# would you have left your kids alone with michael jackson? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409 "2010-11-12T11:15:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/21 "2010-11-15T01:20:31Z")
Good god, no. I wouldn’t even let myself alone with him – and I’m not his type. ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/22 "2010-11-15T06:15:07Z")
Never ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/23 "2010-11-15T06:37:38Z")
Sure. My kids are all girls. They would be perfectly safe. ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/24 "2010-11-15T17:40:04Z")
God, no. I’m far from convinced that he ever came anywhere near molesting a child, but like AskNott said, we’re talking five-star, gold-plated, card-carrying weirdo here. The guy had no clue about appropriate behaviour, boundaries or responsibility. Why would I leave my kid with someone like that? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/25 "2010-11-15T18:34:09Z")
> [@eclectic\_wench](#): > > Why would I leave my kid with someone like that? $$$$$$$$ My guess, anyways, as to why some people did just that. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/26 "2010-11-15T23:15:45Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > You people are hilarious. The above made me laugh way more than it should have. Well, who _is_ the Strangest Man On Earth now?! I’m not sure. Michael took the title away from Dennis Rodman. Rodman is a bit less strange these days. Glenn Beck seems to be actively campaigning for the distinction. There could be someone stranger than him, but I don’t know who it would be. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/27 "2010-11-16T04:06:17Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > I don’t know if he diddled kids or not, but he was The Strangest Man On Earth. When he died, my biggest concern was, “Who’s The Strangest Man On Earth now?” > > No, I wouldn’t have left children with TSMOE. This. I don’t have to know him personally to comprehend how dysfunctional he was based on his interviews. His life was a 24/7 Peter Pan fantasy complete with amusement park. Take away the money that insulated him and he would have been living in a rubber room. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409/28 "2010-11-16T06:53:25Z")
If I had kids, I’d rather leave them alone with hungry wolves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-left-your-kids-alone-with-michael-jackson/560409.md?page=1)