Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:53 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Back to the Murray verdict....Wasn't it ironic that the Jackson family turned up appealing for justice, when they are probably the most guilty party in the demise and eventual death of Michael?

Indeed.

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

... His father especially, will always be more guilty of Jackson's death than any unfortunate doctor, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time....Jackson needed a drug dealer for his addiction, Murray was a convenient fall guy.

I agree with this to a very large degree.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:54 pm  

He was a convenient fall guy, but he was a convenient fall guy who had every opportunity to acknowledge both his professional ethics and the law and just not give him the drugs. I don't think I can say that Jackson was immature and had poor judgement and then say the adult in the room in this doctor / patient relationship is just a fall guy. He did have some responsibilities to his patient beyond being an enabler for hire.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:04 pm  

vbfg wrote:

He was a convenient fall guy, but he was a convenient fall guy who had every opportunity to acknowledge both his professional ethics and the law and just not give him the drugs. I don't think I can say that Jackson was immature and had poor judgement and then say the adult in the room in this doctor / patient relationship is just a fall guy. He did have some responsibilities to his patient beyond being an enabler for hire.

Yes, Murray had responsibilities and he has rightfully been found guilty of his crimes, but I think we all know that if Murray had been a responsible doctor, then he simply would have been sacked and another doctor would have been paid a fortune to supply drugs to Jackson, as commanded by his 'patient'.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:36 pm  

Aye, and he'd have withered away on his Hollywood doctor's salary, always regretting the day he turned down an opportunity for massive ethical abuses.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:29 pm  

vbfg wrote:

He was a convenient fall guy, but he was a convenient fall guy who had every opportunity to acknowledge both his professional ethics and the law and just not give him the drugs. I don't think I can say that Jackson was immature and had poor judgement and then say the adult in the room in this doctor / patient relationship is just a fall guy. He did have some responsibilities to his patient beyond being an enabler for hire.

In the real world this would be true. Unfortunately, we are talking about Michael Jackson's world.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:08 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

In the real world this would be true. Unfortunately, we are talking about Michael Jackson's world.

I think he just found out how relevant the invented world of the drug addict patient he was illegally supplying drugs to actually is.

Re: Michael jackson's Doctor is Guilty : Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:17 pm  

Sentencing in process.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't get the maximum sentence possible.

A four year stretch.