One of the highlights of testimony today was the contradiction of Katherine in relation to health issues of Michael. The fact that she thinking that the medicine was for back pain and never have known Murray until the day of his son's death, denounces that the relationship was not as close, despite declarations full of love that Michael always did when talking about his mother and despite the note written by him which was shown to the jury on the first day.
However, despite questionable behavior of Jacksons, which suggests failure, they are not the defendants in the case. Let's see how this evolves.Good point re the contradiction between the note and the reality that she didn't know CM or why/if MJ was taking prescription drugs. I think when she gets on the stand it will be more of the same--I think she will not have much to share/offer except feelings (motherly feelings)--meaning grief, anguish, confusion. Personally, I question how much he confided in her esp. in the last years. I think whatever she knows comes from the press, same with the sibs.
^^Katherine's side is lying at times, AEG is lying at times, & the only person who knows is dead, so they will not stop lying.
what bugs the hell out of me about this lawsuit is that The Jackson's INSIST there were SO MANY interventions. What about the letter they all signed in 2007 that said that there was NEVER any interventions and that Michael had NO problem whats so ever. Where they lying THEN....what changed from 2007 to 2009?....Again I ask...were they lying THEN OR are they lying NOW??...while I do not particularly have a "side" in this trial I HOPE that AEG brings up that letter...because it's ridiculous. It seems as they are MISSING the whole point of this case...and that is SUPPOSE to be..WHO hired Murray...NOT how much of a drug addict was Michael Jackson. Jeez...that whole point there can be solved in 2 seconds ...all they have to do is introduce the autopsy report into evidence....it really does speak for itself. The ONLY side I am on here....IS Michael's....and that's it!!
What was Michael supposed to do about the pain in his back? Stay in bed all day? Not take pain pills for his back just to make them happy? Screw that. If my back hurts I take something. Why if he took something he was an addict?
Dileo's vm re we want to know what he's 'doing' says to me that he suspected drugs, so he wanted a blood test. Also he said 'we'--so he had spoken with AEG people and they did suspect drugs, but of course maybe not propofol at that point. I think MJ used propofol in the past when actually performing, not for rehearsals. Dileo (rip) could tell us a lot if he were still here and a witness.
what bugs the hell out of me about this lawsuit is that The Jackson's INSIST there were SO MANY interventions. What about the letter they all signed in 2007 that said that there was NEVER any interventions and that Michael had NO problem whats so ever. Where they lying THEN....what changed from 2007 to 2009?....Again I ask...were they lying THEN OR are they lying NOW??...while I do not particularly have a "side" in this trial I HOPE that AEG brings up that letter...because it's ridiculous. It seems as they are MISSING the whole point of this case...and that is SUPPOSE to be..WHO hired Murray...NOT how much of a drug addict was Michael Jackson. Jeez...that whole point there can be solved in 2 seconds ...all they have to do is introduce the autopsy report into evidence....it really does speak for itself. The ONLY side I am on here....IS Michael's....and that's it!!
. If they have evidence to support this, AEG to me is as guilty as Murray and nothing else as drug enablers.Panish: evidence will show MJ requested a doctor... plus opiates. Paul Gongaware talked to Dr. Murray and closes the deal.
Then, either Muarry had enough money from his salary to pay his debt & he did not, or his salary could not keep up with his debts. Shouldn't Panish show which it is, because if they make a claim that he needed this money due to debt, there is no guarantee he would use this new money to pay off his debt, if his regular salary was sufficient & the debt was still not being paid. If that is the case, then his actions would not have been motivated by his need to get money for his debt. So debt or no debt Muarry would act the same way & AEG would have no way of knowing.
LastTear;3817497 said:I have said it before but I'm going to repeat myself:
I think what bugs me the most re the Jacksons insisting MJ was an addict and that they knew about it at the time, and had tried interventions, is that they had the ideal opportunity during the family dinner, 14th May I think, to 'intervene.' So it tells me that either they didn't feel they needed to intervene or that they chose, for whatever reason, to ignore Michael's addiction. It really bugs me so I hope this is brought up.
Randy Jackson says nobody told them, well, they were with him so why would they need someone to tell them. It's so easy to point the fingers at others but sometimes you have to look within.
Let me be clear, I don't blame Michael's death on the Jackson's, but neither do I blame it on AEG, the only person I blame is conrad murray.
“Mrs. Jackson was asked if she or any other family members ever attempted to do an intervention with Michael as it relates to painkillers or any other drugs. She stated that there had been one attempted intervention at Neverland on behalf of Janet, however Michael didn’t want to participate. (LA Times)
Based on what I am reading I do not think they are overly focused on addiction yet? The Jacksons had to address addiction because AEG will, but in a worse way. The Jacksons explained that he had these problems because of his injuries and I am sure people can relate with that! Now they brought up the interventions just because AEG will argue that if the family did not know about it how could they. Which is utter BS in my opinion. AEG had people working with Michael almost on a daily basis and even a functional family doesn't necessarily meet very often.
And for the background checks, where I live you also need people's consent for looking into the financial background. But it is a normal business practice to get this consent before you do business with anybody. To me that is no excuse why they shouldn't check him out and I am also sure they have their ways to get information either way.
But people still argue that the severe financial situation and the 5 millions he asked for to care for Michael, were no warning signs not to hire him. However, once they knew that Michael had problems (and apparently suspected that he was taking something) would't that been the time to realize that Murray is involved? To ask themselves why does Michael need a personal doctor, why did Michael insist on Murray and why did Murray ask for that much money? It would not make sense, if you suspect that he is taking something, not to suspect the doctor Michael so badly requested... I believe that AEG knew exactly what was going on (maybe not which drugs were administered, but that Murray would supply him with what he needed) and I am very curious how the Jacksons are trying to prove it. They said in their opening statement . If they have evidence to support this, AEG to me is as guilty as Murray and nothing else as drug enablers.
As difficult as it is to accept, Michael had a dependency. He even admitted it himself. And I am certain, that while he had it under control most of the time it is very difficult when you are under stress. The problem with the pain medication is, he needed it for his injuries. It is really the doctor's responsibility to control the amount that is prescribed and make sure you do not become dependent and if you do, you get the help. Sadly, Michael was surrounded by enablers, drug dealers that call themselves doctors!
I do not know what sources you are reading, but to me it always sounds like they are talking about his dependency issues in general (not a particular point in time) and also genereally about interventions that took place.
So if the Jacksons establish that AEG hired Murray for the purpose of supplying him with drugs at Michael's request, you do not think they are to blame for what happened in the end?
On every thread it seems like we have to do a post about addiction/dependancy, and so on.
Mj had problems with medication, AT TIMES.
In 2009, we have no idea what was going on, but it looks like he was not addicted to anything in 2009.
There was no pain killer in his house, he was getting demerol on a very irrgular basis from Klein , but that was too irregular to really cause a problem.
Panish says he was looking for a doctor and opiates. Well that's wrong, it shows they don't have a doctor to help them, they don't know what propofol is, do they even know what opiates are ?
The pills that were found at his home, were benzos (insomnia, anxiety), there were no opiates at all. The only opiate in the story was the demerol Klein was giving. Propofol is not an opiate.
Michael could not sleep. That was the problem. According to Dr Metzger' testimony it was always the case when he was touring, and it had been going on for decades. We don't know why for sure he had this insomnia. But that was the problem he was trying to fix with propofol.
What they mean I think is that Michael had problems in the past, and so AEG should have suspected the doctor because of that.
On every thread it seems like we have to do a post about addiction/dependancy, and so on.
Mj had problems with medication, AT TIMES.
In 2009, we have no idea what was going on, but it looks like he was not addicted to anything in 2009.
There was no pain killer in his house, he was getting demerol on a very irrgular basis from Klein , but that was too irregular to really cause a problem.
Panish says he was looking for a doctor and opiates. Well that's wrong, it shows they don't have a doctor to help them, they don't know what propofol is, do they even know what opiates are ?
The pills that were found at his home, were benzos (insomnia, anxiety), there were no opiates at all. The only opiate in the story was the demerol Klein was giving. Propofol is not an opiate.
Michael could not sleep. That was the problem. According to Dr Metzger' testimony it was always the case when he was touring, and it had been going on for decades. We don't know why for sure he had this insomnia. But that was the problem he was trying to fix with propofol.
What they mean I think is that Michael had problems in the past, and so AEG should have suspected the doctor because of that.
That is what I was trying to say. That they DO not say Michael had addiction problems right now but AT TIMES. And people cannot really deny that. And this means that there is always a tendency to relapse, especially when under a lot of stress. I am not sure whether it even matters to which drug Michael was addicted to and what killed him? Wouldn't it be enough to establish that AEG knew Michael had dependency issues in the past and thus providing him with a personal doctor that does 'need this gig' is a risky business. I am not sure why Panish said that about opiates though, you are right. I guess we will see in the further course of this trial.
But the point I was trying to make, i do not think that the Jackson are are overly obsessing on dependency in this trial and trying to negatively paint Michael as an addict. But from the restricted information we have it is difficult to tell.
theres no evidence mj had any dependency issues on p.k or anything else at the time of his killing. we know he had issues in 93 and the early 00's but mj did not die of a p.k overdose. p.k are not relevent to this case just like they werent relevent in murrays trial even though murray tried to use it as a defence. Supposed interventions at neverland are irrelevent as that was in the early 00's as aeg said and we could say the same what does a p.k addiction from 93 have to do with the use of diprivan to sleep 15 years later. of course we know the jacksons are trying to push the agenda that mj was a continuas addict from the last 20-30 years but the facts from the crim trial show mj was not taking anything other than what murray gave him that night and bottled benzos that had been prescribed for sleep had been under used and certainly not abused.
the jacksons are like murray. going on about demoral etc when that has nothing to do with what happened to mj and is irrelevent to this case.
- I think it is very important that it is propofol : it's not an OD, it's the way it was given that killed : it's negligence on Murray's part. How can a non medical person evalutate that ?
-I understand the questions about AEG (should they have done this or that) from a human point of view, but I have no answer right know, I just want to know what they knew, and hear their arguments.
It's very difficult, because yes you are supposed to protect a person in danger, but that person was a sane adult , who was free to choose what he wanted for his health.
-They can talk about addiction if they want, but at least do it correctly ! Stating that in 2009 MJ was looking for a Dr AND opiates is ridiculous, and will turn against Panish.
-Another thing I don't understand, is why they spent so much time on Murray's debts and not on his lies. That's a very important part of the problem. Michael was secretive, but Murray was even more secretive....Michael's decisions were based upon his lies, and so were AEG's.