It's worse than you think out there...

Jimmy Saville is dead and he has been accused of alot of disgusting stuff since he died, up until his death he was pretty beloved. Looking back it's hard to see how anyone could have liked him or not seen the depraved shit he did. Just like Michael we did see it and we did think him odd but chose not to believe what was in front of our eyes. It was all very similar to MJ, yet crucially when the victims started popping up after he was dead they were immediately believed and supported. Almost overnight there was practically not a single person who hadn't completely changed their mind about him. Victims were encouraged to come forward, a police task force was set up and no one was saying 'leave him alone he's dead why does it matter, you can't have justice anyway'. Also due to the nature of his crimes it was young children, dead people and disabled children so I doubt their statements were reliable and didn't contradict themselves, there was also no witnesses, no proof, and little to no evidence (a few people saw bits here and there just like MJ's staff, and they didn't report it at the time) yet it doesn't matter as none of that detracts from the fact they ARE victims. I don't think there is anyone who doesn't believe his victims. So I honestly can't understand why the same isn't happening with MJ? The two cases are similar yet one is demanding evidence (which is rare to exist in child abuse cases) hounding and defaming/smearing the victims and saying why not just let him rest in peace. The other is being investigated and is now completely accepted as truth that he did all the abhorrent things that the victims said and more. Jimmy Saville made himself immensely powerful and untouchable and any accusations during his life were silenced. It took his death to give the victims their voices back and be actually heard. I can't even imagine trying to go up against someone as MJ while he was alive so I can completely believe why this is being heard better now he is dead.

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