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Monday, August 24, 2009

Celeb Regicide

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:04 PM

MJ's death ruled a homicide, says the PI:

A law enforcement official
tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide.

The finding makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.

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Actually the coroner ruled the death as a homicide, not murder. All murders are homicide but not all homicide is murder, legally. The most they could hope to file against this doctor would be manslaughter.

Posted by danindowntown on August 24, 2009 at 2:09 PM

Oh come on, let's call it MURDER!! DAH DAH DAH!!!

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on August 24, 2009 at 2:11 PM

MICHAEL JACKSON IS DEAD?!??? OMG!

Posted by jns on August 24, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Well...

Looks like he was hit by -- he was struck by...

...a smooth criminal.

YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Posted by Baconcat on August 24, 2009 at 2:14 PM

@1—you are correct. Fixed.

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on August 24, 2009 at 2:19 PM

The doctor saved us from having to see MJ slowly morph into Joan Rivers.

Posted by Vince on August 24, 2009 at 2:19 PM

I think Farrah Fawcett killed him.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on August 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM

If you know the name of the king or queen being killed, press One.

Posted by cw on August 24, 2009 at 2:24 PM

It's really such a shame he had to die such an untimely death - because he would have loved those pink panties Dan posted about earlier.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 24, 2009 at 2:38 PM

@1 - My understanding of California law is that the doctor could be charged with 2nd degree murder if the state claimed he showed willful disregard for medical standards and the safety and well being of his patient. Manslaughter if he only showed negligence.

Posted by C Darrow on August 24, 2009 at 2:40 PM

@4 - Thank you, David Caruso.

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on August 24, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Regicide.

Posted by gloomy gus on August 24, 2009 at 3:14 PM

I meant to append, "Awesome title."

Posted by gloomy gus on August 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM

I hope that when I die, I'm well-liked enough that police will dig and dig and dig and dig and dig until they find some minor lead tenuous enough to accuse someone of MURDER, just so they can have some person to blame for my death instead of my wildly self-destructive lifestyle.

Posted by Zebes

on August 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM

(Bart calls for help.)
911 Recording: If you know the 3-digit number of the crime being committed, please enter it now.
(Bart enters code)
You've entered the code for regicide. If you know the name of the King or Queen being murdered...

Posted by Ride That Bullet Train To Vegas