ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 7 days agoTIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Princesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square174linkfedilinkarrow-up1782arrow-down111
arrow-up1771arrow-down1imageTIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Princesopuli.xyzooli3@sopuli.xyz to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 7 days agomessage-square174linkfedilink
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days agoBig difference here. MJ paid NOT to go to court.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoNo innocent person has ever not wanted to go to court, due to the fear of miscarriage of justice or the perception of people like Knock_knock_Lemmy_in.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoAlso the fear of being found guilty. An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name. An out of court settlement cannot be claimed as a not guilty verdict.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days ago An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name. That’s pig logic. Innocent people get found guilty all the time, and even if you’re not, a long trial is expensive and never going to convince haters he’s innocent.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days ago Innocent people get found guilty all the time Rich guilty people pay off their accusers all the time. A long trial is expensive, but it’s certainly less than the $50m (in today’s money) that MJ paid out. We don’t know what he was guilty of, but he sure ain’t innocent.
Big difference here. MJ paid NOT to go to court.
No innocent person has ever not wanted to go to court, due to the fear of miscarriage of justice or the perception of people like Knock_knock_Lemmy_in.
Also the fear of being found guilty.
An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name.
An out of court settlement cannot be claimed as a not guilty verdict.
That’s pig logic.
Innocent people get found guilty all the time, and even if you’re not, a long trial is expensive and never going to convince haters he’s innocent.
Rich guilty people pay off their accusers all the time.
A long trial is expensive, but it’s certainly less than the $50m (in today’s money) that MJ paid out.
We don’t know what he was guilty of, but he sure ain’t innocent.