Michael Jackson - Joe Jackson Defends Spanking Michael

05 September 2010 23:02

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Joe Jackson Defends Spanking Michael

MICHAEL JACKSON's father JOE has no regrets about his superstar son's strict upbringing - insisting his discipline regime kept the singer out of jail and away from gang violence.

The late King of Pop previously spoke of the Jackson patriarch's tough parenting and alleged Joe often hit him as a child.

But Joe is adamant he had to be tough for Jackson's own good.

In an interview with Jacksonsecretvault.com, which will be shown in a movie to be co-produced by Katherine Jackson, Joe says, "I had to be like that because when raising him, in those days, so many gangs (were) out there getting into trouble, going to jail. Most of them are dead now. He didn't have to worry about that.

"No (I don't have any regrets). They tried to make a big issue when I spanked Michael or some of the kids, ya know? Just like they didn't spank their kids when they did wrong. The media twists everything."

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20th September 2010 00:33 Apm1 (1)

	Why don't people shut up! Joe had a big family and he weren't the only one to discipline his children in that fashion back in them days!! Michael's Dad! Have respect you morons! Only him being debonaire I find incredibly selfish! How could he do that to Katherine, Michael and Janet!.. However he half made Michael.. Always respect him.. Thank you to Katherine and Joe for blessing the world and bringing us Michael! I wish people could be more respectful instead of over opinionated insensitive ignoraonuses!

8th September 2010 19:01 Cool A ( 23)

	I sure wish the public would stop crying over spilt milk and things that happened along time ago. Ok, Michael and his brothers were beaten and severly disciplined back in the day. On another note if it had not of been for Joseph being so strict and the disciplinarian that he was, there may not have been a Jackson 5 group or a Michael Jackson or even a Janet Jackson. They could have gotten involved with the gangs and drugs at that time and possibly died in gun violence or gang fights back then or been in and out of jail and far lost during that time period. God put these kids with Mrs. Katherine and Joseph for a reason. God had a plan and God knew that Joseph was the one to help full fill Gods plan. God knew what he wanted for Michael and his brothers and God chose Joseph to bring the talent out of them and show them stardom. God needed these souls to be placed with Joseph to achieve Gods plan and it worked. God knows what he is doing. Michael was an Angel and the most beautiful Angel that God has ever put on this earth. God sent MJ here with a message of Love and taking care of our planet and the world and the media just hurt Gods Angel time after time over and over again. His father didn't hurt him. The world hurt Michael and tortured him to death. In my opinion the Jackson kids all turned out very good to me. I don't hear about any of them being arrested over and over again, I don't hear about domestic violence among them going on, I really don't hear about any of them being involved with the law in any negativity at all and the only unfortunate soul that had a drug problem was MJ and the world helped cause that. So, those beatings must have taught them something about how to behave in life! Where were all those so called friends that Michael was supposed to have had. Why come somebody didn't try to intervene and help Michael? Where were these friends that claimed to be so close to Michael after his death? Michael had no true real friends. He was alone except for his children and what could they have done at their ages? Michael was a very lonely tortured soul that nobody wanted to be bothered with because he had issues and none of his so called friends wanted to be bothered with him and those issues so they avoided him. I wish I could of had a chance to have meet him and got to know him. I would have tried to have been there for him if I would have had to move out to the West Coast to be near him. At least he would have known that he could have called on me any time and I would have broke my neck trying to get to him. I would have also tried to have visited him as much as I could have to have offered some company to him at least. Not having enough money to do anything with kept me from trying to meet Michael. Michael truly had no real friends or he would still be here will us today if he would have. On the note of beating, any of you all out there who are at least 40 years old and older, you all know that you got your behinds beat when you stepped out of line with your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and some of your older cousins. You all know this especially if you had a big momma in your household or family. Big momma didn't play and they commanded respect. I had to go outside and get my own switch of the trees. I think I turned out fine. I have never been arrested or been in trouble with the law, I attend college and I am on the Dean's list and made the President's list once, I am married to a good man who takes very good care of me and pays all of the bills and keeps food on the table so that I can go to school. I have no kids of my own at this time due to financial issues, and I am well liked and loved by all of my friends and family. I got my butt tore up when I was kid and I had weps and cuts on my legs, arms, back and my butt from the sticks. Shoot, there were times that I couldn't even sit down after the whippings. I was also beat with spatulas, fly swatters, shoes, belts, and extension cords basically whatever was easily grabbed when it was felt that I needed a whipping. I know you older folks were whipped, spanked, and beatened by old school parents because they didn't play back then like parents of today who don't know how to discipline their kids. Today the United States is the only country in the world with the most disrespctful, foul mouthed, unruly, unconcerned kids in the world and citizens from other country's all agree. So lay off of Joseph and what he did back in the 1950's 60's. That was when this country had no nonsense parents unlike today. Stop bad mouthing and accusing Joseph of what you all went through back then. I know you 40 plus year olds got your butts tore up back then. Do you all bad mouth your parents for whipping your butts when you needed it? I not, then leave Joseph alone and stop talking about issues that occured 40 and 50 years ago! Damn people. Michael was a well loved superstar and one of God's most beautiful Angel's so everybody feels bad that he got his butt whipped when he was a boy. None you were there in that house when those kids were being whipped so you don't know what was going on or what happened that lead to those whippings. Let this issue rest. Michael apparently forgave his father and that is all that matters in God's eyes. Forgiveness is the key so let this issue rest people. I know Joseph loved his son very much and is devastated by his loss. I didn't get to meet Michael and I am still devastated by his loss today. I don't know when I will get over his loss. For Joseph, our children are supposed to bury us not parents bury their children. Rip Michael. I can't wait to meet you in Heaven!

8th September 2010 10:50 77lotusflower ( 49)

	Agree with a few people here. The 50s and 60s were a different era when spanking was considered a regular form of discipline. Sure, we know now it's no good, but we say that now when spanking isn't condoned and is in fact labelled child abuse. Nevertheless, I could well imagine that perhaps Joe overdid it in his efforts to keep his bunch of boys 'safe'. Worse is the way the media treated MJ. They have much more to answer to. They should have to answer for the slander they slung then and still do now.