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To: Arthur McGowan
Arthur, The point of my post is that these arguments are irrelevant; what is necessary is to save Terri- which can only now be done by a bipartisan Mercy Coalition to garner public support for all the politicians to have cover.


However, to address your well thought out argument, the assumption that one must first accept is that the police know its "murder- or feel its "murder". You have to accept the fact that the majority of Americans DON'T feel that way. They feel that the matter went through State and Federal Courts, and even the Supreme Court rejected review. The Conservative 11th Circuit voted 10-2 against. Are ALL these judges, up and down the line, murderers- or condoner's of murder?

To you it's murder- and concededly, to me its murder. I hate the husband. But, to that police officer, who has to do his duty to enforce the law, how can you expect a lay person, no legal experience, to assume he's condoning murder when a predominantly conservative Supreme Court, including Scalia and Thomas, tell him its not.

I understand your passion, but I can't lay it on the police- or the nurses in the hospice- or any one else involved in this tragedy; and expect them to make a unilateral decision that this is murder when the Supreme Court has told them otherwise.
Honestly, I wish it were otherwise. But, at end point, if it's any satisfaction to you, if I were a cop in the room on night duty, I'd have plenty of ice chips on hand.

Never give up! Never give up! Never! Never! Never! Churchill
119 posted on 03/29/2005 9:59:14 PM PST by Kings18-37
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To: Kings18-37
if I were a cop in the room on night duty, I'd have plenty of ice chips on hand.

I understand the sentiment - probably that's why I heard they have three in the room - I have a hunch there are a lot of upset cops - this is a hard duty

139 posted on 03/29/2005 11:08:26 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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