I dont doubt for a second he did it or that it was a negligent call.
What I am objecting to is calling him a monster because of a bad outcome in a bad situation. He most certainly is not.
Negligent n this case more than likely from a professional standpoint but I am sure that it was precisely his compassion for people that led him to that terrible decision.
The idea that no one else would have is false on its face as this was not MJ's first go around with this drug it was something he was using before Murray was ever on the scene.
While I am not a medical professional I am not unacquainted with developed resistances to drugs. Some people can take a handful of depressants and function just fine because they have built up tolerances to it.
People are acting like MJ was some pristine angelic figure that this demon doctor came to and killed, when the truth is far from that. MJ was a sick twisted individual with a long history of drug abuse long before Murray came on the scene.
His motives for being there I cant comment on as I dont know what drove him to be there if it was the lure of stardom or the money or both or just the desire to help a troubled individual.
What I do know is that in all my dealings with him he was always a very kind man and willing to sit and go through all aspects of your health decisions with you.
I have dealt with many doctors in my years and of the hundreds I have seen in my life he is up on the top of the list when it comes to caring for the patient and willingness to be completely open about whatever your condition was.
As far as horrific things doctors do I can think of many more horrible than allowing a patient to continue using medication
they have been using for years. It doesnt begin to rank for me in the horrifying realm.
we had a whole clinic here in Vegas that was re using needles to save a couple pennies and infected hundreds with hepatitis. That's horiffic and monstrous. Bending to the will of a drug addict patient is certainly negligent and stupid but far far from monstrous IMHO regardless of what drug that addict was hooked on.
In my dealing with doctors over the years theres a couple thing I have learned. They are human just like everyone else they make bad calls. There are great docs and some that I wonder if i have more knowledge than they do in their fields.
I have seen doctors cling to outdated regimens for treatments simply because they are comfortable with them and unwilling to take the effort to learn newer better practices.
The level of hubris in the field is appalling. Maybe that was his big mistake thinking he knew best.
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