Re: [Discussion] Wade Robson files claim of sexual abuse against MJ-Estate
I don't think Wade will be able to work this up to the sensationalized frenzy that was around the allegations in 1993 and 2005. One of the reasons is indeed that MJ is not here and the media cannot salivate over the prospect of him going to jail any more. But I also think people are sceptical too and that he's not an accuser who can invoke a lot of sympathy. Of course, there will always be those who accept any salacious allegation just because a claim is made or because of hatred or prejudice against MJ, but a lot of people do ask the question "why now and why does it come with a monetary demand?" And no matter how you slice it Wade is a liar who either lied all these years, including in 2005 under oath or is lying now. I also think it does seem unfair to people that all these years he had his chance to make these allegations while MJ was here, but he's making them now that he cannot defend himself. I really hope the Judge does the right thing and stop this madness on statues of limitations because it's not like either Wade or James have not had their plenty of opportunities to make such allegations while MJ was alive and while he could defend himself and respond to these allegations. It's not like those cases where alleged victims stay silent because they think they are alone or because the accused is a well respected person in the community about whom no one would believe this. MJ went through two very public rounds of allegations in his lifetime, including a criminal trial where public opinion, the media, law enforcement were largely against him. Wade would only have to walk into the DA's office and he would have been embraced with open arms and celebrated as a brave champion of child abuse victims in the media.
All the excuses Wade brings about why he did not make these claims then, frankly, sound lame. Not knowing, as an adult man, what constitues as sexual abuse. Not knowing, as an adult man, that anal rape would be sexual abuse. Supposedly being coached on the phone with lame ass claims such as "we both go to jail if this comes out" and him believing it as an intelligent adult man. And already there are contradictions there. Did MJ tell him it was loving or did he tell him it was disgusting sexual stuff? How could he have told him both and if he did how did it not raise a red flag in Wade as an adult man at least? Like "Wait a minute! Did he just say disgusting sexual stuff? But I thought it was loving."
On the other hand, the media and haters cannot help themselves. They immediately report these graphic details, when in fact they are just that: allegations. Unproven, uncorroborated. While they totally sleep on much more important details of the case that are going on - eg. the demurrers. These priorities just show the media and general public's understanding of these cases. Unfortunately you cannot expect much more from the general public with the short attention spam people have these days. You can grab their attention with headlines about salacious, graphic claims of sexual abuse, but you cannot with legal stuff. That's what happened in 2005 too. People still keep parroting salacious headlines from that case like "Jesus Juice" not even knowing the details behind those allegations and how they were actually disproven in court by the prosecution's own witnesses.
