It was a lot worse than it lookedIf anyone has any doubts that Michael Jackson was in a bad way before his death, the Coroner's report released today should erase them. There were anxiety meds, panic attack meds, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants and enough Propofol to sedate the Budweiser Clydesdales, and all of it was supposedly Michael's. He must have been in a drug-induced stupor 24-7. How sad that his children's last memories of him are of a drug-addled bag of bones. I hope at least the nannies had the sense to shield them from Daddy's drug den.
While Papa Joe, Randy and the other Jackson outcasts threw themselves in front of any camera they saw, Dr. Conrad Murray was arraigned and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the superstar's death. He plead not guilty and bailed out with a warning from the judge not to over-medicate any more people to death. Giving Michael Jackson Propofol like that, and then leaving him unattended to go chat on the phone, was horribly negligent. The doctor had to know there were serious risks; otherwise why would he have drugs on hand to counteract the effects of sedatives. You know, to jumpstart his heart again if he needed it.
It's good to see Dr. Murray facing charges, just as it's good to see Howard K. Stern and the other two doctors facing charges in Anna Nicole Smith's death. I don't know if the motivation was the same in Camp Michael as it was in Camp Anna (keep 'em doped, clean 'em out) but the end result's the same. They really should all be in jail for what they did to the people who trusted them.
