Death's Cleansing Affect On The Public's View Of Michael Jackson
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Death's Cleansing Affect On The Public's View Of Michael Jackson
OKAY, I ADMIT IT: THE EXTENT OF MY MICHAEL JACKSON FANDOM IS THE FREE WILLY THEME.
Yes, MJ's death left a hole in the heart of the American public, but, come on people, that was last June. Move on folks. I know it sounds harsh, but the time for mourning has passed.
Now comes the latest that Jackson's homicide has been listed as a cause of Jackson's death reported by EW.
EW's report suggests that Jackson's personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray may legally face criminal charges in the pop singer’s death. No charges have been filed as of yet. Then again, the American public isn’t likely to let that rumor go anytime soon.
Here's the truth: what happened to Michael Jackson was a tragedy, but nothing done now will change the events. People are accusing Dr. Murray of murder yet forgiving Jackson for his own misdeeds.
Did or didn't Jackson hire Murray to help him procure addictive drugs? And didn't Michael Jackson face his own serious criminal charges, though albeit none as serious as murder? Yet the public's cannonization of him as saint confirms how much wealth and fame washes criminal charges away.
Unfortunately for Dr. Murray, being doctor to the stars looks like it just won’t cut it.
Let's hope other doctors in service to La La Land's celebrities take note.
Calhoun Kersten is a Cincinnati, Ohio, native who now calls Chicago home. A recent graduate of Columbia College, he blogs at Confessions Of A Self-Proclaimed Megalomaniac.
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People need to let Micheal reat in peace. Micheal was not a Child molestztor. Micheal Jackson Loved Children and some people looked at that and made it something ugly . Micheal Jackson was a kind and gentle man. I pray that Micheal Jackson wake his eye up in heaven.
Posted by: Rene | January 12, 2010 04:06 AM
Please, if you are aware of what those "misdeeds" are, then you should share them and back them up with proof please.
Posted by: Chrissy | January 11, 2010 12:59 PM
Don’t you think Michael paid the price of his decision? I do but that is no excuse why the doctor should not be held accountable for his action. You take an oath as a doctor to take care of the well being of a human being. Not to prescribe them what they want and get away with it. My mother was one that was addicted to pain meds and died at the age of 40 from cardiac arrest. So they should make an example out of Dr. Murray so that Doctors like the ones that gave my mother what she wanted won’t kill another person with there negligence. It’s not about Michael was a drug addict; It’s about the help the doctor should have been trying to give instead of looking at how much is my pay check. Michael needed help and the doctor gave him the wrong help that ended his life and left 3 kids with out a father.
Posted by: Melissa | January 11, 2010 12:44 PM
I don't think anyone is "forgiving Jackson for his own misdeeds"
The people who believed he was a child molester before he died pretty much still believe it. The people who believed he was not guilty (like the jury who did not convict him) still believe the same. So as far as those charges go, nothing's changed. For most who fall into the latter category, Michael's criminal charges were washed away when he was cleared of all charges in a court of law, and there was no evidence presented to make them believe otherwise.
And for the record, I wouldn't really call child molestation charges "not as serious as murder" charges.
No one is denying that Michael Jackson paid a doctor to provide him with a drug to which he was addicted, however, that doctor acted criminally in providing the drug, and recklessly in his administration of it.
If you came over to my house and ask me to beat you about the head with a two-by-four, and you died as a result, I'd still be brought up on murder charges. Yes, you asked me to do it, but I should have had the good sense not to.
Posted by: Ellen | January 11, 2010 01:25 AM
It is important that medical professionals who enable people like MJ and other celebrities and others who are wealthy and powerful, politicians or business executives, to pursue lethal addictions, be held accountable. But this may or may not be the same thing as being guilty of homicide.
C'mon, move on? If a homicide has been committed or a physician is guilty of malpractice? No.
Posted by: Elee | January 11, 2010 01:18 AM