Lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray will argue Tuesday that Michael Jackson "was involved in certain acts that ended his own life" and that his personal physician should not be held criminally responsible for the pop icon's death.
Prosecutors contend that Murray's reckless conduct in using the surgical anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid led to Jackson's death on June 25, 2009.
Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial begins in the downtown Los Angeles courthouse with opening statements and the first witness Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles coroner has ruled that Jackson's death was caused by an overdose of propofol combined with other drugs.
Prosecutors have accused Murray, who served as Jackson's personal and full-time physician at the time, of having a role in the overdose.
They contend that Murray used a makeshift intravenous drip to administer propofol intended to help Jackson sleep, a practice they argue violated the standard of care and led to the pop star's death.
The defense said at previous hearings that it would contend that Jackson could have self-ingested the propofol while Murray was out of the room.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 27 minutes later[^][v]#222,378
Thanks for the update, Marv.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 28 minutes after the original post[^][v]#222,379
The doctor acted irresponsibly. If he OD'd on ambien, okay. Fine. But why did he even have anasthetic? Oh, because the doctor... I guess personal ethics don't matter when you get paid a lot.
The Truth !!vSp31CfSr joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#222,385
He's gonna be acquitted.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#222,466
@222,379 (C) > I guess personal ethics don't matter when you get paid a lot.
Hi, welcome to earth.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 13 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#222,854
This whole case is BS. "Standard of care" is a BS concept. The only standard is that to which both parties agree to. 3rd parties have no right to force their will onto private contracts. Michael Jackson contracted this doctor to administer drugs to him: he was aware of the dangerous nature of the drugs he was taking, but accepted that risk.
This man should not be jailed. Most people would probably not want to use his services after this; however, some people will view his acquiescence to their will desirable, for they wish to engage in activities that they know are somewhat dangerous to themselves. More "respectable" doctors who treat people with greater concern for the health and wellbeing would likely not administer drugs to those people.
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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#222,913
@previous (F)
I agree completely expect that he was not following proper medical procedures.
It can be considered malpractice but I think that's it.
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 32 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#222,922