Now, she can smoke legally and not have to hide behind the haze of the smoke to conceal her identity
This is going to be great news for people who actually smoke marijuana legally. The guidelines will also stop the arrests of suppliers to medical marijuana clubs.
Feds to issue new medical marijuana policyBy DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
The guidelines to be issued by the department do, however, make it clear that agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes, the officials said.
The new policy is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which insisted it would continue to enforce federal anti-pot laws regardless of state codes.
Fourteen states allow some use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
California is unique among those for the widespread presence of dispensaries — businesses that sell marijuana and even advertise their services. Colorado also has several dispensaries, and Rhode Island and New Mexico are in the process of licensing providers, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, a group that promotes the decriminalization of marijuana use.
This is great news for people who want to provide relief for others. Think of the possibilities. Now opening up a club doesn’t seem so far fetched.
Drive thru ordering would be nice....
Attorney General Eric Holder said in March that he wanted federal law enforcement officials to pursue those who violate both federal and state law, but it has not been clear how that goal would be put into practice.
A three-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.
The memo, the officials said, emphasizes that prosecutors have wide discretion in choosing which cases to pursue, and says it is not a good use of federal manpower to prosecute those who are without a doubt in compliance with state law.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the legal guidance before it is issued.
“This is a major step forward,” said Bruce Mirken, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project. “This change in policy moves the federal government dramatically toward respecting scientific and practical reality.”
At the same time, the officials said, the government will still prosecute those who use medical marijuana as a cover for other illegal activity. The memo particularly warns that some suspects may hide old-fashioned drug dealing or other crimes behind a medical marijuana business.
In particular, the memo urges prosecutors to pursue marijuana cases which involve violence, the illegal use of firearms, selling pot to minors, money laundering or involvement in other crimes.
And while the policy memo describes a change in priorities away from prosecuting medical marijuana cases, it does not rule out the possibility that the federal government could still prosecute someone whose activities are allowed under state law.
The memo, officials said, is designed to give a sense of prosecutorial priorities to U.S. attorneys in the states that allow medical marijuana. It notes that pot sales in the United States are the largest source of money for violent Mexican drug cartels, but adds that federal law enforcement agencies have limited resources.
Medical marijuana advocates have been anxious to see exactly how the administration would implement candidate Barack Obama’s repeated promises to change the policy in situations in which state laws allow the use of medical marijuana.
Soon after Obama took office, DEA agents raided four dispensaries in Los Angeles, prompting confusion about the government’s plans.
On the Net:
- Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
- Marijuana Policy Project: http://www.mpp.org/
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T.O., Rodney Harrison and trash talking…. T.O. delivers a 1st round KO
September 28, 2009
unlike Jeff Garcia, I like the box....notice where my eyes are...
Now, here at Too Old, don’t want to knock anyone and their hustle. it’s all about getting paid.
But, when you run your mouth, you can expect some people are not going to stand quiet and let you dog them out.
While I can’t stand the medium, the message is right on point. ESPN.com documents the brief battle.
T.O. fires back at Harrison via Twitter
Monday, September 28, 2009 | Print Entry
Rodney Harrison called Terrell Owens a “clown” on NBC. And T.O. wrote this on Twitter on Sunday night, in a series of Tweets:
too bad there is nothing left in the tank
I could less about Rodney Harrison! Anybody tht using steroids, yes STEROIDS rodney, is a cheater & cheated the game!
this is all natural...just hard work, and good living....and science
Is tht Y u used steroids b/c u were worried about ur stats or ws it b/c u were losing it? Lol! U’re a loser & a cheater? Got any steroid …
Hey rodney! Send me sum steroids 2 the Bills facility next week!
not only is it dumb, but it's gay too....and not in the happy way. (Gay in the sense that if you like women now, you are going to grow boobs....and start to feel "urges" towards men. If you are a woman, you are going to grow a mustache and kicks to groin will become an effective weapon against you...
Harrison was suspended in 2007 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy but maintains he never took steroids.
I will get on that right away!
The first thing that I want to point out is how Twitter and other social networking sites are turning us into a nation of illiterate fools. Learn to spell or have some spellchecker function. I know that you are only granted less than 200 words to make your point, but child please. (Thanks Ochocinco)
Even with that timeout for a public service announcement, you have to be able to see that T.O. crushed Harrison out.
Second, watch what you say. There is no reason for Harrison to talk reckless. It seems like a ploy to increase ratings and that actually might work for NBC.
Third, T.O is well versed in calling people out. Just think back to Jeff Garcia.
In an interview with Playboy magazine that hits newsstands Friday, Owens was asked if he thinks Garcia is gay. Owens responded: “Like my boy tells me: ‘If it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly, it is a rat.’ “
Garcia, who had a contentious relationship with the wide receiver in San Francisco, responded to Owens’ comment after practice Wednesday without mentioning the wide receiver by name.
“It is really a waste of my time to sit here and to have to answer to such ridiculous, untrue comments that are made out there in the world today,” Garcia said.
He noted that it has been reported that he has a girlfriend and has had girlfriends in the past.
“So many people know my situation here. It has never been a secret,” Garcia said.
That is a guy who protested waaayyy ttttooooo much. All you had to say is “T.O. is crazy.” There. It’s over. But, you had to bring up the fact that you have and had in the past, girlfriends. Now, that makes people think you are just living a secret life. Your voice and appearance in a metrosexual society can blend in, but you fight it too hard. If it’s not you, keep it movin…It’s very similar to line by the rapper Drake
Look I stands out… so don’t think this ain’t some shit that I done planned out
And life is beautiful as ever when it pans out
And girls are beautiful until they want a hand out
But, ask apple how I get it tho
I’ll be on the phone with a bitch that you will never know
So you can son me never… I don’t get bitter… I just get better
And a verse is just a verse for me
I keep it generic and these niggas take it personally
If I was in a room and someone yelled… hey bitches
I would never turn around… cause I just don’t fit the description
But that’s just me though…
If that is the case, and you don’t fit the description, then don’t bother responding to such foolish statements.
D.A. declines to file charges against Shawne Merriman in the Tila Tequila complaint
September 11, 2009
Why is anyone really surprised? If you are, then that is blind loyalty, or you are Tila Nguyen…
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D.A. says no charges against football player in incident with Tila Tequila
September 11, 2009 | 3:59 pmNo charges will be filed against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman for an incident last weekend involving model-singer-reality-TV-star Tila Nguyen, Dist. Atty. Bonnie Dumanis announced this afternoon.
In a statement, Dumanis said, “Our office has determined there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any crime was committed. This case is now closed. No further comment will be made.”
Nguyen, also known as Tila Tequila, had signed a citizen’s arrest form alleging that she was choked and restrained by Merriman at his home in Poway early Sunday. Merriman, 25, was arrested and booked by sheriff’s deputies.
Nguyen, 27, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Sheriff’s deputies said that Nguyen appeared to have been drinking heavily and that no marks or bruises were apparent.
I bet you did that to yourself. But, you are such a bad actor, you couldn't get the DA to bite...
Merriman, in a statement, had said he was trying to restrain Nguyen from leaving his home while drunk. Deputies interviewed other people who were at the home. The group had been partying at a nightclub in downtown San Diego that is popular with athletes.
Merriman is set to play in Monday night’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Nguyen has returned to her home in Los Angeles. Initially she put a message on her Twitter account indicating that she does not drink. Later she withdrew that tweet.
So the emergency helpers said you were drunk, the owner of the club said you were drunk and Shawne said you were drunk. You had the nerve to tweet that you do not drink? DO you think that we are that dumb? Obviously you did.
ESPN.com also calls it :lights out” on the charges…
Case against Merriman is closed
SAN DIEGO — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Friday dismissed reality TV star Tila Tequila’s accusations that San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman choked her and threw her to the ground early Sunday while she was trying to leave his suburban home.
Merriman was arrested after Tequila signed a citizen’s arrest warrant accusing Merriman of battery and false imprisonment. Both are felonies.
Merriman
Tequila
Dumanis decided not to charge Merriman after her office spent three days reviewing reports from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
“After a thorough review of the investigation into the Sept. 6, 2009 incident at the Poway home of Shawne Merriman, our office has determined there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any crime was committed,” Dumanis said in a statement. “This case is now closed. No further comment will be made.”
Dumanis’ statement was released moments after the Chargers concluded practice. Informed by reporters that he wouldn’t be charged, Merriman said he couldn’t comment until after he’d spoken with his lawyers.
The Chargers are preparing for their season opener Monday night at Oakland. It will be Merriman’s first game back since having knee surgery after the 2008 season opener.
Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, is best known for “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila,” which ran for two seasons on MTV. The bisexual dating show featured men and women vying for Tequila’s affections. She has also modeled for Playboy and other men’s magazines.
Merriman said he was trying to keep Tequila from leaving his home because she appeared to be intoxicated and denied harming her.
Tequila’s attorney, Alan Gutman, called Merriman’s explanation “spin” and predicted it would be discredited, saying the 6-foot-4, 265-pound linebacker “brutally” assaulted his client.
Gutman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
What do you think that he would have to say? I was lying to you out there in order to try and get my client a favorable outcome. It didn’t work, but I knew it wasn’t. I bet that this case outcome will not go here…
How did the discrediting go?
Tila Tequila learns why Shawne Merriman’s nickname is “LIGHTS OUT”…
September 7, 2009
too soon?
Body of a goddess, face from hell...thanks dogg pound, that about describes her...
You put the lights out move on her, but that is okay, because you were doing it to prevent her from driving?
Don't look up... and you are all good....
I am looking at ESPN and your statement and if she wanted to drive drunk, CALL THE POLICE ON HER! That is how you stop drunk driving. There is not a reason to put your hands on her. You are a professional football player who is (for better or worse) revered around the state, and country. They pay you to play a game. Always keep that in mind…
By Lisa Respers France
CNN
(CNN) — Reality TV star Tila Tequila first came to fame via social networking, thanks to her popularity on MySpace.
That’s the shit that got me mad! This chick is famous because she had a MySpace account? Insane….this is what she is known for, or popular. That, and she has some fake boobies. Yes, they are nice, but so are a lot of women we see on the streets. they are not famous and neither should you. While I won’t speak for others, I definitely do not watch your show and your fake breasts make it a tougher decision, but still an easy one.
Later, she became known as one of the most voracious celebrity tweeters, boasting more than 243,000 followers on Twitter.
But it was a more archaic form of technology — a phone call to police — that briefly quieted her social media activities and thrust the petite personality into the national spotlight after an allegedly violent encounter with an NFL player.
Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, said she was assaulted by Shawne Merriman, a linebacker with the San Diego Chargers. He has denied the charges.
According to a statement from the sheriff’s department of San Diego County, California, authorities responded to a disturbance call early Sunday from a woman who said she had been choked and restrained by a male.
When police arrived, “the reporting party identified herself as Tila Nguyen, aka Tila Tequila, and her alleged assailant as Shawne Merriman,” the statement said.
Nguyen, who starred in MTV’s “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” and its follow-up, “A Shot at Love 2 With Tila Tequila,” signed a citizen’s arrest at the scene and was transported to a local hospital, authorities said.
Merriman was taken into custody on suspicion of battery and false imprisonment, the sheriff’s department statement said.
Merriman’s attorney, Todd Macaluso, told reporters that Nguyen was “extremely intoxicated and inebriated” at the time of the incident and that the player tried to make arrangements for her to leave the house.
After hours of Twitter silence, Nguyen tweeted Sunday evening that she was safe at home in Los Angeles and thanked fans for their concern and support.
She also appeared to deny Merriman and his attorney’s claim by tweeting, “I am allergic to alcohol. It has been publicly known for years. That is how I got the name Tila ‘Tequila’ cuz the irony. I can’t drink.”
For a few hours on Monday the privacy setting on her Twitter page, @officialTila, was turned on to protect her tweets from being viewed by outsiders.
Ian Corbin, founder of CelebrityTweet, said Nguyen is one of the top celebrity tweeters, often posting more than 100 tweets a day.
Her abundance of followers has earned her a ranking of “hot,” said Corbin, whose site gathers the tweets of about 250 celebrities. Nguyen went quiet before, he said, when there were rumors that she was pregnant by a hip-hop artist.
Corbin said he is not surprised that her tweeting has decreased in light of the incident.
“She probably has a legal team telling her not to say much,” he said.
Ardent Tequila fans on Twitter are known as members of the “TilaArmy,” and many rallied online after learning of the incident.
“@officialTila you know your #TilaArmy is here 4 your support no matter what!!!!,” tweeted user BeToRC.
Sasha Pasulka, head writer of the entertainment Web site Evil Beet, said Nguyen may have fallen into the trap that many face in their pursuit of celebrity: not being able to shield their personal lives.
“The fame doesn’t stop just because something bad happens to you and you want some space,” Pasulka said. “It’s the same thing you saw with Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.”
The high-profile nature of the domestic violence case involving singers Chris Brown and Rihanna has heightened public interest in such incidents, Pasulka added.
In one of her postings, Nguyen offered a few hopeful words early Monday morning via Twitter: “The truth will set you free. … God is with me.”
Bro, why would you put your money on the line for Ms. Nyguen? (That is her real name. Maybe if people stopped talking about this tramp like she was a star, then she wouldn’t act like a prima donna.) You are a free agent at the end of the year. You are interviewing for 31 other teams who might want to sign you at the end of the year. If you are a problem child, teams will shy away from signing you. This is like cancer. You use radiation and scalpels to get rid of cancer, you do not try to add cancer in your life.
Grown Man Swag… Bow Wow and Tyra…
September 3, 2009
This is when you know you have graduated your game to the highest levels is when you can start claiming you chopped down Tyra. Now, I am not saying that he is, but this is how it usually starts….
I got nothing but love for you...
The Taoism (Daoism) of R. Kelly: How Rihanna, Chris Brown and Aaliyah share a connection
August 26, 2009
I was driving home last night after a long first day with the students and a coaches meeting after school at 6. The meeting was scheduled just enough to not really allow me to go home and spend any significant time, without having to leave to come back for the meeting. The meeting was actually okay, because they served dinner (which was just pasta, salad and desert, but it was really good and the desert, which I didn’t have looked outstanding) and they gave us some free gear, which I like, except the part that it looks like we are (New coaching shirt, T-shirts and mock turtlenecks) repping Adidas this year from Nike last year. But, free is free and the gear looks good.
On my way back, I was listening to a mixtape (on CD of course, as who still has a tape player?….even though I still have some actual mixtapes) and on this tape it had the remix of Every Girl, featuring R. Kelly. Here is a sample of his lines… (flip the script for more) Read the rest of this entry »
Why Teachers should be paid more….Annette Grey O’Leary accused of being of a Professional…
August 6, 2009
Look, its art imitating life again, as Hollyweird has made a movie about the GFE...
Normally, if someone says that you are a professional, then you would take that as a complement about your behavior. In this case, it’s not a compliment, but is a statement of alleged fact. One of my favorite movies takes an examination of that line, “I’m just a professional…” It’s like they say that to Denzel Washington in order get sympathy from him. All he does is deal them a taste of death….
Teachers don’t make a lot of money. It can be explained for the visual learner, looking at the chart below.
the money isn't really there for the taking....
That is not a lot of money. Meet the assistant principal at Kyrene Del Cielo Elementary School, Annette O’Leary. Now, I am not a principal, nor have my administration credential, but they may not make a lot of money. After the break, see how she tried to earn some extra shekels.
Jimmy Valvano, thanks for the words of inspiration
On Wednesday, while I was driving to work, ESPNRadio, along with the rest of the ESPN family had the Jimmy V day, a day marked to stomp out cancer. While I wanted to hear some sports updates, the cause is a great one. The Too Old family has had a few family members and friends who had had a variety of cancers, so finding a cure is right behind world peace on my list of things to hope and wish for. Unlike World Peace, I actually donated 10 dollars to the cause.
Look at Jimmy V running to try to hug someone…
Because of the donation, they continue to hit me up for money. I really don’t mind, since I can tell them NO, or not answer the phone. I should have expected this since the motto that Jimmy Valvano made famous is “Don’t give up, Don’t ever give up…”
This motto is one that we can apply to life as well. When you are in a streak of striking out, that should be a sign that you need to re-double your efforts and work your way out of the slump. Some of our crew need to remember this extremly valuable lesson.
It happens to all of us...just get back on the horse.
When I was in college, there was this chick named Sarah that I met at the Country Bar in town. (long story short, I wanted to have drinks with some buddies and the bar was close to the hotel…) Once we starting hooking up, she would beg me to come by late nights and spend the night. The desparation routine wore thin, and I stopped coming over as much. The begging and desparation made her less attractive to me, even though she was very attrractive.
We are starting to see the same thing in Lamar Odom. On WCLBasketball, I wrote an open letter to Lamar Odom telling him he should fire his agent. It seems as though he is listening to my advice.
I have learned that Lamar Odom had a phone conversation with Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Thursday. I am told the purpose of the call was to rebuild any bridges that Odom’s agent, Jeff Schwartz may have burned by not responding to the Lakers offer of 3-years $30 million, and 4-years for $36 million. CBS
Sometimes, attempting to play hard to get is the last thing that people want to hear and see. Sometimes, the go-getters actually go and get what they are wanting. With Sarah, it made me freeze her out. Later, I understood what I was loosing and made a power play move to get back in. I did, but it wasn’t the same. Before, it was on lock. After, I was the one having to do some begging. It looks like Lamar is doing the same thing…
Just think TLC, ain't to proud to beg....
Agents are working for you, just like a good wingman. Most of the time, the agent or wingman has great advice for you. You should follow the advice, since you should be on the same page, trying to get and keeping your eyes on the prize. For Lamar, it should be about 1) Winning 2)Family 3)Getting Paid. You have made a grip of loot, you are paid in full.
The issue is when you start really feeling yourself and you begin to believe all the press clippings. Or, you get all introspective and moody and emo, thinking about nobody loves you or respects you or your game. I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE I KNOW GET LIKE THIS. Snap OUT of it, I would tell them.
Don't get all EMO on me... Jason is enough...
So, Lamar, we respect you. You have unlimited game. You were a key cog in the championship last year. Just get the freaking deal signed!
So, instead of being all emo and silent, get out there and BEG! or at least throw your game so the other person knows you are interested. Lamar, good job in taking the first step. Now, if you just fire your agent, you can keep his 4 percent!
Good ole One Ball Tries Again To Piss Off French
July 5, 2009
I thought we were done with Lance Armstrong. Thought he retired. But No wait…He’s gotta try again for a Tour de France win. I knew it was coming b/c I saw this stupid commercial on the tube. Now only does he once again exploit Cancer for his own fame but he uses the song “Auto Rock” from the band Mogwai, one of my favorites. Now every time I want to listen to this song I gotta think of this cheating assh-le. Thanx Lance for screwing up something else I love. Interesting you care about cancer patients at the same time you begin to ride in the Tour again.
Lance is just a Cheat. Just like everyone else during that era. Why doesn’t he just admit it. Instead he lies and tried to “graymail” everyone that knew the truth. Including his close friends, teammates and of course the true greatest American cyclist ever Greg LeMond. This dude just doesn’t get it. You cheated. We all know. So just hurry up and go away already.
No one that I know or even heard of that enjoys cycling likes this guy. Even this dude I know named Jason. Jason was even gonna try to challenge you if he ever got his bike fixed.
Tour de Jason
But Jason got sidetracked, like most things he starts. BTW, bike for sale, missing one wheel $20. I hear that’s what Jason paid. It looks like a piece of junk but Jason claims it’s got an expensive frame circa 1980 Tour de France.
Anyway we here at Too Old will be following the Tour and Lance. But without the Juice Lance aint gonna even finish. I’ll put Lance’s left nut on it. Oops that one is gone….so we think…
Did the weight of all the accusations lead to Michael “The King of Pop” Jackson’s death?
June 29, 2009
This is the type of humor that could have contributed to the King of Pops death
People make fun of me when I defend Mike Tyson about his rape charge or when I defended MJ about the various molestation charges. I also was one who made jokes about it. “Who would be so stupid to send their kids to spend the night with MJ?” I would ask. Or, I would kid and say that for one night in the house of horrors, you can become a millionaire if you stay the whole time. While this sounds like it was written recently, it was written in the context of the MJ molestation trial that cost him in excess of 20 million dollars.
As the dust settles on one of the nation’s worst episodes of media excess, one thing is clear: The American public has never heard a defense of Michael Jackson. Until now.
It is, of course, impossible to prove a negative — that is, prove that something didn’t happen. But it is possible to take an in-depth look at the people who made the allegations against Jackson and thus gain insight into their character and motives. What emerges from such an examination, based on court documents, business records and scores of interviews, is a persuasive argument that Jackson molested no one and that he himself may have been the victim of a well-conceived plan to extract money from him.
This was one who took the joke too far and actually cashed in. This is not like R Kelly and his trials. There was not video that showed the act. But, because this nigga can sing and is making songs for the current generation, we just give him a pass. Plus, because it was a man and a younger girl, we are not offended. Our sensibilities are offended when we think that it’s a homosexual relationship.
He only saw the dollar signs when hanging out with MJ
Counterpunch.org, in a story written by Ishmael Reed lays out the devious plan that everyone was in on, EXCEPT MJ!
Fisher claimed that the first case arose from the ambitions of the thirteen-year-old accuser’s stepfather, Evan Chandler, who exploited Jackson’s friendship with his son. At one point, he asked Jackson to build him a house. Fisher said that the child denied being abused by Jackson until he was administered the drug sodium amytal, which is known to induce false memory. Chandler refused to be interviewed for the article and refused to appear on the Today Show, where Fisher repeated her charges before a nationwide audience. She said that the whole scheme was concocted by the child’s stepfather to destroy the superstar.
Mary Fisher wrote the 1994 GQ article (that is being referenced above) about the molestation case that should have illuminated our view of Michael. But, we are as a society, seduced by the salacious details of the crime to only look for guilt, not innocence.
Jackson’s personal eccentricities — from his attempts to remake his face through plastic surgery to his preference for the company of children — have been widely reported. And while it may be unusual for a 35-year-old man to have sleepovers with a 13-year-old child, the boy’s mother and others close to Jackson never thought it odd. Jackson’s behavior is better understood once it’s put in the context of his own childhood.
“Contrary to what you might think, Michael’s life hasn’t been a walk in the park,” one of his attorneys says. Jackson’s childhood essentially stopped — and his unorthodox life began — when he was 5 years old and living in Gary, Indiana. Michael spent his youth in rehearsal studios, on stages performing before millions of strangers and sleeping in an endless string of hotel rooms. Except for his eight brothers and sisters, Jackson was surrounded by adults who pushed him relentlessly, particularly his father, Joe Jackson — a strict, unaffectionate man who reportedly beat his children.
Now, I joke about this, but Evan Chandler seemingly went though with the plan. The pieces are laid out in the earlier GQ article
Does this Not Sound Like an Extortion Plot By Chandler’s Father and his Lawyer?
Everything’s going according to a certain plan that isn’t just mine. Once I make that phone call, this guy [his attorney, Barry K. Rothman, presumably] is going to destroy everybody in sight in any devious, nasty, cruel way that he can do it. And I’ve given him full authority to do that.”
…”And if I go through with this, I win big-time. There’s no way I lose. I’ve checked that inside out. I will get everything I want, and they will be destroyed forever. June will lose [custody of the son]…and Michael’s career will be over.”
Now, more light is shed on the various molestation charges.
A lot of this is from the self inflicted abuse post the molestation charges
Now what about the second molestation case? You know, the one where the jury found him NOT GUILTY? People love to gloss over that little fact. Again, we have to blame MJ somewhat. He could have avoided a lot of the scrutiny with not doing the TV show following the trial. But, look at his childhood. That explains some of his behavior.
Jackson’s early experiences translated into a kind of arrested development, many say, and he became a child in a man’s body. “He never had a childhood,” says Bert Fields, a former attorney of Jackson’s. “He is having one now. His buddies are 12-year-old kids. They have pillow fights and food fights.” Jackson’s interest in children also translated into humanitarian efforts. Over the years, he has given millions to causes benefiting children, including his own Heal The World Foundation.
But there is another context — the one having to do with the times in which we live — in which most observers would evaluate Jackson’s behavior. “Given the current confusion and hysteria over child sexual abuse,” says Dr. Phillip Resnick, a noted Cleveland psychiatrist, “any physical or nurturing contact with a child may be seen as suspicious, and the adult could well be accused of sexual misconduct.”
Reed gives more information. Instead of people joking about the crime that never happened, what about these pieces of information about the mother who lead the charge?
Jackson’s Attorney, Tom Mesereau Jr. got the teenage boy to admit that he lied under oath during the J. C. Penny case. USA Today reported on March 1, 2005, that the mother used the boy as a prop to get money from Mike Tyson, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Jay Leno and others, “even though insurance was paying his bills. ” Linda Deutsch, one of the last of hard-nosed shoe leather journalists, reporting for the Associated Press on March of 2005. said that Mesereau got the 15 year old to admit that he’d told Jeffrey Alpert, a school official that “nothing happened “ between Jackson and him.
Did you really forget that the second trial, the mother had to admit that she was bilking all these other actors? MJ, because of his generosity and his ignorance, got caught up in the trap…
Connie Keenan, editor of Mid Valley News, wrote of a hoax that the boy’s mother perpetrated on that newspaper. She made a pitch that her son needed medical care and that she had no financial means to provide it. During the first week of the newspaper’s appeal, the mother received $965 in donations. It turned out that the boy was being treated at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles with no cost to the family. Connie Keenan concluded that “ My gut level, she’s a shark. She was after money. My readers were used. My staff was used. It’s sickening. ”
But, people still get away with calling MJ a child molester. The proof of the negative is impossible, but we have just let that charge stick to MJ without a shred of credible evidence… Now, we can say that the high tech media lynching of MJ worked. Enough people pimped the horse until it collapsed under the mounting weight of pressure. The guy was only 50, yet, he was 112 pounds and 5 foot 10. The Sun reveals how bad it got before his demise.
THE horrifying state of pop superstar Michael Jackson in his final days can be revealed by The Sun today.
Harrowing leaked autopsy details show the singer was a virtual skeleton — barely eating and with only pills in his stomach at the time he died.
His hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds — believed to be the result of injections of narcotic painkillers, given three times a day for years.
The examination showed the 5ft 10in star — once famed for his on-stage athleticism — had:
PLUNGED to a “severely emaciated” 8st 1oz. It is understood anorexic Jackson had been eating just one meagre meal a day.
Pathologists found his stomach empty aside from partially-dissolved pills he took before the painkiller injection which stopped his heart. Samples were sent for toxicology tests.
The Daily Mail begins to explain where MJ started to unravel. The first case with Jordan (the son) and Evan (the Dad) Chandler threw MJ into a pit of despair. It was so bad, that recently, MJ thought he was going to die and predicted his demise!
To understand why a singer of Jackson’s fragility would even think about traveling to London, we need to go back to June 13, 2005, when my involvement in his story began.
As a breaking news alert flashed on CNN announcing that the jury had reached a verdict in Jackson’s trial for allegedly molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch in California, I knew that history had been made but that Michael Jackson had been broken – irrevocably so, as it proved.
Nor was it the first time that Michael had been accused of impropriety with young boys. Little more than a decade earlier, another 13-year-old, Jordan Chandler, made similar accusations in a case that was eventually settled before trial – but not before the damage had been done to Jackson’s reputation.
This goes back to your word and your bond. Once you have lost it, no amount of money really can restore the harm done. Now, the first case, Evan Chandler has allegedly (since this is not reported in the mainstream yet) has apologized and claimed that it was a plot of his father. Even without that (since you can’t really verify something like that, the facts stack up to show that there is reason to doubt the story or at least reasons to not prosecute MJ in the public eye…Ian Halperin in the Daily Mail continues to lay out the case for MJ’s innocence
I had started my investigation convinced that Jackson was guilty. By the end, I no longer believed that.
I could not find a single shred of evidence suggesting that Jackson had molested a child. But I found significant evidence demonstrating that most, if not all, of his accusers lacked credibility and were motivated primarily by money.
Jackson also deserved much of the blame, of course. Continuing to share a bed with children even after the suspicions surfaced bordered on criminal stupidity.
While stupidity should be a crime, it isn’t. MJ made horrible choices and surrounded himself with the wrong people. That is life..it shouldn’t come with the scarlet letter of child molester.
He was also playing a truly dangerous game. It is clear to me that Michael was homosexual and that his taste was for young men, albeit not as young as Jordan Chandler or Gavin Arvizo.
In the course of my investigations, I spoke to two of his gay lovers, one a Hollywood waiter, the other an aspiring actor. The waiter had remained friends, perhaps more, with the singer until his death last week. He had served Jackson at a restaurant, Jackson made his interest plain and the two slept together the following night. According to the waiter, Jackson fell in love.
The actor, who has been given solid but uninspiring film parts, saw Jackson in the middle of 2007. He told me they had spent nearly every night together during their affair – an easy claim to make, you might think. But this lover produced corroboration in the form of photographs of the two of them together, and a witness.
Other witnesses speak of strings of young men visiting his house at all hours, even in the period of his decline. Some stayed overnight.
When Jackson lived in Las Vegas, one of his closest aides told how he would sneak off to a ‘grungy, rat-infested’ motel – often dressed as a woman to disguise his identity – to meet a male construction worker he had fallen in love with.
Jackson was acquitted in the Arvizo case, dramatically so, but the effect on his mental state was ruinous. Sources close to him suggest he was close to complete nervous breakdown.
The face that they found in the initial autopsy that all that was in MJ’s stomach was some undissolved pills shows the depths of the charges. They couldn’t let the golden goose die. They pumped him with pills to get him ready for the shows at the O2 Arena
‘Collapse might be overstating it,’ said the aide. ‘He needed medical attention and couldn’t go on. I’m not sure what caused it.’
Meanwhile, everybody around him noticed that Jackson had lost an astonishing amount of weight in recent months. His medical team even believed he was anorexic.
‘He goes days at a time hardly eating a thing and at one point his doctor was asking people if he had been throwing up after meals,’ one staff member told me in May.
‘He suspected bulimia but when we said he hardly eats any meals, the doc thought it was probably anorexia. He seemed alarmed and at one point said, ‘People die from that all the time. You’ve got to get him to eat.’’
Indeed, one known consequence of anorexia is cardiac arrest.
That, plus Demerol makes a helluva death cocktail…
What could of been without the charges...This is what MJ would look like without surgery
