Certainly many fans of the King of Pop seem convinced he fell victim to a conspiracy. The question centers around the drugs in Michael Jackson’s death and just who put them there.

Despite the obvious, that Michael Jackson is the one responsible for the drugs in his bloodstream, many of his fans hold on to the belief that MJ is the victim of murder.

Sorry folks. Where I come from people who take too many drugs and then die aren’t murder victims. They are irresponsible individuals who have fatally injured themselves due to their own inappropriate actions.

Put the blame for Michael Jackson’s death directly where it belongs: on Michael Jackson.

Did Michael Jackson have some lousy doctors? It sure appears so. The doctors need to be investigated and prosecuted for whatever wrong-doing they did. But in the end, it was still Michael Jackson’s responsibility to take care of his own health. If he hadn’t surrounded himself with sycophants and money grubbers, his life would have ended up very different. But Michael Jackson seemed to always keep people around who agreed with him, whether his decisions were in his best interest or not.

Jackson doctor Conrad Murray is currently at the center of a federal probe that aims to find out which drugs he supplied to Jackson and why.

Warrants say prosecutors will be looking for “records, shipping orders, distribution lists, use records relating to the purchase, transfer ordering, delivery and storage of propofol (Diprivan).”

If it turns out that Dr. Conrad Murray is prosecuted for the murder of Michael Jackson, millions of the pop singer’s fans worldwide will feel vindicated. They would love to be able to blame Murray for the downfall of their beloved star. Too bad these well meaning fans don’t take a more realistic view of the famed Moonwalker.

Certainly Michael Jackson lived an extraordinary life that few other entertainers have dreamed of. He also did a lot of good for many people. But his good deeds don’t excuse his many character flaws completely.

Jackson was 50 years old at the time of his death. He had more experience dealing with people in his length career than most people ever have. Yet he chose to surround himself with people who didn’t have his best interests at heart. His fatal flaw ended up being his willingness to take advice (and drugs) from people who were only interested in his millions.

And in the final analysis, that’s his responsibility. All of us have to do the same. If someone wants to prescribe you with dangerous medication, it is still up to you to decide if the risk is worth it or not.

That’s true whether you’re the King of Pop or the Average Joe down the street.

Was Michael Jackson murdered? Only time can answer that question.

What is your opinion of Michael Jackson’s death?