The Courts, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Press - The Child Molestation Trial

"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

- 1 Peter 5:8

If you've ever spoken to an attorney about litigation, you'll know that they most likely tell you the stories about cases that they've dealt with and how they've come to find out the truth.  Most people, as told to me by one attorney, you find you think are telling the absolute truth, then you find out that the people you thought were crazy were actually the ones with the real story.

When press reports what they get from "sources", society deems it as truth.  When in fact the people who are reporting the information are more than likely doing it out of a motive.  Some may get paid, others may try to manipulate stories to cover the facts.

The problem is that the press and stories now become a fact in peoples minds and the truth is never revealed.  Press and reporters owe it to the public and society as a whole to do a thorough investigation on what they report.  We can say that this official said this, or this person said that, but we can't decipher that even an official of a court or otherwise is telling the truth.

The recent manipulation during the Conrad Murray trial reminded me of a prior trial Michael Jackson had.  He was accused of child molestation and brought to trial years ago by the same California courts that have covered up the real facts of his murder.  I had read some time ago that the court and officials had planted evidence.  It was unbelievable for me at the time that a court system put in place to uphold justice and truth would do such a thing.  Today I know better, after finding out the facts for myself.

It was during this time that Elizabeth Taylor spoke out about the charges brought against Michael.
We all know Michael Jackson was found "not guilty" on all counts, however, the manipulation of the evidence and what the court system put him through still hit me in a place so deep it's hard to put into words.  False statements by court officials cause a disruption in operations, a loss of public confidence in the courts and paint pictures of people that are entirely untrue.  The results of the actions of the court are unfathomable.  Not only the pain and suffering that was caused to Michael Jackson and his legacy, but to his family and children.

"It is an unconscionable action and dissemination of lies hoping to alter the image and legacy of a great man with a great heart", as Elizabeth Taylor has said.

Here is Elizabeth speaking about Michael when he lived:
(If you've read Another Part of Me; An Extraordinary Tale of Twin Souls, the photo of Elizabeth with Michael in the brown suit was taken at the Carousel of Hope Ball)

Here is Michael Jackson and what he had to say about the child molestation ordeal: