case is the 1993 accusation. There is a general understanding that the 2005 case was weak. The problem is that whatever doubts people had about the 1993 case were destroyed when the second accusation arose. People were willing to believe the allegations, especially since a number was being done on Michael's image with the Bashir documentary and everything else. It's not that people believe the Arvizos, but that the Arvizo claims made the public more willing to believe the Chandlers' claim. That is what it comes down to. It is the fact that the Chandler case was settled that makes so many people uncertain about Michael's innocence. That Jordan still hasn't come forward now that he is an adult away from his parent's control probably implicitly confirms in people's minds that his parents didn't put him up to it.
That is what we are up against. I do think, though, that if Gavin came forward it would help Michael and make people rethink their opinion of the 1993 case.