Yeah all this just reiterates that MJ may be a nice guy but he is totally idiotic, emotionally stunted, delusional even to use this incredibly distressing, painful rape incident - complex in its conception and implications to peddle his anti-TM paranoia. He's definitely crossed all limits here.
On Mar 19, 2013, at 3:44 PM, "authfriend" <[email protected]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > > > Every exchange like this just reinforces my belief that long > > term TM makes ones brain turn into mush and removes the > > ability to think clearly. > > Right, Michael, you're obviously the clear-thinking one here. > Too bad you haven't been able to address a single one of the > points that have been made. Too bad you can only make your > case by wildly exaggerating what was said in that clip. > > > How many times do you hear reporters give a show of hand > > wringing over the fate of convicted rapists? > > Is that what they were doing? Or were they deliberately > emphasizing how bad the consequences were going to be > for these boys *as a warning* to other boys who might > be tempted to engage in similar misbehavior? As in: This > was a crime, and these guys are going to suffer for it > the rest of their lives. You don't want to end up like > them. > > > A reporters job > > is to report the facts, not commiserate with the criminals > > Neither of them was "commiserating with the criminals." > That's insane. > > (snip) > > Your attitude seems to be - "Oh Candy is a TM'er and so > > anything she does is beyond reproach" - you people > > really are screwed up. > > No, buster, that you would think any of us had that > attitude is what's really screwed up. > > > Take a look at what the non-TM world thinks of this crap: > > > > "CNN's unconscionable coverage of the Steubenville Rape > > Case verdict is pissing everyone off. > > For the record, there were seven segments on CNN on Sunday > about the verdict, not just the breaking-news item, which > is what all the fuss is about. You can check out transcripts > of all the segments here: > > http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2013.03.17.html > > Interestingly, in the breaking-news item, following the > appearance of the legal expert, Crowley and Harlow > continued their discussion. Here's the transcript of > that portion of the breaking-news item (which was not > included in the clip): > > ----- > CROWLEY: Paul, thanks. I want to bring Poppy back in -- because, Poppy, > there's -- you know, the 16-year-old victim, her life, never the same, again. > And I understand you have been talking to some of the families involved. > > HARLOW: Her life never the same again. Absolutely, Candy. The last thing she > wanted to do was sit on that stand and testify. She didn't want to bring > these charges. She said it was up to her parents. > > But I want to tell our viewers about a statement that her mother just made, > just made in the court after the sentencing. Her mother just said that she > has pity on the two young boys that did this. She said human compassion is > not taught by teachers or coaches. It's a God-given gift, saying that you > displayed a lack of compassion, a lack of moral code, saying that you were > your own accuser throughout this for posting about this all over social > media. And she said she takes pity on them. > > As far as her daughter, she said she will persevere, she will get through > this. But the words of an angry mother who now has a sentence, that I believe > she would consider or a verdict, just -- Candy. > > CROWLEY: CNN's Poppy Harlow, thank you. Also to our legal contributor Paul > Callan. > > Of course, we will be following this story throughout the day. > ----- > > And they did. But the jezebel.com post says: > > > Newscaster Candy Crowley, general correspondent Poppy > > Harlow, and legal expert Paul Callan all did their very > > best to focus solely on the guilty verdict's repercussions > > on the two rapists. There's next to no coverage of the > > girl who was brutally raped; instead, they talk almost > > exclusively of the rapistsâ€" the two teenagers who had > > such bright futures, and now their lives are completely > > ruined from this one little indiscretion. Isn't it a shame > > how they suffer?" > > This is simply not true, as you can see from the transcript > above. I read the transcripts of a couple of the later > segments on Sunday on the verdict, and it isn't true of them > either. > > As I said, I'm not a fan of Crowley. But she has been treated > unfairly in this discussion for the purpose of advancing an > anti-TM agenda. And I think that stinks. > >
