Conrad Murray: The Jacksons should apologize
Conrad Murray spoke with E! News last Monday on the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. Murray, who was Michael’s personal doctor, is serving time in prison for his involuntary manslaughter.
You might think that, in the third year since the death of the patient whose death he was responsible for, Dr. Murray has asked Michael’s family for forgiveness and accepted his mistake. But that’s not the case at all. Murray shows no sign of regret or sympathy.
In his new interview, he expressed regret that he had listened to his lawyer and hadn’t said a few words in his defense before the jury. He still maintains his innocence. His current lawyer, Valerie Wass, says the only regret Murray has is that he chose silence at trial.
Mrs. Wass said: "Ed Chernoff, his lawyer, was determined that Murray should not testify. Michael Flanagan, his other lawyer, believed he should testify. In the end, Murray decided not to testify."
During this interview, it became clear that Conrad Murray in prison has been spending all this time assessing the injustice done to him: a wicked punishment for an innocent man.
When the interviewer asked Murray whether he owes an apology to the Jackson family, his answer was an unequivocal: "No!" Murray went further than that and said it’s the Jackson family that should apologize to Michael.
Michael Jackson died three years ago. He returned home a few hours after midnight, preparing for the This Is It tour. Unable to sleep, he asked Conrad Murray, a heart specialist, for help. Murray fed Michael a combination of strong sedatives and, in the end, injected him with a powerful anesthetic called propofol in the morning. According to evidence presented at trial, in the absence of an electrical shock device and heart-rate monitoring, Murray left Michael’s room for a long time. Michael suffered respiratory arrest and a heart attack and died. Even when calling emergency services, Murray caused the maximum delay.
Contrary to what Murray claimed in his interrogations about trying to console Michael’s mother and children, the Jackson family has never heard a word from him.
Murray, with a sentence of 12 jurors’ decision, must remain in prison for four years, but he may never learn his lesson. In a situation where the judge called Conrad Murray an "outcast of the medical community" and revoked his medical license, according to his lawyer, he plans to return to his profession after being released.
The judge said: "Michael Jackson did not die as the result of an accident. His death was the result of a sequence of mistakes, for which Dr. Murray is solely responsible."
Prosecutor David Walgren, during Murray’s month-long trial, portrayed him as a careless and irresponsible doctor. By summoning many experts and doctors—each of whom blamed Murray for Michael Jackson’s death—he clarified more aspects of the case for the jury. After this case, Walgren was promoted and appointed to the Los Angeles Supreme Court.
Source: eMJey.com / Eonline
You might think that, in the third year since the death of the patient whose death he was responsible for, Dr. Murray has asked Michael’s family for forgiveness and accepted his mistake. But that’s not the case at all. Murray shows no sign of regret or sympathy.
In his new interview, he expressed regret that he had listened to his lawyer and hadn’t said a few words in his defense before the jury. He still maintains his innocence. His current lawyer, Valerie Wass, says the only regret Murray has is that he chose silence at trial.
Mrs. Wass said: "Ed Chernoff, his lawyer, was determined that Murray should not testify. Michael Flanagan, his other lawyer, believed he should testify. In the end, Murray decided not to testify."
During this interview, it became clear that Conrad Murray in prison has been spending all this time assessing the injustice done to him: a wicked punishment for an innocent man.
When the interviewer asked Murray whether he owes an apology to the Jackson family, his answer was an unequivocal: "No!" Murray went further than that and said it’s the Jackson family that should apologize to Michael.
Michael Jackson died three years ago. He returned home a few hours after midnight, preparing for the This Is It tour. Unable to sleep, he asked Conrad Murray, a heart specialist, for help. Murray fed Michael a combination of strong sedatives and, in the end, injected him with a powerful anesthetic called propofol in the morning. According to evidence presented at trial, in the absence of an electrical shock device and heart-rate monitoring, Murray left Michael’s room for a long time. Michael suffered respiratory arrest and a heart attack and died. Even when calling emergency services, Murray caused the maximum delay.
Contrary to what Murray claimed in his interrogations about trying to console Michael’s mother and children, the Jackson family has never heard a word from him.
Murray, with a sentence of 12 jurors’ decision, must remain in prison for four years, but he may never learn his lesson. In a situation where the judge called Conrad Murray an "outcast of the medical community" and revoked his medical license, according to his lawyer, he plans to return to his profession after being released.
The judge said: "Michael Jackson did not die as the result of an accident. His death was the result of a sequence of mistakes, for which Dr. Murray is solely responsible."
Prosecutor David Walgren, during Murray’s month-long trial, portrayed him as a careless and irresponsible doctor. By summoning many experts and doctors—each of whom blamed Murray for Michael Jackson’s death—he clarified more aspects of the case for the jury. After this case, Walgren was promoted and appointed to the Los Angeles Supreme Court.
Source: eMJey.com / Eonline