Comments on: Kidnapping Terri Schiavo?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:07:26 +0000

Robert Latimer was sentanced to prison for the death of his severely disabelled daughter. His daughter could not communicate and was not able to say whether she wanted to be kept alive, Why is that case any different. The Judges should and her husband should be given the same sentance. They are killing Terri for the same reasons.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:39:43 +0000

This poor woman has been dead for years with no chance of recovery, it's time that all you overly conservatives shut your yapper and let the poor woman die in peace.

By: vicki dunbar

vicki dunbar — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:01:46 +0000

I am sick to my stomach knowing that Michael has gotten away with killing an innocent, helpless woman. I cannot believe that the courts are intent on killing this woman, only siding with the husband, who by living with another woman obviously has a conflict of interest. As for all participants of this murder, husband, judge greer and cowardly courts, and lawyers, my comfort lies with the knowledge that they someday will explain this murder to a much higher, holier judge, Jesus Christ. I pray he gives them the justice they all deserve. Vicki Dunbar

By: Just Me

Just Me — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:07:19 +0000

"Do you believe, in a criminal court, that Terri would be sentanced to death based on the same âqualityâ of evidence used in this civil case?"

Well no, but then the standard for proof in a civil court is not the same as for a criminal court, so the question is somewhat moot.

It does beg the question as to wether or not for these cases the standard of proof should be higher, but that is something that the legislatures would have to do, and a change like that would certainly head to the courts on legal challenges.

But the reasonable doubt standard is applicable to criminal courts not civil ones.

By: The Jawa Report

The Jawa Report — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:12:45 +0000

What the Loiusiana Purchase Could Teach Us About Terri Schiavo (UPDATED)
UPDATE: This post to stay near the top until it is too late.... Thomas Jefferson believed to his dying day that the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional. He believed that the best way to accomplish his goal of westward expansion was...

By: Jim G.

Jim G. — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:30:32 +0000

Honest question.

Do you believe, in a criminal court, that Terri would be sentanced to death based on the same "quality" of evidence used in this civil case?

If so, do you believe that an appeals court would not order a re-trial if new evidence was revealed?

What would the position be of the MSM and the ACLU, if this were a criminal conviction?

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:03:04 +0000

Dispatches from the war front
The battle is being waged on several fronts, yet many are retreating. Terri's family has brought their appeal to the...

By: The Moderate Voice

The Moderate Voice — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:49:39 +0000

This Unfavorable Poll Must Also Be "Biased," Right?
Unless something changes, Tom DeLay and George Bush should know that the day they leave public office they can make a lot of money in a new career: as engine...

By: The Southern California Law Blog

The Southern California Law Blog — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:31:31 +0000

Schiavo Links
I have not posted much about the Schiavo case. There are other blogs out there doing so. Below are some links. FindLaw has posted all of the opinions filed in the case here Outside the Beltway has consistently good posts...

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:55:23 +0000

I was pleased to learn from the office of my Florida state representative that her office had been deluged with calls advising her to stay the hell away from what the governor was trying to do. Most of the calls, reportedly, were quite strong in their comments. Seeing that this is a Republican district and that the representative is a Republican, this augers well.

By: Jeff Crump

Jeff Crump — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:02:03 +0000

I have five quotes from Shakespeare that summarize what I think is happening with Terri Schiavo ...

What's done cannot be undone.
â Macbeth, Act V, sc. i

The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.
â Measure for Measure, Act II, sc. ii

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
â As You Like It, Act V, sc. i

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
â Henry VIII, Act IV, sc. ii

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
â Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, sc. ii

By: Just Me

Just Me — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:42:10 +0000

I actually have no issues with the State trying to gain custody through legal means. I doubt it will work, but it is still a legal means.

"The Florida Legislature also jumped back into the fray, but senators rejected a bill that would have prohibited patients like Schiavo from being denied food and water if they did not express their wishes in writing."

Okay, I may have misunderstood somewhere along the way in all these discussions, but I thought the Cruzan decision prohibited this.

I think it is probably too late for the state legislature to do anything for Terri, but it isn't too late for them to fill in some of the gaps that led to some of the current issues. I think one thing they should do, is when a case like this where there is no living will, and disagreement among family members as to the wishes of the incapacitated person, that the state appoint an attorney to represent the interest of that person only throughout the whole litigation proccess.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:17:10 +0000

I am so glad that the New York Times and other similar publications have noted that starving and dehydrating someone to death is a euphoric and dignified experience. All these years states have been electrocuting or injecting people to death. Now these states could just starve and dehydrate people on death row, as well as unwanted animals. I'm sure this would fly with the ACLU, PETA and other similar groups now that the New York Times is ok to do this to an innocent human being who is conscious of what is happening to her body. The fact that we as a society are allowing this to happen just because some judge said it's ok is outrageous. This shows me that a certain number of my compatriots no longer know what is right and what is wrong. They wait for a judge to tell them.

By: Mr Steak

Mr Steak — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:04:40 +0000

Why don't you climb in a cage and starve yourself to death

By: Ramblings' Journal

Ramblings' Journal — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:54:27 +0000

Jeb Bush to take custody of Terri Schiavo?
With most other avenues for potential salvation exhausted, Florida governor Jeb Bush is looking to take formal custody of Terri Schiavo as soon as this evening to get a feeding tube back into her.This is on the heels of the...