Sure, the guy was talented, even if he did like to fuck little boys. So what if his face was plastic and he was insane. I'm sure most of that was caused by the beatings and bonings his dad gave him. But why in the hell would LA spend between $2M and $4M of taxpayer dollars to have a funeral for him? That is total bullshit. LA is in the shitter. CA is in the shitter as a whole, but LA is really in the shitter. The entire LA County has massive financial troubles and some group of dickfucks think they should spend $4M on Jackson's funeral. What about fixing the streets? What about hiring more police and fire people? What about getting more school text books? God forbid the ignorant fucks in LA actually learn to read. Whatever group authorized that expenditure should be fired. Michael Jackson was not a public servant. He was not employed by the State or City. He is not "entitled" to a hero's burial. He was a mixed up, confused (albeit very talented), child molesting entertainer. That's it. Why in the hell do people stand for this complete and total waste of money when we have so many other problems? Oh yeah, I forgot - because most people are fucking idiots that would rather talk about that grand Jackson funeral than the problems that are crippling LA and CA.