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Reply #420 posted 04/23/17 11:34am

zenarose

PennyPurple said:



PurpleDiamonds1 said:


zenarose said:
Please also consider (forgive me) dressing a body in rigor. If they were distraught I don't think they could have brouggt themselves to do so and it would be time consuming as well.

That would indicate who ever dressed Prince that way was with him at the time he died.

Again, it hasn't been proven that anybody dressed Prince....



Im sorry PennyPurple, I said IF. Im speculating like everyone else.
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Reply #421 posted 04/23/17 11:47am

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This thread is so wrong sad



is that your buddy jimmy saville?


No. I'm merely equating this thread with a dead paedophile.



The world's problems like climate change can only be solved through strategic long-term thinking, not expediency. In other words all the govts. need sacking!

If you can add value to someone's life then why not. Especially if it colors their days...
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Reply #422 posted 04/23/17 11:48am

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I think you would need to reseach police protocol to claim it was a "contaminated scene." I know I haven't resarched that myself (and I won't put time into that because I don't agree with the staged-scene conspiracy theories).


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There is no evidence at all that people were freely wandering in and out of PP on April 21 between when the police arrived at 9:45 and when the search began at 2:34pm (8 minutes after the judge signed the warrant) in which the opioid stashes were found.



zenarose said:


leec1 said:


If Im not mistaken the CC sheriff did not say that PP was considered a "crime scene" during the first news conference. That must have been determined after the fact. Again just because a search warrant is dated that doesn't mean it was granted and executed that day.

Please read the warrant and you will see it was requested and signed by a judge the same day it was requested: 4/21.


[/quote I am going to email CCSO and ask. I see the first initial warrant being requested on scene when the 911 call was answered. Past that there were many non LE people at PP. Tyka and her husband to start. They turned PP back over to the family before a second search warrant was completed. In the mean time there was a service held at PP with many people there. Contaminated scene. I will stand by my research thus far. If I find that I am mistaken, I have no problem admitting that and give the correct info. [Edited 4/23/17 8:39am]

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No I don't need to research protocol in my area. I know what it is. I want to know if MN is different and how. I would think the best source would be CCSO. Much like you did with the ME.
We have investigated a lot together along with MENES and discovered much information. I refuse to be drawn into, for the lack of a better word "pissin' contest" with you. I respect you and your thoughts and opinions even though they differ from mine. Its not about who is right or wrong. It is about TRUTH.
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Reply #423 posted 04/23/17 11:51am

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Nothing in the warrants seems to indicate that anything was amiss in the way the police handled the Paisley Park building, at least to me.


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Per my reading of the warrants, the police accessed Paisley Park twice to retrieve evidence. The first time -- and the only general building search -- was on April 21, per a warrant signed that day (that's this one: http://www.mncourts.gov/m...ndex-1.pdf ). That search, conducted that day just 8 minutes after the warrant was signed, yielded Prince's opioid stash.


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The second warrant was issued on April 25, specifically to retrieve Prince's laptop computer (this one: http://www.mncourts.gov/m...ndex-3.pdf ). The computer was examined forensically by May 5, it sounds like.


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So the only possible issue was the delay in retrieving his laptop, which wouldn't really have caused an issue because of the forensic examination by an expert (the chances that a person could delete somthing off a computer that a forensic expert couldn't retrieve are slim, and the most important info woundn't likely be on the computer itself but in emails which are stored in a remote server, as noted in a different warrant for those email server records).


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So i'm not sure that the warrants show evidence of police "backtracking" or changing the investigation's focus, that I see anyway, nor do they show that "contamination" of the Paisley Park building would've been a factor in their invesigation.



kmama07 said:


disch said:
I believe the police strongly suspected almost instantly that this was an od death. - Why? Because per the April 21 warrant and "receipt, inventory and return" (this one: http://www.mncourts.gov/m...ndex-1.pdf ), the police found Prince's opioid stash on April 21. The detective on the scene, in that April 21 warrant request, had asked permission to "Collect any and all illicit narcotics that could explain the cause of the decedent’s death," along with "Any and all medications found within the address; ...narcotic related paraphernalia, including scales, narcotic residues, syringes;...any notes, ledgers, receipts, prescriptions, and other documentation that could explain the source of any medications and/or illicit narcotics discovered in the premises." The detective wrote that "Your Affiant was made aware by witnesses that were interviewed, that Prince recently had a history of going through withdrawals, which are believed to be the result of the abuse of prescription medication. Further, Your Affiant received information from interviews conducted, that Prince’s assistants had arranged a meeting between Prince and medical professionals to assess and address Prince’s medical concerns." - Police see Od deaths all the time and are likely familiar with the signs. An accidental od by someone struggling against an addiction IS a "simple" death in their worlds I'm sure. 1Sasha said:

IMO this was the death of an international icon. His high profile required extraordinary measures. The local police apparently thought this was a "simple" death: heart attack, aneurysm, something like that. I don't believe they thought it was an overdose at first. Then they got word - privately - from the ME's office that this looked like an overdose, and all hell broke loose. So they had to backtrack, call in the DEA and now in this compromised building the investigation had to essentially re-launch. That's what I think.



[Edited 4/23/17 8:29am] [/quote Disch...points well taken, but I also can see where 1sasha is coming from with the "backtracking". A lot of activity at PP between initial authorities being there and when they returned after memorial. I don't think anything was "staged", but can understand the thought of something being overlooked due to all the activity. (If that makes sense?) [Edited 4/23/17 10:53am]



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Just went back and reread through those. I see your point. Thank you for the redirect.
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Reply #424 posted 04/23/17 12:04pm

DD55

disch said:

Nothing in the warrants seems to indicate that anything was amiss in the way the police handled the Paisley Park building, at least to me.

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Per my reading of the warrants, the police accessed Paisley Park twice to retrieve evidence. The first time -- and the only general building search -- was on April 21, per a warrant signed that day (that's this one: http://www.mncourts.gov/m...ndex-1.pdf ). That search, conducted that day just 8 minutes after the warrant was signed, yielded Prince's opioid stash.

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The second warrant was issued on April 25, specifically to retrieve Prince's laptop computer (this one: http://www.mncourts.gov/m...ndex-3.pdf ). The computer was examined forensically by May 5, it sounds like.

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So the only possible issue was the delay in retrieving his laptop, which wouldn't really have caused an issue because of the forensic examination by an expert (the chances that a person could delete somthing off a computer that a forensic expert couldn't retrieve are slim, and the most important info woundn't likely be on the computer itself but in emails which are stored in a remote server, as noted in a different warrant for those email server records).

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So i'm not sure that the warrants show evidence of police "backtracking" or changing the investigation's focus, that I see anyway, nor do they show that "contamination" of the Paisley Park building would've been a factor in their invesigation.

kmama07 said:

disch said:

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Disch, you are correct the laptop wasn’t taken by the police right away. Computer froensics experts know their stuff, maybe the laptop was left a few days to see who would use it and what clues could have been left by those users by looking at any activity with a time stamp post 4/21?
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PP is a huge place, was the initial search only his personal living quarters (and the backpack)? And then of course we know nothing about other findings of items listed in the search warrant, email records, paperwork, etc. In addition we have no idea what the DEA was looking for or what they found.
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As for Andrew K. It was reported that he arrived at 6am, went to his hotel to freshen up then went to PP. How did it take 45 min to find P.? Well maybe upon arrival, for several minutes Kirk & Co were filling Andrew in as to the backstory, how P was dong and discussing how they could approach the situation?
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Outside a few documents (warrents), we really know nothing!
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We have to stop insulting the CCSO by insulting that they are incompetent because we don’t know the facts or the reasons they processed the situation as they did.
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Reply #425 posted 04/23/17 12:04pm

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cloveringold85 said:

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Paisley Park was never declared a "crime scene". There were several people going in and out of PP on 4/21/16, and several days thereafter. The search warrant came too late, because the crime scene was already contaminated by then. Sheila E. even admitted to "things being touched and moved", i.e, Prince's personal laptop.

Hey Clover..I'm pretty sure PP was declared a crime scene on 5/6/16. I never understood this. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on the date

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Sorry, I worded that incorrectly. Not enough sleep will do that, LOL.

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What I meant is that PP was not declared a crime scene until much later. It should have been done on 04/21/16, as soon as his body was found, imo.

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Reply #426 posted 04/23/17 12:06pm

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cloveringold85 said:

Regarding Prince's headaches. Headaches can be brought on by many things. Prince was known to go without eating any food for several hours or maybe even days. Heck, that's enough to give me a headache. He could have been dehydrated, which can cause headaches. Not getting enough rest can causes headaches. It could have been any number of prescriptions that could have caused his headaches. So many things can cause headaches.

Mrs. Mayte finally admitted he did have migraine headache on HLN last night.

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Well, I'm not surprised at all that Prince suffered from migraines. What is strange is that I have read several articles in the past where some of P's closest friends said that Prince did not even like to take an aspirin when he did not feel well.

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Reply #427 posted 04/23/17 12:07pm

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NotACleverName said:
This article... http://www.presspubs.com/...icle_fe059d14-6dd2-11e5-8576-2fc3f25abb98.html ....includes the following explanations: "Minnesota has a law entitled the “Good Samaritan Law." It places a legal duty on people to provide reasonable assistance to others that have been exposed to or are in peril of grave physical harm. Reasonable assistance could mean simply attempting to get help from law enforcement or medical personnel. To further encourage people to help others, the law protects lay-people from civil liability for negligence committed while voluntarily providing emergency care. This immunity exists both at the scene of the emergency and while transporting someone to a location where professional care can be rendered. While the law protects someone who negligently acts in good faith, it does not protect a person who acts in a willful and wanton or reckless manner." Andrew placed the 911 call thereby summoning "medical personnel"; and, while he might be considered negligent in bringing the meds across state lines, he did act in "good faith". That is my interpretation of how this law provides immunity.
Leaves a lot of gray area to me. Somehow it seems wrong for him to not be charged when he broke several laws.

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Andrew won't be charged with anything because he made the 911 call to cover his ass.

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Reply #428 posted 04/23/17 12:08pm

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laurarichardson said:
Calling 911 when someone is already dead has nothing to do with the Good Sam law. If Andrew had arrived on the scene and Prince was in need of those drugs as a life or death matter and he administered them he would be covered. Bringing these drugs across state lines without a medical license violets Federal laws because Prince was alive and well when Andrew was coming with meds and Prince could have gone to a hospital or down the road to Hazeldon.
Prince had NOT been pronounced at the time of Andrew's call. You can "debate" this all day long but the law is the law. Andrew has not been charged with any crime. It doesn't appear that he will be, either. Andrew had nothing to do with the death of Prince. No way. No how.

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Andrew told the 911 dispatch that Prince was not breathing, and said "I think he is dead".

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Reply #429 posted 04/23/17 12:11pm

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laurarichardson said:
--Like I said had Andrew been forced to use the drugs due to a life or death stituation I could see but Prince had been dead for hours and there is no way Andrew knew Prince was going to die and these life savings drugs were the only things that could help. It is absurd but I guess we know how the criminal justice system works. [Edited 4/22/17 15:10pm]
Andrew was not a Good Samaritan ... Performing CPR would fit that not bringing illegal drugs across state lines that he had no business bringing because he is not a dr and he could not administer any meds.

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I agree, but the fact that Andrew made the 911 Call, he's off the hook. No pun intended.

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Reply #430 posted 04/23/17 12:16pm

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PennyPurple said:

What? The Kornfelds did nothing. If Andrew Kornfeld hadn't shown up, Prince would still be alive?

Prince passed before Andrew's plane even landed (6am). The Kornfelds have nothing to do with Prince's passing.

Dr kornfeld did everything wrong, he should have never been involved. When he was called and told prince was in grave condition, he should have said get him to the hospital now. He is compelled by his oath to call local people and due his,very best to get prince help, including calling the police for a wellness check. He should have implored princes people to do something right now, do not wait. Dr korn sending his uncredentialed son with a backpack full of narcotics is beyond irresponsible. I think the korns were hungry to have prince as a client, and rather than do what is best for the client they were doing what was best for their business, oh ya and it was illegal.

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Lovesymbol: I agree with you. Dr. Kornfeld and his med student Son, Andrew had a lot to do with Prince's death. If Prince was having a medical emergency, you don't send your Son, who is not a qualified doctor all the way from California with a backpack full of pills. So many laws were broken, yet they will get away with it.

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Reply #431 posted 04/23/17 12:28pm

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I don't deny that Prince was in pain and he was seeking relief with his pain. I don't think he was popping pills just for fun and to get high. Anyone who performed like Prince did would be in some kind of pain.

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You would think that if Prince did have a dependency for pain pills, that he would have overdosed or had serious problems prior to April 21, 2016? You would think that all the people that worked closely with him and especially someone like KJ, who was his right hand man, so to speak, would know that Prince had a problem?

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I don't care how private a man Prince was, someone would have leaked the story of his pain pill dependency. And, if he was taking street drugs, dont you think he would have an arrest record for possession of illegal drugs prior to his death?

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People on social media want to label Prince as just another "junkie", but that person will never be me. I seriously doubt that Prince would take illegal street drugs, especially taking pills that are laced with other drugs.

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I still believe that (and this is my own opinion) Prince took those pills thinking they were legit pain pills and not counterfeit pills.

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And, do I think that KJ gave P those pills? Yes. I'm about 99.9% sure that KJ was supplying those pills to Prince.

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[Edited 4/23/17 12:30pm]

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Reply #432 posted 04/23/17 12:52pm

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cloveringold85 said:



LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:


PennyPurple said:


What? The Kornfelds did nothing. If Andrew Kornfeld hadn't shown up, Prince would still be alive?


Prince passed before Andrew's plane even landed (6am). The Kornfelds have nothing to do with Prince's passing.



Dr kornfeld did everything wrong, he should have never been involved. When he was called and told prince was in grave condition, he should have said get him to the hospital now. He is compelled by his oath to call local people and due his,very best to get prince help, including calling the police for a wellness check. He should have implored princes people to do something right now, do not wait. Dr korn sending his uncredentialed son with a backpack full of narcotics is beyond irresponsible. I think the korns were hungry to have prince as a client, and rather than do what is best for the client they were doing what was best for their business, oh ya and it was illegal.

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Lovesymbol: I agree with you. Dr. Kornfeld and his med student Son, Andrew had a lot to do with Prince's death. If Prince was having a medical emergency, you don't send your Son, who is not a qualified doctor all the way from California with a backpack full of pills. So many laws were broken, yet they will get away with it.



Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad
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Reply #433 posted 04/23/17 1:10pm

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PurpleDiamonds1 said:

cloveringold85 said:

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Lovesymbol: I agree with you. Dr. Kornfeld and his med student Son, Andrew had a lot to do with Prince's death. If Prince was having a medical emergency, you don't send your Son, who is not a qualified doctor all the way from California with a backpack full of pills. So many laws were broken, yet they will get away with it.

Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

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Reply #434 posted 04/23/17 1:24pm

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DD55 said:

PurpleDiamonds1 said:

cloveringold85 said: Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

[Edited 4/23/17 13:11pm]

Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?

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Reply #435 posted 04/23/17 1:41pm

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cloveringold85 said:



NotACleverName said:


laurarichardson said:
Calling 911 when someone is already dead has nothing to do with the Good Sam law. If Andrew had arrived on the scene and Prince was in need of those drugs as a life or death matter and he administered them he would be covered. Bringing these drugs across state lines without a medical license violets Federal laws because Prince was alive and well when Andrew was coming with meds and Prince could have gone to a hospital or down the road to Hazeldon.

Prince had NOT been pronounced at the time of Andrew's call. You can "debate" this all day long but the law is the law. Andrew has not been charged with any crime. It doesn't appear that he will be, either. Andrew had nothing to do with the death of Prince. No way. No how.

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Andrew told the 911 dispatch that Prince was not breathing, and said "I think he is dead".



Thank you. Andrew actions were not that of a good sam. He did nothing but call 911. Nothing special about that and state laws do not trump federal laws. Many of which were broken. I doubt he will be charged because I not so sure anyone really cares.
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Reply #436 posted 04/23/17 1:44pm

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PennyPurple said:



DD55 said:




PurpleDiamonds1 said:


cloveringold85 said: Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?


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Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?


Dr.S has not broke any laws. I think he wrong for treating Prince in the first place since he has no background in addiction management. Common sense should have told him that writing a script for Kirk might mean it was really going to Prince seems unethical to me but I am sure he covered himself.
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Reply #437 posted 04/23/17 1:53pm

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After taking some time away and thinking about this more thoroughly, I'm not convinced Prince was an addict. The one thing no one is taking into consideration in all of this is Prince's personality. Yes, he believed in clean living. And yes, I think he was using pain medication. I can understand the medicines in different rooms of the house, and because of that, in different bottles.

Paisley Park is large building. Most people keep their pills in one place in their home, but most people don't have a home as large as PP. So it is possible that Prince kept pills in different spaces of the home, and that would necessitate putting them in bottles not otherwise used for those pills. "Here, I'll use this aspirin bottle, put some in it, and keep it in the laundry room. That way when I'm in that section of Paisley, if my pain becomes too bad, I won't have to run all the way to medicine cabinet."

Prince was all about control He controlled his image. He controlled his band mates. He controlled his music, so much so, that he fought the record company for years so that he could get that control back. Prince is not someone to ever lose control.

Now, since Prince had such control over his image, that means he can't show any weakness, and pain would be weakness in his eyes if it prevented him from doing what he loved. So I can see him confiding in Kirk and having Kirk fake some chronic pain in order to get the doctor to prescribe him pain medication and then giving that medication to Prince. Maybe the doctor suspected this, maybe he didn't. Only he knows.

But what would happen if the doctor decided that Kirk was malingering and cut off his pain medication? Kirk can't tell Prince, "Dude, the doctor won't give me any more." So, he started seeking them out in other ways to give to Prince. 1) I know it would break my heart to see Prince in pain, imagine how much more so if you were that close to him and 2) As much control as Prince liked to exert, Kirk might have imagined that he'd lose his job if he didn't get Prince the medication. So, maybe Kirk did the only thing he could think to do, seek those medications out through other means.

The fact that Prince was cutting up the medication, that's an indication of someone who is taking just a little more to help with breakthrough pain when the full dose didn't work. If he were an addict, he would not have stopped to cut up any pills. I've never seen an addict cut their doses.

Another fact, the doctor originally said he was prescribing medication for Prince in Kirk's name to protect Prince. That would say, either the doctor knew it, or the doctor only suspected it, and in the heat of the moment made that statement. A doctor cannot prescribe that kind of medication without seeing the patient. They can get into a whole world of hurt legally if they do that. That's why he has now backtracked and said he never prescribed any narcotics to Prince, in Prince's name or Kirk's name. He has no long-term records of ever seeing Prince, only the recent visits.

So, Kirk gets the pills illegally to help with Prince's pain. I doubt that Prince would look those pills up on the net, especially if he was in a bad situation pain wise and just wanted the pain controlled so he could get back to work. So he doesn't notice that some of those pills are no longer manufactured, and therefore would be illegal. Plus, if he thinks Kirk is still getting them from his doctor, he wouldn't be suspicious of those pills, thinking they were safe. It's possible the pills he took on the plane, were cut as a much higher dose than either Kirk or Prince knew and that's what caused the first situation. This suddenly starts making everyone close to Prince think he's addicted, thus their call to Dr. K and the emergency situation. This is Prince. Anything like this would be considered an emergency. Prince thinks everyone is being hysterical for no reason, thus him saying at PP, "When you hear news like this, wait a few days, save your prayers for a few days." To him, he just had a reaction to the medication for some reason. Skip forward to the 20th, and he's hurting real bad. He's been traveling a lot, performing a lot, wants to get his pain under control and the only way he knows to control his pain is by taking his medication. Only this time, the medication was cut with fentanyl.

I know all of this is susposition. But the fact is, Prince was in control of all aspects of his life and those around him, period. It is much harder for me to imagine Prince losing control like that. If he thought he was out of control (addicted or not) he would have sought out assistance long ago. I know that mindset. It's one of the reasons why he stayed away from other drugs, because you lose control of yourself. Prince was just not someone who would lose control.


Excellent points. I firmly believe he working on weening from these pills and managing until he got that bad batch and things started to go out of control. He told at least two people he still was not feeling well and had to go back to his doctor. He did not need to go see Dr. S to be told he was on drugs and the doctor did run test which I do not think would have been helpful for Andrew's drugs because Prince had taken more drugs the before. I think those test were going to tell different substances were in those pills he had been taking.
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Reply #438 posted 04/23/17 2:02pm

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Has anyone read the recent article about Chazz Smith?

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Forgive me if it's already been posted here. I've been away for the past 4-months due to personal reasons.

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Anywho, I just don't know what to think anymore. This guy says a lot of conflicting things. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Chazz say after Prince's death that Prince had a problem and needed help? Now, he is seeking answers to Prince's death and thinks there is foul-play. (see link below).

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<p>http://www.fox9.com/news/248932945-story</p>

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Reply #439 posted 04/23/17 2:06pm

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PennyPurple said:



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PurpleDiamonds1 said:


cloveringold85 said: Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

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Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?


Very good point, DD55. At the very least, he disregarded his Hippocratic Oath of "first, do no harm" by prescribing those oxy pills to Kirk knowing full well they were going to be used by Prince. He is backpedaling in a desperate attempt to preserve his career. Perhaps he sincerely believed he was acting in good faith but he had a duty to ensure that Prince received the best care possible. An argument could be made that HE failed Prince. Why is no one scrutinizing HIM?

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Reply #440 posted 04/23/17 2:09pm

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DD55 said:

PurpleDiamonds1 said:

cloveringold85 said: Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

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You can't deny that Dr, K and Andrew played a part in Prince's untimely death. How can you not?

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The first thing that they did wrong (Prince's inner circle) was to call an addiction specialist in California, when there are dozens of well-qualified doctor's in the greater Minneapolis area.

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The second thing they did wrong was to send an unqualified person, such as Andrew (med student), who was not even treating Prince, nor has he ever met Prince before and neither has/did Dr, K. They both also broke the laws by carrying controlled substances across state lines without a license! That is only the beginning! Where is the accountability for their actions? Where?!

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So, Andrew calls 911; that's how he gets away with committing a crime. He probably called Daddy first and the father told him you better call 911 to get indemnity. Dr. K. knows the laws; therfore he knew what he was doing -- he's not stupid. He knew he was breaking several laws, but did it anyway -- and that is called premeditation. Dr. K. has a very bad reputation. Look him up. Many people claimed they almost died under his care. He's a whack job!!

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Furthermore, we do not have confirmation that Prince even knew about his little so-called "intervention" thing that his "inner circle" were scheming.

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Yes, Dr. S. prescribed Oxycontin the day before Prince's passing. I do not know how involved Dr. S. was in regards to getting proper treatment for Prince. But, it's obvious KJ knew what the hell was going on because he was picking up Rx's for Prince.

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Reply #441 posted 04/23/17 2:17pm

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cloveringold85 said:

DD55 said:

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

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You can't deny that Dr, K and Andrew played a part in Prince's untimely death. How can you not? The first thing that they did wrong (Prince's inner circle) was to call an addiction specialist in California, when there are dozens of well-qualified doctor's in the greater Minneapolis area. The second thing they did wrong was to send an unqualified person, such as Andrew (med studen), who was not even treating Prince, nor has he ever met Prince before and neither has/did Dr, K. They both also broke the laws by carrying controlled substances across state lines without a license! That is only the beginning!

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Yes, Dr. S. prescribed Oxycontin the day before Prince's passing. I do not know how involved Dr. S. was in regards to getting proper treatment for Prince. But, it's obvious KJ knew what the hell was going on because he was picking up Rx's for Prince.


No, they did not play a part. First, it is not Dr. K's fault the inner circle called someone out of state. Again, as I've said before, IF Prince were aware they were being called, you don't get treated in your home area (regardless of treatment facilities around). He felt safe in Chanhassen. This was his home. People saw him as Prince the neighbor, not Prince the rockstar. If he were treated close to home and people began to talk about it, he would not feel comfortable thinking they no longer saw him as Prince the neighbor, but would see him as Prince the rockstar with an addiction.

Second, it doesn't matter who they sent, the individual arrived too late and did not treat Prince. They did not make good choices in how to handle the situation but their choices had no bearing on what ultimately occured. And Andrew covered himself by stating the medication in his bag came from his own medicine cabinet, therefore, could be viewed as his own prescriptions. People are allowed to carry their medications across state lines.

Dr. K and his son just happened to be caught up with what ultimately occured by circumstance. They were not responsible and hold no responsibility for what happended.

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NotACleverName said:

PennyPurple said:



DD55 said:




PurpleDiamonds1 said:


cloveringold85 said: Agree...You summed it up Clover... sad

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

[Edited 4/23/17 13:11pm]

Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?


Very good point, DD55. At the very least, he disregarded his Hippocratic Oath of "first, do no harm" by prescribing those oxy pills to Kirk knowing full well they were going to be used by Prince. He is backpedaling in a desperate attempt to preserve his career. Perhaps he sincerely believed he was acting in good faith but he had a duty to ensure that Prince received the best care possible. An argument could be made that HE failed Prince. Why is no one scrutinizing HIM?

... We were discussing the warrants in order and we were at Andrews warrant..
I agree Dr S has a lot of ??? To jump ahead.. I find it strange the 2 times P saw Dr S Prince seemed to feel sick
..on the 7th (P then had to cancel the first Atlanta concert, when he rescheduled on the 14th Dr S wrote Kirk and I think P a prescription)
Then the last time was on the 20th...

Many unanswered questions.
As Clover said Dr K and Andrew broke the law .
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PennyPurple said:

DD55 said:

Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?

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Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?

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PennyP: Yes, I think you are correct. Dr. S. closed up shop and I have no idea what he's doing now or if he is practicing in another state. After what happened to Prince, I can imagine his reputation is now tarnished.

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laurarichardson said:

PennyPurple said:

Yes that's true. Didn't Dr. S lose his job and started working somewhere else?

Dr.S has not broke any laws. I think he wrong for treating Prince in the first place since he has no background in addiction management. Common sense should have told him that writing a script for Kirk might mean it was really going to Prince seems unethical to me but I am sure he covered himself.

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No, Dr. K and Andrew did.

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Sorry if I gave that impression re: Dr. S.

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cloveringold85 said:

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Andrew told the 911 dispatch that Prince was not breathing, and said "I think he is dead".

Thank you. Andrew actions were not that of a good sam. He did nothing but call 911. Nothing special about that and state laws do not trump federal laws. Many of which were broken. I doubt he will be charged because I not so sure anyone really cares.

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Given what you said, perhaps Dr. K and Andrew can and will be prosecuted under Federal law, if not at the state level. Oh, I think a lot of people care. What Andrew and his doctor father did was wrong on so many levels.

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benni said:

cloveringold85 said:

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You can't deny that Dr, K and Andrew played a part in Prince's untimely death. How can you not? The first thing that they did wrong (Prince's inner circle) was to call an addiction specialist in California, when there are dozens of well-qualified doctor's in the greater Minneapolis area. The second thing they did wrong was to send an unqualified person, such as Andrew (med studen), who was not even treating Prince, nor has he ever met Prince before and neither has/did Dr, K. They both also broke the laws by carrying controlled substances across state lines without a license! That is only the beginning!

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Yes, Dr. S. prescribed Oxycontin the day before Prince's passing. I do not know how involved Dr. S. was in regards to getting proper treatment for Prince. But, it's obvious KJ knew what the hell was going on because he was picking up Rx's for Prince.


No, they did not play a part. First, it is not Dr. K's fault the inner circle called someone out of state. Again, as I've said before, IF Prince were aware they were being called, you don't get treated in your home area (regardless of treatment facilities around). He felt safe in Chanhassen. This was his home. People saw him as Prince the neighbor, not Prince the rockstar. If he were treated close to home and people began to talk about it, he would not feel comfortable thinking they no longer saw him as Prince the neighbor, but would see him as Prince the rockstar with an addiction.

Second, it doesn't matter who they sent, the individual arrived too late and did not treat Prince. They did not make good choices in how to handle the situation but their choices had no bearing on what ultimately occured. And Andrew covered himself by stating the medication in his bag came from his own medicine cabinet, therefore, could be viewed as his own prescriptions. People are allowed to carry their medications across state lines.

Dr. K and his son just happened to be caught up with what ultimately occured by circumstance. They were not responsible and hold no responsibility for what happended.

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I respectfully disagree with you. Dr. K and his son both knew their actions were wrong. Dr. K could have said NO, I won't do this, but he went ahead and did it anyway. A doctor has every right to refuse to treat a patient. And, yes it was Prince's inner circle who are also at fault. They both are responsible.

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Case in point: I can hand you some heroin or other illegal drug, but does that mean you have to take it? Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I'm using that as an example to get my point across.

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Your answer to that question would hopefully be "No, of course I would not take the heroin if you gave it to me."

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It's like going to the plastic surgeon for the 50-100th time and the doctor says "No, you've had enough and I won't treat you".

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Simple as that.

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benni said:



cloveringold85 said:




DD55 said:



Wait a minute… correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t the scenario go something to the effect of; Someone from P's inner circle calls Kornfeld. The person from the inner circle called the situation a ‘grave medical emergency’. They are not doctors! How do they evaluate a grave medical emergency? In response, Dr Kornfeld, puts his son on the first red eye to MN, (in other words acts as quickly as he could). Andrew travels to MN and P has already passed before his plane even landed. It doesn’t matter what was in his backpack in the overall scheme of things with regards to P’s death. Now my question is, if Dr S saw P in the days before his death why didn’t he call it a medical emergency? Why didn’t Dr S, who supposedly saw P take any action?


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You can't deny that Dr, K and Andrew played a part in Prince's untimely death. How can you not? The first thing that they did wrong (Prince's inner circle) was to call an addiction specialist in California, when there are dozens of well-qualified doctor's in the greater Minneapolis area. The second thing they did wrong was to send an unqualified person, such as Andrew (med studen), who was not even treating Prince, nor has he ever met Prince before and neither has/did Dr, K. They both also broke the laws by carrying controlled substances across state lines without a license! That is only the beginning!


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Yes, Dr. S. prescribed Oxycontin the day before Prince's passing. I do not know how involved Dr. S. was in regards to getting proper treatment for Prince. But, it's obvious KJ knew what the hell was going on because he was picking up Rx's for Prince.






No, they did not play a part. First, it is not Dr. K's fault the inner circle called someone out of state. Again, as I've said before, IF Prince were aware they were being called, you don't get treated in your home area (regardless of treatment facilities around). He felt safe in Chanhassen. This was his home. People saw him as Prince the neighbor, not Prince the rockstar. If he were treated close to home and people began to talk about it, he would not feel comfortable thinking they no longer saw him as Prince the neighbor, but would see him as Prince the rockstar with an addiction.

Second, it doesn't matter who they sent, the individual arrived too late and did not treat Prince. They did not make good choices in how to handle the situation but their choices had no bearing on what ultimately occured. And Andrew covered himself by stating the medication in his bag came from his own medicine cabinet, therefore, could be viewed as his own prescriptions. People are allowed to carry their medications across state lines.

Dr. K and his son just happened to be caught up with what ultimately occured by circumstance. They were not responsible and hold no responsibility for what happended.



A lot of what Andrew did was wrong... So wrong it makes him appear suspicious.
He could have showed up earlier than admitting and he could have brought just a few of those fake hydrocodone pills with him. He was the only thing that was new to PP and brought illegal meds even the warrant states a crime was committed.

We really don't know when he arrived at PP...this was his word and there were apparently no cameras on.
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PurpleDiamonds1 said:

NotACleverName said:
Very good point, DD55. At the very least, he disregarded his Hippocratic Oath of "first, do no harm" by prescribing those oxy pills to Kirk knowing full well they were going to be used by Prince. He is backpedaling in a desperate attempt to preserve his career. Perhaps he sincerely believed he was acting in good faith but he had a duty to ensure that Prince received the best care possible. An argument could be made that HE failed Prince. Why is no one scrutinizing HIM?

Dr S is just as responsible... We were discussing the warrants in order and we were at Andrews warrant.. I agree Dr S has a lot of ??? To jump ahead.. I find it strange the 2 times P saw Dr S Prince seemed to feel sick ..on the 7th (P then had to cancel the first Atlanta concert, when he rescheduled on the 14th Dr S wrote Kirk and I think P a prescription) Then the last time was on the 20th... Many unanswered questions.

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Reply #449 posted 04/23/17 2:36pm

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PurpleDiamonds1 said:

benni said:


No, they did not play a part. First, it is not Dr. K's fault the inner circle called someone out of state. Again, as I've said before, IF Prince were aware they were being called, you don't get treated in your home area (regardless of treatment facilities around). He felt safe in Chanhassen. This was his home. People saw him as Prince the neighbor, not Prince the rockstar. If he were treated close to home and people began to talk about it, he would not feel comfortable thinking they no longer saw him as Prince the neighbor, but would see him as Prince the rockstar with an addiction.

Second, it doesn't matter who they sent, the individual arrived too late and did not treat Prince. They did not make good choices in how to handle the situation but their choices had no bearing on what ultimately occured. And Andrew covered himself by stating the medication in his bag came from his own medicine cabinet, therefore, could be viewed as his own prescriptions. People are allowed to carry their medications across state lines.

Dr. K and his son just happened to be caught up with what ultimately occured by circumstance. They were not responsible and hold no responsibility for what happended.

A lot of what Andrew did was wrong... So wrong it makes him appear suspicious. He could have showed up earlier than admitting and he could have brought just a few of those fake hydrocodone pills with him. He was the only thing that was new to PP and brought illegal meds even the warrant states a crime was committed. We really don't know when he arrived at PP...this was his word and there were apparently no cameras on.

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