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陪审员继续回答问题5 r7 O# N% t& E+ q$ V7 m3 V
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The problem I have with what our foreman said and the question you are asking is that it mixes up the timelines. If the word unethical was included in question 2, we would still have to assess whether AEG knew that at the time they hired Conrad Murray.
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& e# q! F# ?6 ~The most the plaintiffs could say in that area was that Murray asked for $5million initially and that should have sent up red flags. Asking for that amount would definitely catch my attention and maybe raise an eyebrow, but it still doesn't qualify in my mind as unethical. Asking for a lot of money doesn't mean one is unethical in my estimation (and I hope the irony of repeatedly implying that in court was not lost on the plaintiffs ). Also that Murray was being foreclosed on and had a lot of owed child support. Again, being in debt or being foreclosed on doesn't in itself cross an ethical boundary in my mind. 3 G9 s8 c, ?) T* Z4 y2 U
- q" Q& W8 P6 h% C2 j. {So no, I don't think we would have answered differently if the question asked whether he was ethical because we didn't see any evidence that showed that AEG knew Murray was going to act unethically.# D& U$ w* C+ j* _. p3 f
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Absolutely. I can't stress enough how much we all liked him by the end of the trial. So many witnesses and so much heartfelt testimony. Lots of pure love and affection for Michael poured out over these months and it left an incredible impression on all of us. 4 Y+ l: s0 i, y- v# |2 t* t- Z
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This hits the nail on the head. Throughout all the testimony and witnesses, that was one of the strongest recurring themes -- MJ was a wonderful father and person.
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+ Q* K3 ]! E/ a% \+ r6 MYou are right on the money in my opinion.
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( c( t. G4 e- ?. p* dThe conflict of interest idea was countered by the defense saying that in actuality all 3 interests were aligned. It was clearly in everyone's best interest for Michael to be healthy and to do the shows and I see no way to dispute this. MJ being healthy and performing was good for everyone involved. And even if one wants to view this as a conflict of interest, I don't see how the existence of it in and of itself renders Murray unfit or incompetent. We were told over and over that conflicts of interest arise all the time in medicine and are the responsibility of the doctor to mitigate.; U; D J' a& Q: D& E
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So even if a conflict of interest was in place, it was on Murray's shoulders to mitigate it since he was the one providing medical care to MJ.
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As for question 1, our first vote had 3 answers. % F1 O: {( y" W. D! ^ y% V
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Hired him. 5 v$ _. Q% S3 B: c: Q! d+ N# d: ]9 ]
Didn't hire him.
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8 X( R, R' n$ O! F9 H* JAfter first vote it was 6 votes unsure, 4 votes no and 2 votes yes. I initially voted no." v! J5 R8 L( u/ v! L# c5 I
6 ^ l7 t% M( y5 H! SBut we then looked at the jury instructions which said that contracts can be written, oral, or partly written and partly oral. It said that oral contracts are just as valid as written contracts, and that implied-in-fact contracts could be valid through the parties' conduct.' }* E/ p) V, W& `/ [# x8 C5 M
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So we looked at AEG's behavior in dealing with Conrad Murray, and we felt that between the drawn up contracts, the fact that they backdated his starting date from June 1 to May 1 in one of the drafts, the Gongaware emails about who was paying Murray's salary, that Randy Phillips and Murray were in charge of getting MJ to rehearsals, it was all enough conduct to say that they "hired" him.
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* V) X$ e. v! lIt is late here and I'm off to sleep, will answer more posts tomorrow. |
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