Is Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, getting away with a "slap on the wrist"? Brian Oxman, the attorney for the late King of Pop's father, Joe Jackson, believes that he is.
And when studying the facts of the case, it is difficult not to think that Michael Jackson's death was unnecessary at best and downright criminal at worst.
While Michael Jackson may have joined the rest of the world's population and struggled with personal weakness in his life, the amount of medication being administered, perhaps recklessly, to the man in his final days seems more than just a little bit careless.
After Michael Jackson's death, the Los Angeles Coroner's office submitted a report and said that while under Dr. Murray's supervision, Jackson's "standard of care for administering propofol was not met".
The report continued to say that Jackson died of "acute propofol intoxication" and that the equipment near Jackson's bed was woefully inadequate for propofol treatment. The report said, "an oxygen tank was empty and equipment was disconnected and no monitors or controlled infusion pump for intravenous administration".
The report continues to say that given the amount of drugs given to Jackson already, propofol would have posed a very serious risk.
What is puzzling about all of this is the fact that if all of this is true, Dr. Conrad Murray should be facing with a very serious charge. And yet, Murray is facing a relatively minor charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Murray likely faces a sentence that could range from simple probation to up to four years.
While I am not a lawyer, this entire scenario seems difficult to comprehend. If a doctor is entrusted to treat a patient acts in a negligent fashion and administers a drug as powerful as propofol to a patient who is already on a number of other medications (when it is known that the combination could be deadly), then why should the doctor receive a probation or short sentence while his patient ends up dead?
Where is the justice in this?
Of course, medical situations can be tricky. Even the most skilled and best intentioned doctor could make an honest mistake. If all Dr. Murray is guilty of is an honest mistake, then let's make that point clear. But if Dr. Murray is guilty of negligence and that negligence has resulted in the death of Michael Jackson, then why is he facing, as Jermaine Jackson suggest, merely a 'slap on the wrist' in the death of Michael Jackson?
Source: Ken Lee, "Michael Jackson's Family Reacts With Outrage To Charge", people.com
And when studying the facts of the case, it is difficult not to think that Michael Jackson's death was unnecessary at best and downright criminal at worst.
While Michael Jackson may have joined the rest of the world's population and struggled with personal weakness in his life, the amount of medication being administered, perhaps recklessly, to the man in his final days seems more than just a little bit careless.
After Michael Jackson's death, the Los Angeles Coroner's office submitted a report and said that while under Dr. Murray's supervision, Jackson's "standard of care for administering propofol was not met".
The report continued to say that Jackson died of "acute propofol intoxication" and that the equipment near Jackson's bed was woefully inadequate for propofol treatment. The report said, "an oxygen tank was empty and equipment was disconnected and no monitors or controlled infusion pump for intravenous administration".
The report continues to say that given the amount of drugs given to Jackson already, propofol would have posed a very serious risk.
What is puzzling about all of this is the fact that if all of this is true, Dr. Conrad Murray should be facing with a very serious charge. And yet, Murray is facing a relatively minor charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Murray likely faces a sentence that could range from simple probation to up to four years.
While I am not a lawyer, this entire scenario seems difficult to comprehend. If a doctor is entrusted to treat a patient acts in a negligent fashion and administers a drug as powerful as propofol to a patient who is already on a number of other medications (when it is known that the combination could be deadly), then why should the doctor receive a probation or short sentence while his patient ends up dead?
Where is the justice in this?
Of course, medical situations can be tricky. Even the most skilled and best intentioned doctor could make an honest mistake. If all Dr. Murray is guilty of is an honest mistake, then let's make that point clear. But if Dr. Murray is guilty of negligence and that negligence has resulted in the death of Michael Jackson, then why is he facing, as Jermaine Jackson suggest, merely a 'slap on the wrist' in the death of Michael Jackson?
Source: Ken Lee, "Michael Jackson's Family Reacts With Outrage To Charge", people.com
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