Fans Gather on the Roads Leading to Neverland
Today is Monday, January 31, 2005, and there are still a few hours left until the time Michael Jackson is due to arrive at the courthouse in the small city of Santa Maria, in the center of California, about 50 kilometers from Neverland—the home of Michael Jackson, where the complainant has identified the alleged crime scene.
Fans have been gathering on the roads leading to Neverland—Michael’s home—so that when Michael leaves his house, they can show their support. Holding handwritten signs, they defend Michael Jackson and say he could never harm a child.
One fan, who took three weeks off work in Switzerland to attend the support rally for the King of Pop, says: “He loves children. This has nothing to do with sexual deviation involving children.”
Another fan points to his car, which has the word “innocent” painted on it, and says: “Our car says everything that needs to be said.”
“He’s different from the rest of the people. That’s why he was victimized.” He says that Michael never abuses children.
Many other fans from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Spain are sitting in their cars parked beside the wooden fence of Neverland Park, hoping to see Michael Jackson when he leaves his home. They believe Michael has been falsely accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and of feeding him alcoholic drinks.
“Some people like to spend their holidays by the sea. My holiday is this.” This is what someone says who came to Los Angeles from Amsterdam to show his support for Michael Jackson. He says: “This is more than music. To me, Michael is like a father. He’s a role model.”
Fans are staring at the road that leads to Neverland. They say they are willing to stand there for as long as it takes.
People in the tourist city of Los Angeles find Michael Jackson’s fans strange. One of them says: “We don’t understand them. They just sit by the roadside to watch the arrival or departure of a limousine. I don’t understand Jackson either. I think he’s a very strange man.”
One fan, who leads a group made up of children and teenagers, calls his group “Spirit of Love,” and says: “We need fewer judges and more lovers.”
Source: Yahoo News