Jackson's mum speaks before trial
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Jackson's mum speaks before trial
Michael Jackson's mother has revealed she has "mixed emotions" about the upcoming trial of the doctor charged in connection with her son's death.
Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of one of music's most famous families, said the pain of the pop superstar's loss nearly two years ago remains and the potential punishment for Dr Conrad Murray doesn't seem like it's nearly enough.
"Sometimes I think why have a trial if... the maximum sentence is only four years," she said.
Mrs Jackson intends to make a daily trip to the trial, which begins on May 9. She has not spoken to Dr Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, although she has seen him often from her seat at pre-trial hearings in the case.
"I'll be there, but it just hurts me because my son is gone and for forever and this man is trying to get away and get off," she said. "He needs to be punished."
The grandmother said she went to Michael's home after his death to clean up. There, she found several reminders he had scribbled to himself.
"He had notes around," she recalled. "'Discipline with love.'"
Mrs Jackson said the outpouring of grief and support from the Smooth Criminal singer's fans after he died also meant a lot to her.
"They felt my pain," she said. "It meant a lot to me. And at that time, I needed all of that to know the world was with me, the world felt my pain."
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Michael Jackson's mother has revealed she has "mixed emotions" about the upcoming trial of the doctor charged in connection with her son's death.
Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of one of music's most famous families, said the pain of the pop superstar's loss nearly two years ago remains and the potential punishment for Dr Conrad Murray doesn't seem like it's nearly enough.
"Sometimes I think why have a trial if... the maximum sentence is only four years," she said.
Mrs Jackson intends to make a daily trip to the trial, which begins on May 9. She has not spoken to Dr Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, although she has seen him often from her seat at pre-trial hearings in the case.
"I'll be there, but it just hurts me because my son is gone and for forever and this man is trying to get away and get off," she said. "He needs to be punished."
The grandmother said she went to Michael's home after his death to clean up. There, she found several reminders he had scribbled to himself.
"He had notes around," she recalled. "'Discipline with love.'"
Mrs Jackson said the outpouring of grief and support from the Smooth Criminal singer's fans after he died also meant a lot to her.
"They felt my pain," she said. "It meant a lot to me. And at that time, I needed all of that to know the world was with me, the world felt my pain."
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Of course. The fuss is not worth it. <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) -->
I'm sure he left notes behind to let people know what exactly they needed to do. Director's notes to actors. <!-- s:D -->:D<!-- s:D -->
And I wonder who Michael is disciplining with the L.O.V.E? <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) -->
Why would they refer to Michael with this song? Maybe because he's acting like a smooth criminal himself to get back at all his enemies? <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) -->
Agree. I have heard her make both statements. <!-- s:? -->:?<!-- s:? -->
interestingly enough it was grouped with entertainment stuff.
Yeah we heard Latoya went to the house but it seems like Katherine was with her too. They "lost" a son and a brother and they went to the house for the cleaning up? <!-- s --><!-- s -->
Michael is alive but my point is do not judge people's reactions, because even you might be surprised by your own some day. We cannot get to right conclusions judging by the emotional reactions to what "should be right to do" or "what should we have done instead".
As I do not believe they really went to the house to do the cleaning up and this is just a scenerio, I'm laughing it <!-- s --><!-- s --> And I do not believe IF Michael was really dead, they would be going to the house for the cleaning up with that shock. Maybe your friend's father was old or sick for a long time and maybe his death was expected but Michael's so called death was so sudden if it was real. And with that shock I do not believe that the Jacksons would be thinking about the cleaning up. There're several maids in that house to do it.
In Michael's situation i agree with you.My friend's attitude was just spontanous and lasted for like 5 minutes.
I just can't see his Mother acting, saying he's gone when in fact he's alive. Does this make sense to any of you?
Or maybe his Mother doesn't know about the hoax? Is this possible? TS once suggested this but we've been told Michael loved and respected her so much, he couldn't do this to his own mother could he?
You lose hope so easily Gina. I'm exhausted too but I never lose my hope about him being alive. After thousands of things we have found, I really do not know how you can still think that he can be dead. And of course Katherine knows about the hoax and I do believe that she's talking like this because she couldn't see Michael too much during the last 2 years and this must be so hard for her not to see her son. She's going with the scenerio Michael gave to her. She's doing what she was told. And her longing for Michael is also giving her these emotions. Now cheer up Gina. Because Michael is alive. And you know it with your heart. <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) -->
it's against her religion to lie, it's against commone sense to lie about your child's death.
I prefer to think she doesn't know about the hoax (another unbelievable option...but maybe she did something to upset Michael prior to his death....I don't know what else to think <!-- s:? -->:?<!-- s:? --> )
If we think that this hoax has a film side in it, Katherine is just playing her role according to the script. <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) --> That's not lying, just acting for her son's safety. <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->
I do understand why you think the way you do with this as Katherine keeps me puzzled too. However, when she was interviewed by Oprah she showed more emotion over the 2005 trial and the false allegations rather than Michaels "death". That's why I think this has something to do with clearing his name.
Taking this from a mothers point of view, if this hoax were to clean up Michael's image, to bring vindication, and the help put Michael back on top where he belongs, I think she would be 100% vested. If this were because Michael was in some sort of danger, she would be extremely worried about him and would do whatever was asked of her. If this is for a movie, I think she would do this for Michael if the reasons (to bring awareness, love, healing to the world) were pure enough. And we cannot forget that she's changed her story more than once too. And we cannot forget that she has to be worried about the backlash when Michael returns.
If by some extreme cosmic chance that Michael is dead, I wonder emotionally how she would have been strong enough to go shopping. Not that she couldn't or wouldn't but she didn't look overly upset in the videos that we've seen of her shopping. That was what - one or two days after Michael's death. It just seems like she would have had a harder time keeping it together emotionally. That was her beloved son. So, that is what I keep thinking about.
Blessings.
i don't know that much about her religion but from the story souza recanted about a family member and jw , it might be that if he chose some other religion that to katherine he might be as good as dead. maybe fordtocarr would know. <!-- s:? -->:?<!-- s:? -->
But, I really wonder if he'd join another religion too, because of sending his kids with Katherine and them going to the hall. Plus it has been reported of Michael going to meetings and conventions again not too long ago. So, it's still just a mystery. I know Katherine is one thing that bothers a lot of us, me included. But, either Michael is gone for real or she's lying, or she's left the religion, or she's getting around a lie with words, like, "dead" as in spiritually...or it's a movie. I know this is no help, and believe me if I could help, I would, but she is a puzzle. One that concerns me and breaks my heart.
I still choose to think this is going to be a movie eventually and she's going with that.
To me, that would be real grief right there, at losing such closeness and intimacy with your child.
humm that's interesting. pastor lucious smith is baptist. and my understanding (i heard him say it with my own ears ) that he is a friend of randy.he was on a program of clifton davis' a little while after the memorial.
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Everything is basicaly generated by an emotion. Even facts. at least this is my opinion.
I also can't understand Ms. Katherine. He said she was an icon, a saint to him, but I wonder if that was valid all the time.
Because from what I've been reading there were times when he prefered Elisabeth's support and advice than Katherine's.
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