Absolutely not. Although he claims the development of the Jackson 5, it is entirely likely that Michael's talent would shine through had it not been nurtured by this abusive neglectful father.

Like battered wife syndrome, Michael felt he was the only support Joe Jackson would get, and felt bad for him. His paying money out of his own pocket was indulgant charity. And now that Michael's gone, few actually feel bad for Joe. Joe was rarely a good person.

Even if Michael was giving 15k a month, the party ended when Michael died. Now Joe should find his own way of surviving, instead of leeching off someone inherently good.

And even if the law says that a payment must continue, 15k is an exorbitant amount of money - some people survive with a paltry 2k a month or less. Joe can learn to make sacrifices of things he doesn't need, expensive clothes, fancy cars, smaller houses.



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