Jackson Jive

So the Michael Jackson trial. Glad it's over? I didn't listen too close to the specifics, so it wouldn't be right for me to make a judgement call here. I do seem to think that there was a strong possiblity that he was guilty, but that's only based on his prone to freakiness. I look at pictures of the guy and can't believe that someone would do something like that to their own face. Then you go with the elephant man purchase, the "Neverland" ranch stuff, blowing through the amounts of money which he has and shazzam! It all seems more than coincidental that he could be guilty.

It's amazing, the way in which the American public and/or the media drive certain stories. Was all of this coverage really that important to our everyday lives? To the person working 8-12 hours per day, cleaning house, paying bills, having the oil changed in their car, preparing dinner? I'll answer that myself..."NO!" No it's not important. We should care to hear what our judicial systems are doing with a case featuring a high profile "star" like this, but a daily dose? No.

The media has become so different than it was in the 60's and 70's. All driven by the shock factor. All driven by what the same people that watch reality shows consider compelling. What's happening to us as a people? Do you think about it often?