Is Michael Jackson’s Doctor Really To Blame?

Conversation turned feverish this week that an arrest is almost imminent in the death of Michael Jackson.  From day one there has been speculation that the doctor that lived with The King Of Pop was not being perfectly open about what happened that fateful morning in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles.  Here’s a run down of what we do know, we think we know and everything in between as we count down to the release of the autopsy results and the decision of the LAPD whether to pursue charges or not.

From the very first news reports there seemed to be contradictions about how the doctor first found Michael.  Some reports seemed to suggest Michael collapsed while playing with his kids and with several people present.  Then other reports said he was asleep and the doctor simply found him either not breathing or breathing ‘shallow’.  There also seems to be conflicting reports as to whether he was found in his own bedroom or the bedroom of the doctor. 

The confusion continues with further reports that an IV drip, IV stand, Oxygen canisters and vials of various drugs including Propofol, a potent anesthetic were found close to where Michael was.  Then come conflicting reports between the paramedics who treated Michael and the doctor as to whether Michael did or did not have a pulse.  The doctor claims he did.  The paramedics apparently claim he was already dead by the time they arrived but were ordered by the doctor to not pronounce him dead and take him to the hospital to try and resuscitate him.  While they did this and the ‘official’ time and place of death was at the hospital, it seems most believe that Michael was dead before anyone even arrived at the house. 

This brings us to the 911 call.  Much has been made about the fact it apparently took upwards of 30 minutes before the doctor called 911 after finding Michael.  The doctor claims this is because he did not know the address by heart and that he did not have a land line.  Then, during the 911 call we hear the security guard tell the 911 operator that CPR is being performed on a bed.  The 911 operator mentions that this is not ideal and that it should be taking place on a hard surface like a floor.  The doctor apparently then proceeded to move him to the floor. 

This 911 call, when it was made and what happened during it brings up many questions.  First, is it reasonable that a full 30 minutes went by before a call was made to 911?  30 minutes is a substantial period of time.  If the doctor really ‘found’ Michael Jackson it seems the first thing any logical person would do is to call 911, before starting any kind of cpr.  Secondly, how did the doctor ‘find’ Michael and why would he be checking to see if his breathing was ‘shallow’ as he has stated.  Does it seem logical that the doctor just randomly walked into Michael Jackson’s room uninvited and started to notice his breathing?  This doesn’t seem reasonable.

What should we make of all the iv equipment in Michael’s room and the iv drip and stand?  What about the needle marks on Michael? Are we to believe that this has nothing to do with his demise when the toxicology tests apparently have shown that an overdose of Propofol is the primary cause of his cardiac arrest?  It has been revealed that during Michael Jackson’s last big tour he used Propofol and had a doctor travel with him to ‘put him under’ each night in order to get sleep while battling constant insomnia.  The doctor would then ‘bring him back up’ in the morning…in essence using anesthesia as a sleep aid.  Was this happening again and is this why the current doctor was being paid $150,000 a month so as to enable Michael’s addiction to Propofol?

Perhaps the most important question of all then is what moral and legal obligation does a doctor have to prevent a patient from using a drug in an illegal fashion.  What punishment does the doctor deserve if he’s found to have not only not stopped Michael but actually acted as the administer of the drug to Anesthetize Michael?  If Michael was willing to take such a chance with his life, should the full brunt of the blame fall on the doctor?  What roll did Michael’s fame and influence have in coercing the doctor to break the law and should this be taken into account if the doctor were found guilty?  Either way, a civil or criminal trial of some kind is almost certain.  We’ll follow it all at www.MichaelJacksonMurderTrial.com