Darker shade of Blue said:
Are you ignoring this because it's too difficult to answer ?
I've never heard the tapes but kids that age are all about bravado. I don't suppose you have thought he may have been simply putting on an act, a brave face so he didn't lose face. Just a thought.
Here's another one for you. Suppose he was a cynical little cnut who went out of his way to get money from Jackson.
A true conmen will tell you that the victims greed is usually their downfall. That doesn't say a lot for Jackson does it ?