"I'll kill anyone I want. That b*tch is a clear and present danger and threat to our Hospice-Judge-contribution-income."
Posted on 03/23/2005 7:58:00 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
The Bias of Judge George Greer -Dirty Connections
After reading the following information, I am in shock that this can be allowed in our country. Judge George Greer, who has consistently ruled against Terri Schiavo's right to life, clearly has a conflict of interest in this case. Why isn't the media questioning this? Why is he being allowed to get away with this? Read for yourself and see if you aren't as outraged as I am.
From Hyscience:
Judges are impartial, right? Not Judge George Greer, the judge that has ordered Terri Schiavo executed by starvation and dehydration, twice.
Our good ole boy judge has worked side by side as county commissioner with Barbara Sheen Todd (county commissioner) for eight years. Barbara Sheen Todd is on the board of, you guessed it, the hospice where Terri Schiavo is kept prisoner by her husband, Michael Schiavo, who lives with another woman that he has two children with.
Also, Judge Greer's fellow judge, Judge John Lenderman is the brother of Martha Lenderman, also on the, you got it, the same hospice board.
Our fine judge accepted as the basis of his rulings, the questionable testimony of Michael Schiavo that Terri would wish to be killed, yet Michael never stated this until after he had received the 1.2 million dollar settlement during which time he portrayed himself as a loving husband that just wanted to bring his wife home and take care of her.
The judge also accepted as the basis of his rulings, the "opinion" of a third doctor who is the brother of a close associate of George Felos, Michael Schiavo's right-to-kill attorney, and very significantly, former Chairman of, you got it again, the same hospice board, Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, which operates Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Florida.
Still have some hair left? Let's see what we can do about that!
Mary Laybak, CEO of Woodside Hospice has direct ties to Euthanasia Society of America and Hemlock for Hospice, an organization that seeks to accelerate the dying process. Federal funds may not be used for these purposes.
The Hospice is a federally funded program designed for terminally ill and those whose death is eminent. Terri has been in Woodside Hospice illegally for three years under Medicaid payments, for free, courtesy of, yep, George Felos. Felos combined and conspired with Michael Schiavo to arrange for Terri's "free" stay at Hospice Woodside as part of an "exit protocol" designed to advance Felos' self-perceived messianic mission of "helping" incapacitated people to die by categorizing them as "terminal," warehousing them, and depriving them of therapy and rehabilitation services.
US Dept of Health and Human Services is currently trying to collect $14.8 million from Florida Suncoast Hospice, owed to them since 1997. The squeaki-clean(not) Hospice is accused of patient brokering and several lawsuits filed by Attorney Jonathan Alpert are pending.
And back to our friend the judge, just what kind of testimony has he weighted to put Terri in a hell on earth without chance of parole?
Judge Greer refused to acknowledge testimony of 10 doctors and 3 nurses who have cared for Terri and who testify that:
a) Terri is not in a persistive vegetative state
b) Terri is able to be rehabilitated with care and therapy
c) Terri’s original injuries are questionable and consistent with spouse abuse and attempted strangulation
d) Terri has been abused and neglected by her husband; denied treatment for infection and possible attempted murder while in nursing home care (discovery of empty insulin vial and temperature in room set at 64 degrees)
Judge Greer instead chose to believe contrary testimony by two of Michael’s representatives who are:
a) A doctor who rarely sees Terri (Dr. Gambone who has now resigned as Terri’s doctor)
b) Ronald Cranford, Hannipeg County Medical Center , Minnesota who makes an avocation of testifying in cases such as Terri's throughout the country, always on the side of dehydration and starvation.
Had enough yet? Wonder what should have been done for Terri? Take a look here.
Hat Tip - John C. A. Bambenek
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Misdiagnosis of the vegetative state: retrospective study in a rehabilitation unit The key messages that can be derived from this study include:
1. Many patients who are misdiagnosed as being in the vegetative state are blind or have severe visual handicap; thus lack of eye blink to threat or absence of visual tracking are not reliable signs for diagnosing the vegetative state.
2. Any motor activity, no matter how slight, that can be used for communication by the profoundly disabled patient should be identified at an early stage and repeated at regular intervals.
3. Identification of awareness in the presence of profound and complex neurological disabilities requires the skills of a multidisciplinary team experienced in long term management of disability due to brain damage.
None of these things have been done for Terri Schiavo!
This study that has important implications in the Terri Schiavo case, was undertaken to identify the number of patients who were misdiagnosed as being in the vegetative state and their characteristics, a retrospective study of the clinical records of the medical, occupational therapy, and clinical psychology departments was conducted in a 20 bed unit specialising in the rehabilitation of patients with profound brain damage, including the vegetative state.
In the study, it was determined that of the 40 patients referred as being in the vegetative state, 17 (43%) were considered as having been misdiagnosed; seven of these had been presumed to be vegetative for longer than one year, including three for over four years. Most of the misdiagnosed patients were blind or severely visually impaired. All patients remained severely physically disabled, but nearly all were able to communicate their preference in quality of life issues--some to a high level.
The results of the study indicate that the vegetative state needs considerable skill to diagnose, requiring assessment over a period of time; diagnosis cannot be made, even by the most experienced clinician, from a bedside assessment. Accurate diagnosis is possible but requires the skills of a multidisciplinary team experienced in the management of people with complex disabilities. Recognition of awareness is essential if an optimal quality of life is to be achieved and to avoid inappropriate approaches to the courts for a declaration for withdrawal of tube feeding.
Iam1ru1-2,
All I'm waiting for is for them to go in and rescue Terri. What is taking so long?
Please, side note - anyone know anything relevant as of 10pm CST??
This is an outrage!
Terri's sustenance must be immediately restored, a Congressional inquiry called into the events surrounding her death sentence, and criminal charges laid if Greer or any of his associates are found to be fiddling the system.
"I'll kill anyone I want. That b*tch is a clear and present danger and threat to our Hospice-Judge-contribution-income."
God, I thank you for FreeRepublic!
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
Thought you'd find this interesting!
This is exactly the info I've been looking for -- a clear conflict of interest! Thanks.
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Bump.
Thank you for informing me.
Thanks for the good catch. Yes, seems the not-so-good judge has plenty of dirty connections. Wonder what other connections will turn up?
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'Filth' is the only word that I think the Lord will actually let me put down or say to describe everyone from MS, right up the chain, through Florida Fancy Pants Bush, on to and through the U.S.Supreme Court.
As far as Florida Fancy Pants Bush... "He is most definitely his father's son."
Times like this, I am so utterly grateful to the Lord for Jesus. At times like this, too, I know the Lord has a muzzle on my mouth to keep me from saying words that will not help Terri and only cause my walk with Him to be harmed.
I think I have more words coming on.
Be back.
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