Michael Jackson's Doctor Has Ben Released From Prison.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24704030

Should he have been jailed in the first place and should he now be allowed to practice once again?

[baza]

I thought Ben was a song by MJ.

[douglas9401]

He was a rat too.

[jno]

two years for involuntary manslaughter, probably about right. I won't be signing up at his practice though.

[FredPuli43]

A song about a rat, wasn't it? As typos go, that is curiously felicitous.

And the answers are 'Yes' he should have been jailed; any doctor who behaves like that presents a real danger to patients; and 'Yes' he should be suspended from practice, for the same reason.

[cupid04]

I loved that film when I saw it years ago!

[Mamyalynne]

I don't think he should be allowed to practice medicine again.

[aelmpvw]

who's going to let him put a needle into their arm?

[friedgreentomato]

Yes he should have been jailed and no he should not be allowed to practice again.

He broke his oath and did not care for his patient!

[Sqad]

Off to my Club, so will post on my return.

[anotheoldgit]

/// He broke his oath and did not care for his patient ///

I think that was his undoing he cared about his patient too much, he should have been stronger and told drug user Jackson, enough is enough.

[friedgreentomato]

No he did not care for his patient he cared about money more!

[Bazile]

I bet he is thrilled to be out

[youngmafbog]

Not quite as clearcut as 'normal' cases but I still dont think he should be given a licence to practice again.

[LazyGun]

Yes, he should have been jailed. No, he should not be allowed to practice again.

[jno]

if he does get a licence, it appears it will only be in Texas; there is no law west of the Pecos so he may well get one.

[Sqad]

If I could just set the scene:

In the USA 90% of doctors are private and less than 10% employed and in the UK it is the opposite 90% are employed ( NHS) and 10% private.

In the US the financial success of your private practice is dependant upon the number of patients that you see and in the UK your salary is guaranteed for life independant of your work load.

It is inappropriate on this thread to go into the pros and cons of either system.....so I won't.

Here is a cardiologist who is approached by a famous world wide celebrity to "attend" to his medical needs and a handsome retainer included.
Yes, the doctor would have a good idea as to what that would involve.........should he turn it down?

In retrospect, yes he should....but he didn't, he took on a druggie who was a time bomb waiting to go off.........living on borrowed time......a matter of who was going to give the coup de grace.......the patient himself or the doctor?

Well, we all now know that the doctor was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he has paid for it.

Should he have gone to jail?......yes..........I think that he should.

Should he be allowed to practice again? ...yes......I think that he should.
He has served his sentence and he is still a trained cardiologist.

He will still make a good living, although not " flourishing."

Will he kill again? He has certainly learned a harsh lesson....one hopes.

[sandyRoe]

I don't suppose the doctor is a wealthy man by Jackson standards. Would it be worth their(the Jackson clan's) while suing him?

[anneasquith]

yes......no.

[jno]

in the wrong place at the wrong time

or maybein the right place at the right time but delivering the wrong dosage?

[Sqad]

jno

\\\\ but delivering the wrong dosage?\\\

and there lies the "rub".....what IS the correct dose, especially for an addict?

Do you remember the case of Bodkin-Adams.....giving too much drug to patients?....Google him.