Just Another Bill

The memorial service for Michael Jackson that was watched all over the world last week wasn't put on for free. Not only was it memorable, it was costly too. The estimated $1.4 million tab is just the cost of staging such a high profile event. One of this magnitude and scope isn't put on everyday or even annually. This might even be considered a once in a lifetime occurrence. Since the city of Los Angeles is broke, skirting their responsibility is sounding pretty good.
Think about the residual effects. How would the city have felt if the event was taken somewhere else?

The mayor of L.A. is the voice of reason here. He is looking at the bigger picture in this whole thing. Whereas the Jackson haters aren't. Whether you like M.J. or not you have to do the right thing in regards to him. Will the police refuse to investigate a crime just because the victim is poor? So they can't deny him police service because he was rich. Even if the city did try to charge the family. Good luck getting their money. Michael died like he lived; in debt. This is just another bill.

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