Joe Jackson Demands Justice for Michael Jackson’s Death

Lots of reactions coming after the King of Pop’s death had been officially ruled as homicide. One of them is coming from Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson.

The 80-year-old patriarch may not have the best relationship with his son when Michael is still alive, but he cares about the Heal the World singer and wants to make sure authorities get to the bottom of how he died.

In an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s Today show, Joe Jackson said he’d never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son’s death. As the elder Jackson said, “I’m not angry. I’m mad… because I didn’t know all this was going on. That’s what I’m mad about.”

He continued, “I keep thinking, I just can’t believe this happened to him. I’m fine, I’m just still grieving over my son’s loss, because he was the greatest all over the world. And I’m proud of that.” And now, he said that he and the rest of the Jacksons want justice to be done.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced last Friday that Michael Jackson’s death on June 25 was a homicide caused primarily by propofol and another sedative, and ruled propofol with other anti-anxiety drugs was a contributing factor in his death. Jackson was using propofol to help him sleep, a practice medical experts consider extremely dangerous.

When asked about the possibility to sue Dr. Conrad Murray, the entertainer’s personal physician, as the one who’s responsible for the drugs that were given to Michael and lead to his death, Joe replied, “It (the coroner announcement) tells me there was foul play done. That’s what it tells me. And more to be investigated to see what is behind all of this stuff, not just Dr. Conrad Murray.” He added, “Someone should pay. Not just someone but all of them should pay that was involved.”

We agree and we support you, Grandpa Joe!

Popularity: 1% [?]