There were two main stories that caught my interest on the front page: the verdict of the Michael Jackson trial and the economic turmoil in Greece and Italy. These two articles combined with the article on A15 about the medical legalization of marijuana really spoke to me about the corruption in the world we live in today.
The verdict of the Michael Jackson trial is that his doctor, Conrad Murray, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license. He had given Jackson propofol, an anesthetic, combined with other drugs to form a lethal combination. With a salary of $150,000 per month, why would he feel the need to have any financial motivation by killing Jackson?! I was dumbfounded and before I really researched this topic I assumed that Jackson’s death was probably an accident. In my opinion this is probably the worst murder of the decade. I thought the Times did a fantastic job of covering this story, describing his fans, what went on in court, and painting a picture of Jackson right before his death.
Even though I’m not one to follow politics, I thought this quote by Rachel Donadio in her article about the European crisis spoke for everyone: “No established parties want to assume the full political cost of pushing through unpopular austerity measures and changes to the labor market.” In other words, no matter what political party, everyone knows that change has to happen and it’s not going to be good.
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