Ha! Some of the comments in this thread....
Anyway, all of my mercy for those who have committed wrongdoing against Michael Jackson -- whether intentionally or unintentionally -- died on June 25 2009.
"Only god can judge him?" Nah. If that were the case, why would we even need local, state or federal laws? I won't put this all on God. A "man" committed this act and he should be held accountable in his lifetime by "man".
There may be some serious suspicions on the side of the police that Murray was not acting alone in this case, for all we know. I'm not ready (yet) to jump on the cops. (...I said 'yet')
Murray isn't innocent until proven guilty. He has already admitted to giving Mike the medication that ended his life. This isn't an allegation where there is one person's word against another person's.
There is irrefutable evidence that a man is dead. There is irrefutable evidence that the person who gave him the medication that killed him admitted to doing so. The problem is (1) figuring out to what extent they can hold him responsible for the act and (2) the cops (i hope) want to make sure there are no loopholes or technicalities which would let him get out of being held responsible for this.
A person can only be tried ONE time for the murder of a specific human being. If they mess this up, they will literally have millions of people around the world in a fury over their screw up.
In the spirit of Michael Jackson?.... The spirit of Michael Jackson always sought out justice, fairness and responsibility. These are all the things Murray is try to avoid.
If he wants someone to extend the courtesy of 'the benefit of the doubt' -- something so thoroughly withheld from the very person he killed -- he should ask for mercy from Michael Jackson himself. He damn sure ain't gettin it from me.
I also agree that there's no way he's cried more than we did on June 25, 26,27... All of July.. All of August... All of September... All of October... November...20, 21, 22, 23... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012...
Its over. This is it. Literally. There will be no more MJ eras. No more fantastical videos sparked from whatever Mike's imagination would have come up with next year, or the year after that, or the year after that. He won't be able to use technologies yet to be created, he won't be able to sing songs yet to be thought of, he won't be able to walk his daughter down the aisle, or talk to his sons about being discriminating in choosing the right person to spend the rest of their lives with.
The amount of things which have been wiped out is immeasurable. So he can cry like the b_tch he is in front of all the cameras he wants. His tears don't mean anything in comparison.