A Letter from Michael Jackson’s Doctor to Discovery

Dr. Patrick Treacy, during Michael Jackson’s stay in Ireland from 2006 to 2007, was his friend and treating physician. In a letter related to the canceled autopsy program addressed to Discovery, he described the program as violating media boundaries and human ethics, and also as being in bad taste. “An autopsy should only be carried out for legal or scientific purposes—not for entertainment. Legal autopsies have been carried out under specific regulations since 150 B.C., and an example is the autopsy of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., which showed that a second blow led to his death. In these autopsies, permission from the deceased’s family is usually required. Although in your program you cleverly use a fake corpse, you should know that the forensic medical report was published long ago, and I don’t think your program will add anything to our current knowledge on this matter. It seems to me that Discovery is trying to make money from the death of a legendary pop idol in popular culture, without showing respect for human dignity and the feelings of his children.... Shame on you.” Source: eMJey / facebook.com ~ MJJ-۷۷۷