Catherine, the lawer who runs VBTT, was able to talk last night with a lady who works on LAPD on similar cases. She gave us the transcript

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February 10, 2010

Catherine, the lawer who runs VBTT, was able to talk last night with a lady who works on the LAPD on similar cases. She gave us the transcript:

This evening I attended an event where, as we introduced ourselves, I found myself sitting next to a police detective who works for the Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department located downtown. She said that the group that's working on the Murray case is located two offices down from her. (She herself works on cold cases.) Our conversation went something like this...

CC: Are you privy to the scuttlebutt going on in that division, like about the Conrad Murray case?

PD: Oh, yes. It's quite the topic of conversation around the water cooler and lunch room.

CC: Do you think that Murray is being charged with the appropriate crime? Are they going for the maximum charge?

PD: Definitely. There is no other charge that has as reasonable a likelihood of sticking.

CC: So second degree murder wouldn't stick?

PD: No. The burden of proof for malice aforethought is exacting, and it's highly unlikely, with the evidence they have, that it could be proven, even if the DA thinks there was any [malice], which he doesn't.

CC: Some fans think that maybe the DA doesn't have enough personal regard for Michael Jackson to pursue his killer more aggressively.

PD: Actually, it's quite the opposite. If the administration of propofol had happened to you or me, under the circumstances described, the matter would be brought before the appropriate medical board and that would be the end of it for Murray. It's because this happened to Michael Jackson that it's being pursued criminally at all. The DA wants to win this case, so he's not going to risk Murray going scot-free by pressing for a higher crime and then not winning.

CC: Well, the fans don't see it that way. They want him tried for murder.

PD: That's understandable, but what people think and what can be proven are two different things.

CC: And the family...

PD: Well, the family, of course, has an emotional investment in the outcome, so it's doubly hard for them to understand the legal technicalities involved. But, believe me, if the case didn't involve Michael Jackson, the matter wouldn't see the light of day criminally. It would all be handled civilly, with the family suing the doctor for wrongful death and that's it.

So there you have it, folks, from an insider.

And here is the link on VBTT: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Vindication_Better_Than_Tributes/message/17338

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