LA Asks for Donations to Help with Costs of Jackson Memorial

What a spectacle. I hope in death I am not a burden on society.

Why should the public pay for it? If the Jackson family wants this public specticle, let them pay for it. Not everyone thinks we should have all of this shouved down our throats. His music may have been great to many, but he was a drug addict, accused child molestor and down right strange individual. I still can't believe Congress took time out of their day to have a "moment of silence" to honor this person, when they could have been spending the time honoring a war hero that died within the same week and his death went almost unmentioned. It makes you wonder where peoples priorities are. It's too bad that ABC feels this is such an important issue that it has to interupt all of its programming to bring us this fiasco. I for one will be watching a movie or taking a nap.
If the public feels so inclined to spend money, what about sending it to one of the many homeless shelters in the country or to the California State Government, which is almost bankrupt.
Again, let the Jackson family pay for their own circus.

This is Insane ! in this economic time with all of the homeless people we can not care for, and people are going to spend 3.8 million on a memorial. Only in America

How is LA so bankrupt that it has to beg for money?

Bravo to the comments posted. Why should we pay for the funeral and police support for a bankrupt, drug abuser who didn't know if he wanted to be a man or a woman and child molester! Let his family pay for this big mess. Where were they the entire time he was abusing drugs? Yes, he was a great entertainer, but had more problems that drew attention to him. Shame on ABC, NBC and CBS and all the major networks for making a specticle of this situation. Where are the priorities of the American people? How do you admire a person who was so emotionally sick in the head? Let us have a normal day once again without the Jackson hoopla!

Require the Jackson's to pay for it. Their just going to fight over everything the child molester had anyway. America, especially the news medias, should be ashamed for glorifying this spectical.

RIP, Michael Jackson.

LA's mayor must have been too busy having affairs with all of the pretty newscasters around town to have the foresight to make sure the funeral didn't lead to financial problems. A mayor with any intelligence would have suggested a small charge to attend the service, to pay for city costs with all extra proceeds going to charity.

Whoever pays for a memorial for Michael Jackson is a sucker. Paying for a suspected pedophile, drug abuser and possible should be mental patient? I hope that we Canadians wouldn't be so silly as to even consider it. *shakes head*

Jackson was declared not guilty of all charges.

Guilty or not - it doesn't matter now.
However, the broke state of California should not have to pay for his memorial.
If the Jackson family wants this, then pay for it.

If California was rolling in the dough, it would be different, but they're not.

I know. The people who love Michael should pay for it. Put your money where your mouth is and stop insisting that all of the people in California pay for your grief.

I just want 2 say this 2 everyone who have something negative 2 say about Michael Jackson, Fa one stop judging him he was very awesome 2 me and my family and we are really gone 2 miss him and his music. He did not molest any children becuz his life was about helping children and 2 have a good future. So Y dont all of you step yur game up and get money like Michael I bet you can't. and mind your own dam business.

Jackson was not guilty cause he paid the family 20 million.The jackson family is millionaires why not ask them to pay for it. It only makes sense since it is for their funeral. Smoke and Mirrors, everyone should be worried about the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Instead of this funeral

First of all this is what you 'Hollywood' people get for voting for a bad actor, who still cannot speak clear English, for a Governor...that's why LA is broke. Don't be a racist hater...LA should be happy they are making A LOT of money this past week and a half from the sudden flood of tourism due to MJ's unfortunate death. People should learn to stop judging others because when someone does it to you, it may not you will have no mercy or grace.

You've got to be kidding! I do not live in LA, but this spectacular is a National and International embarrassing circus.

You must be joking! WE pay for a memorial for someone who had more money than God and blew it!! PLEEEEAZE!! Absolutely NOT! I could give a flying flip and a squirt that this perv is gone...and quite frankly, I'm pissed AMC too a hit for it (as usual). Charlie Gibson is just RUNNING HIS MOUTH waisting time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You must be joking! WE pay for a memorial for someone who had more money than God and blew it!! PLEEEEAZE!! Absolutely NOT! I could give a flying flip and a squirt that this perv is gone...and quite frankly, I'm pissed AMC too a hit for it (as usual). Charlie Gibson is just RUNNING HIS MOUTH waisting time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once you cross over, then God does the judging.
I'm thinking about dollars and cents now. It's not most people's concern what MJ did or didn't do.
However, now it comes down to money.
Either the Jackson family pays for it or his fans should pay. Bottom line.

Whatever way CA became broke, the fact still remains: CA is busted.

I truly believe all those artists in the music industry who have benefitted from the blessed road Micheal Jackson paved for them will willingly and generously contribute to the cost of the touching public memorial service we saw today. It's the least they could do
in their saying "farewell."

It's sad that people are so hate-filled.

RIP, Michael Jackson.

The family is doing this for the fans, not for them,They would have preferred to do this in private like any other family would, because to them, he was family, not an icon. If the family had not shared this with the fans it would go againt alot of what Micheal would have wanted. and regardless on what ppl think he did make music history. everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it is for GOD to judge now,