Yeah, they would doubtlessly cry "hypocrisy" without knowing the true details about either case, as people are bound to talk. I really don't see how anyone in their proper faculties could find Murray to be innocent, though. The patient is dead, he was the only one in the room with him, he
administered the medication, for god's sake! Just with that statement alone, it is evident that Murray killed him with his own hands. Even if every story about Michael being a drug addict, etc. were true [and we know they're not, but let's speak hypothetically here for a moment], it would not change the fact that Murray was the one who administered the propofol which killed him, Murray was the one who prescribed the medication, and since Michael could not administer the medication himself, Murray was needed
every time it was taken [assuming it was taken more than once] and by that involvement alone, he would still be damned of at least negligent homicide, as he would not only know of his patient's so-called "drug addiction," but would compose a crucial part of its continuation, therefore showing clear disregard for the patient's welfare, and sheer negligence in the administration of the drug itself! If anything, that would be even worse for his case--I'm not sure what he is attempting to prove, because no matter which way anyone looks at it, he's at the center of it all, and clearly guilty.
The propofol itself is clearly damning and enough of a reason to at least take his medical license away, as he was abusing it and using it outside its intended use (inducing anesthesia, sedating patients before surgery). What was it used for? Inducing sleep. Is this its intended use? Absolutely not. Is it even meant to be used outside of a hospital setting? Any medic in his right mind would say--no way. Who prescribed/administered it? Conrad Murray. Who is the doctor in this scenario, the licensed professional whose position warrants ultimate responsibility for the medically-related events in this case? Conrad Murray. Who is to blame for the death of Michael Jackson? Conrad Murray. The fact that recreational/otherwise non-medical use of propofol is extremely rare, and the only known cases in which propofol was administered for a use outside of its intended use [aside from this one] have been strictly within the medical community, there would be no way Michael Jackson would know of it without a doctor having prescribed it, and even if he did, it still doesn't change the
fact that Murray administered it outside of a hospital setting, in itself entirely a negligent action in every imaginable regard.
He's knee-deep in incriminating facts already, and we haven't even gotten to the part where he incorrectly [and therefore pointlessly] administered CPR, and waited forever before calling more competent medics, no doubt in an attempt to hide evidence and save his ass. Even fifteen year old lifeguards know that, in order for CPR to work, it has to be performed in a firm, flat surface.
"Oh, dear, but...Michael Jackson is unresponsive on the bed, I should administer CPR, but where oh were am I going to find a firm, flat surface?" Um...I dunno, maybe the
floor?!?! You know, that firm, flat thing that's everywhere you go? Get someone to help [instead of calling for Prince Jackson, you twit!] put Michael on the floor, so that you can properly give the guy CPR instead of wasting time and looking like a total ass pointlessly attempting to perform it on a bed, or else being a total coward and attempting to cover your own ass.
If you can't do that, you should maybe follow your Hippocratic Oath, you know, that one part where it says:
Hippocratic Oath said:
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
Nowhere in that sentence does it say, "I will wait an eternity before calling 911 so that I can have enough time to hide evidence of my wrong-doing, and psychologically scar a child by making him witness his father's death as I uselessly stand by, while I'm at it."
So, really, even if you look at things in the worst-case scenario [the MJ was a druggie trash/lies that permeate the news, etc.], there is no way Murray can escape his share of the blame [IMO all of it]. Out of everything he did, there was not
one thing that he did properly. Every one action of his was wrong, and if he truly believes he's innocent, he must be delusional as all hell, or high on glue.
If he was even slightly intelligent, he'd plead guilty to negligent homicide in hopes of receiving the least severe sentence. There is just no way he could rationally be found innocent. The evidence the prosecution is using is not circumstantial or hearsay, it is directly depicting Murray's deep involvement in it all, and as a doctor, he would be at fault no matter what. Even if his client was the most rabid propofol addict, he would still be, in the end, the one who administered it, and thus the one to blame. No matter the circumstance, it was completely inappropriate to use propofol as a sleep agent in a home setting, and yet he still administered it--guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
