Michael Jackson's doctor to stand trial

Hello! There are only two classes. I miss that.

This week, I read NZ Herald, a New Zealand news paper. This is because I listened to home stay episode in New Zealand of my friend! He stayed in New Zealand about two weeks, and his host family is honey farmer! He said “my host family looks like Winnie the pooh because they always eat honey.”  When I imagined that scene, I burst into laugher! Then I asked him “Did your all friends stay with farmer?” He said, “No! Only I stayed with honey farmer, and my friends stayed at salary man’s home. I always ate honey. For example, as a breakfast, we laid honey on bread. ” I laughed again. But he said “it was very enjoyable days, and I think I had a good time.” Yes, he had a nice time, I think so, too. If I have an opportunity to stay with host family, I want to stay with farmer!

This time, I read an article about Michael Jackson’s death. This article contains so much medical language that it is hard for me to read.

The summary is as follow:

A judge has ordered the personal physician of Michael Jackson to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop superstar.

The ruling against Dr Conrad Murray came after a six-day preliminary hearing in Los Angeles.

Authorities contend the 57-year-old Murray gave Jackson a lethal dose of the powerful anaesthetic propofol mixed with other sedatives then failed to provide proper care.

A coroner who performed the autopsy on Michael Jackson testified today that the pop star's death was a homicide - even if the singer gave himself the final dose of the anaesthetic propofol.

There are four reasons why Michael Jackson’s death was a homicide.

First, based on the quality of the medical care, the doctor didn't administer the propofol to Mr. Jackson."

Rogers, chief of forensic medicine for the Los Angeles County coroner said propofol should not have been present in the bedroom because it is meant only for hospital settings and, "If there was propofol there, the doctor should have been prepared for the effects.”

Second, Murray was improperly using the powerful anaesthetic propofol to treat the musician for insomnia, and that Murray was wrong to leave Jackson's side while he was under anesthesia before he died.

Third, an anesthesiologist concluded that the propofol could not have been self-administered, given the configuration of the IV setup.

Last, she also noted that Jackson's IV tube was connected to his left leg below the knee and it would have been "extremely awkward" for the singer to reach it, especially if he had been sedated.

When I read this news, the word “willful negligence” occurred to me.

However, it is bad not to take care of his patient, but I think it cannot be called murder, because the patient might attempt suicide. If it is truth that Michael Jackson committed suicide, the death is his responsibility.

If the patient had not been Michael Jackson, the judgment might have been different, I felt.  

AP. "Michael Jackson's doctor to stand trial."

New Zealand Herald 12 Jan. 2011: n.pag. 12 Jan.2011