From Launch: More experts are speaking out about last week's (November 20) arrest of pop star Michael Jackson on child molestation charges. Michael Borack, a forensic psychiatrist at the University Of Cincinnati Medical School, has evaluated many pedophiles, and says Jackson does not fit the usual profile. Borack told ABC News, "(His eccentric behavior) is not typical of most offenders. Most offenders are 'normal' people who could be your neighbors, not freaky or weird."
Richard Lawlord, a child psychiatrist at the Indiana School Of Medicine, said Jackson may be suffering from some form of arrested development that causes him to focus his attention on young children over other adults. Lawlord said, "They become 'fixated' during development. We don't know why." However. Lawlord says Jackson's childlike behavior would be rare among pedophiles. He said, "I don't think that kind of behavior is very common."
Pedophilia has been linked to a kind of Peter Pan syndrome, in which adults use children to hang onto their youth. However, John Hopkins University psychiatrist Dr. Fred Berlin said that explanation is too hasty. He said, "That's getting into a theory of cause, which I think is difficult." Berlin added there is no, quote, "typical" pedophile. He said, "That's like saying, 'What is the typical heterosexual?'"
Regardless of what may or may not have happened with Jackson, experts agreed that children should not be sleeping in the bed with unrelated adults, as the pop star has admitted he's often done, saying there was nothing sexual about it. Borack said, "It just opens the door for misunderstandings at best."
The psychiatrist added that Jackson's alleged abuse at the hands of his father may explain his odd behavior as an adult. Borack said, "From what I've observed in TV interviews, Jackson had a violent, dictatorial father and an isolated upbringing. He never really had a childhood."
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— go to most recent comments1 - Eric Olsen
Thanks Michelle, did you want this all in itals? Is it quoted from somewhere?
2 - Michelle
yes, i put it in italics to make clearer it's quoted, though unfortunately i got this article without the source. :/
3 - Eric Olsen
It's from Launch, I added the link and indented for easier reading.
4 - william king
(Pedophile) Micheal Jackson is the number one pedophile, he is not invincible!
5 - Natalie Davis
Man, I'm glad you won't be on his jury.
6 - Michelle
Yeah, though God knows who else is gonna be on it. :/
7 - Natalie Davis
I loathe jury duty, but if I were a resident of California, I would love to serve on this one. I'd be assured that he had one person truly willing to listen to all the evidence before passing judgment.
8 - Kiumars
Michael Jackson vs. Cardinal Bernard Law. Whether justice served equal? If not why?
Justice is a circus and a Judge the clown, when the interest of operation resides in the hands of monsters behind politics, religion and economy.
An ugly scene equal to ancient Roman Arenas, while the audience enjoys and left focused on the entertainment aspects. That's the exact policy used today. In order to confuse the truth, make it professionally more entertaining. Like CNN the arena, victims the gladiators and finally Dollar sign the Cesar.
Compare is the answer if truth not found.
We take it from current headline news, and you continue with every other issue of interest "black vs. White", "rich vs. poor", "war vs. war", "Kobe Bryant vs. President Clinton", .... and finally "you vs. yourself"
L.C.S.W. is unfortunately my way to ease the pain. (Look. Compare. Smile. Walk away.)
Compare Method is the most powerful argument to shake the foundation of injustice. However, can't change the system as long as it is a part of a major game. The answer to that comes at the end of this movie.
Lets LCSW with me on this case "Michael Jackson vs. Cardinal Bernard Law" then watch closely how the justice change colors on similar cases and why? That "why" is the purpose of my flash movie.
Thanks for attentions,
Kiumars
9 - Eric Olsen
If your point is that Cardinal Law got away with scandalous mismanagement and probably criminal cover-ups, I agree; if your point is that Jackson is being somehow unfairly persecuted, I disagree.
10 - Natalie Davis
He is if it turns out that he is innocent of the crime (if one indeed occurred, which I am beginning to doubt).
11 - Eric Olsen
Innocent until proven guilty and we know very few facts at this point, but eventual innocence still doesn't mean it was inappropriate to prosecute in the first place unless the prosecutor knows he's innocent.
12 - Craig Lyndall
With the seriousness that this country takes crimes against children, I am happy that they are doing something about this.
I would also suggest that a lot of the criticism isn't without merit because a lot of us feel that even if he didn't sexually abuse the children, his relationships and admitted closeness with children is inappropriate. I for one don't think any adult should be sleeping with anyone else's kids even if they keep their hands off of them.
13 - Natalie Davis
So PUNISH HIM AND TAKE HIS MONEY! Even if he did nothing illegal. Lovely.
Heavy sigh.
14 - Michelle
well, if it was indeed inappropriate i'd think the parents themselves should had quit the sleepovers. though to make a thing clear again - michael jackson does not share beds with the children. he shares rooms. he has NEVER said he had shared a bed with a child. find me that quote in which MJ ever said he slept in the same bed like the kids. rewatch the Martin Bashir interview. michael did not say they slept in the same bed. MJ even slept on the floor and offered the boy his bed.
i think if what MJ did was inappropriate, then what the parents did was so, too, and they should also be investigated for not taking care of their children.
if it's right to investigate an innocent and probably take him his three children away, which they sure will never forget for the rest of their lives, then i wonder how much this is truly about the well-being of children. MJ's children will have a shock for their lives. they love their father truly.
15 - Eric Olsen
michelle, how do you know Michael's feelings and how do you know he "never" slept with children? I agree with you that the parents share culpability.
16 - Michelle
eric, i know you're writing a lot about michael just to provoke people, but i ask you what - where did i say i knew these things?
is that answer enough to your questions?
i just want to make clear that michael's been misquoted intentionally to make him look worse. he NEVER said he had slept in the same bed with a child. again - show me the quote in which you prove otherwise.
17 - Craig Lyndall
Do you look to spend time with other people's kids? Do you want to love them and have "sleepovers" with them? Other people's kids? Come on people, even if he didn't do anything inappropriate, this isn't normal. In fact I say it is so strange that it is WELL WORTH the investigation.
And Natalie, I didn't totally understand your comment. Are you saying that the legal process is punishing him and taking his money?
18 - shahin
I want to know about michael jackson and his pop life and concert picture
19 - charanjeet
michael jackson didnt share his bed with kids, he shared the room,HE OFFERED HIS BED TO THEM AND HIMSELF SLEPT ON FLOOR [ HE IS A TRUE SOUL ] and i don't see any thing wrong in it, the people who take it sexually are pedo's according to me, not michael, which bible or holy book says not to love children, don't misinterpret love or give it a bad name. it is a few foolish people like Bashir who are guiding the world in a wrong way and taking stupid people in the wrong direction, people like bashir can play with the minds of stupid people but not all, and according to us Michael Jackson is not guilty at all, he is innocent and like an angle, i know a lot of you wont agree, but i don't care for them coz they are foolish, evil minded. before pointing on others look in your self and talk- Bashir and followers i think you get it.MICHAEL IS INNOCENT.
20 - Pamela A Hairston
If MJ goes to jail, so should Cardinal Law and all the other KNOWN pedophile priest who have violated thousands, perhaps millions of young, innocent males for years, perhaps centuries. And if the Pope is guilty, he should be put UNDER the jail. Double standards, how I loathe double standards.
21 - Michelle
very true, pamela. but those with high profiles mostly never go to jail. :/
22 - Al Barger
The Pope would be beyond the bounds of US law enforcement, but UNDER the jail would be JUST the spot for Cardinal Law.
23 - Anastasia
You can whine and cry, just like Michael himself, but it just cannot change the facts. Michael is a well-known liar. Without getting into name calling, let's not call him a freak just because he is very eccentric - there are many people out there who do strange things with their money, or just live their lives their own way, and that is fine. The reason the plastic surgery issue bugs me has nothing to do with how he looks or how many times he's done it - it's how often he has lied about it. Strike one against truth-telling. The lie about Vitiligo - my uncle has Vitiligo, and Michael's story just makes him cringe. As my uncle says: "If he really has Vitiligo, why won't he use his great kindness and wealth to help shed some light on this little-known disease? He doesn't even have to spend money on it, just be a spokesperson and help people understand what it really is". Vitiligo is usually just patches of paler skin, not whole body bleached! So, if Michael has Vitiligo, he may have bleached himself to make it appear more even. Either way, that makes another lie.
So these may be simply cosmetic lies, but it DOES prove he can and does lie, sometimes very vehemently, to his adoring public. Whenever a very valid question is brought up, he bursts into tears and becomes the victim. This is a classic guilty response. His fans devoutly support him, saying he's very sensitive - that is fine, he is sensitive - no one has any doubts about that. He is still human, just like the rest of us. Sure he is special - just like the rest of us - no one is any more special than another. Despite what many fans seem to believe, Michael is not Jesus. (Jesus would have been confident enough in Himself about how He looked without getting a nose-job - I think He was only concerned with how God saw Him, not how God created the imperfect nose He had to pay to get fixed. Correct me if I'm wrong, since I'm not very religious - just what I heard about the guy).
Michael whines and sobs that whenever he gets a little surgery people come at him, when it's okay for everybody else - sorry to say, Mike, but other celebrities come under fire when they get nose/boob/butt jobs, too. Every single day. Despite what old Mikey believes, he is NOT the only one under fire in that respect.
The evidence against him in the previous molestation charges were ridiculous - just because the man was not convicted does not mean he is innocent. The pictures the child drew of markings on or near Michael's genitalia matched the photographs that (eventually) were taken by the police. This is TRUE. Not just because I say so, you can look this up anywhere. Another FACT is that Michael also hired a man who is known to harrass and frighten the witness into settling (someone help me out here with the name of the guy, he is well known). What about the maid who had caught Michael in a compromising situation with a young boy? She's living VERY well now. Several families with young children who stayed at Neverland were paid off, not just that one - only one had gone so far as to press charges before they were "paid off".
Now Michael is saying the police "manhandled" him recently when he was taken in. He was handcuffed, like normal people are when brought in, and he says they dislocated his shoulder? Oh wow. I have suffered a dislocated shoulder, so I can really feel for him there. IF he were only telling the truth, I would have more sympathy. One who suffers a dislocated shoulder would not have been able to walk out of the station that day and WAVE WITH BOTH ARMS to his fans. The bruises on his arm? What kind of new-fangled handcuffs were these cops using to cause bruises THERE? Bruises or chafing from handcuffs usually occur on the wrists. He also claims to have been locked in a restroom for 45 minutes. Interesting. I know there's this little place, called a holding area, that usually has a toilet and a sink, for sanitary purposes - when you gotta go you gotta go, even while being held. You go to the holding area and you wait - I think the stench Michael was so appalled about was the simple unlovely smell of a public restroom. With the money he's got, I doubt he's been in a genuine, unpleasant public (or government building) restroom - like the rest of us common people deal with every day.
To make these ridiculous accusations, I really think... he must be trying some angle, because he has to know these accusations against the police are ludicrous and untrue. I think his angle is a very immature one, and what is Michael if not the world's oldest child? I think he is making these false accusations against the police so that when they prove they are innocent he will say "Just like the family is making false accusations about me, I am innocent, how does it feel to be in my position?" He might even add a little "nya, nya" for good measure.
None of it adds up to innocence. I will not outright say he is guilty, either - that would not be fair. But the odds are heavily, heavily stacked against him. Being eccentric and sensitive does not make one any better than anyone else. Having a horrible, abusive childhood does not justify the wrongs you commit today or tomorrow. You have to take responsibility for your own behaviour - stop blaming the world, sulking and whining that people owe you something. What burns me the most, is the fact that there could be children out there, being abused by men like Michael, or even BY Michael, but many fans pretend that's okay, since Michael is so great and can do what he wants. Michael says he would slit his wrists before he ever harmed a child. In a pedophile's mind, what they do to children is not harmful at all. Nope, what they do isn't even necessarily called "sex". They call it "love".
What do lovers do when they respect and love each other? They "make love". Like some very sensitive people say: "Sex just sounds so dirty. I don't have sex with my partner - we make love".
And Michael loves the little children. He sees the Face of God in them. I get that, when my husband and I are loving each other I see the face of God too - I see it when I look at him fondly every morning and every night when he comes home. When we have babies, I will see it in them, too. You see it in everything you love. This does not prove Michael is guilty, since it is a common feeling or notion to "see the face of God" in those we love, or some form of the same statement. But be wary, for it certainly does not prove his innocence.
I would never allow my children to stay at Neverland Ranch. Remember Neverland, from the Peter Pan books? Ahh, yes. The land where little boys never grow up.
Sounds like Michael's dream come true.
24 - Mac Diva
Nas, vitiligo will eventually strip the entire epidermis of color. Doctors usually hurry along the process medically so the person does not have to go around polka-dotted. I don't know whether it is true M.J. has the disease or not. Michael's seeming obsession with fair skin makes me wonder. I would be more willing to believe he has vitiligo if he had not used Aryan women as brood mares to bare his children, apparently in hope the kids would be light-skinned. A lot of mixed-race families like the Jacksons (West African, Indian and probably some European) have colorism issues. I suspect that is what is going on.
25 - HW Saxton Jr
I personally have to disagree that MJ is
afflicted with "Vitiligo" as he claims.
I had the opportunity to see Michael up
close once.I was in the backstage area of the Mirage Hotel's showroom in Las
Vegas,NV. while working one night (I am
stagehand by trade, just in case you're wondering why I was there)on Siegfried & Roys show,when Michael & his entourage
came by to visit. Although his face was partially covered, what I could see of
MJ's skin was just disgusting. It looked
the skin of of a baby rodent.Pink,ruddy,
translucent and veiny.I've known people with Vitigo and it was unevenly spotty
and strange looking but looked NOTHING
like what I saw of MJ's skin.Bleccchh!!!
Everybody who saw him agreed it was just
as disgusting as could be. I'm guessing
Mike was not wearing any makeup on that
particular evening. I truly do feel for
those people suffering with "Vitligo".
As for whether M.Jackson has it, I have some serious reservations.