[McGavin999]

I know. The biggest shock to me is how impersonal the courts have been. I've always understood that the law is the law, but I assumed that it was administered by human beings. Not so. Not one judge, NOT ONE, has even bothered to go see Terri's condition for themself. NOT ONE!

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

I've always understood that the law is the law, but I assumed that it was administered by human beings. Not so. Not one judge, NOT ONE, has even bothered to go see Terri's condition for themself. NOT ONE!

And I'm willing to bet darn few of those who wrote the laws or failed to write the laws, who signed the laws or failed to sign the laws, have even stopped to see her either. This has not happened by "judicial fiat" alone. There has been silent accomplice from others in power.

[syriacus]

Not one judge, NOT ONE, has even bothered to go see Terri's condition for themself. NOT ONE!

Two years ago, I was saying the same thing in my posts and my *taglines*, and the "death-to-Terri crowd" mocked the idea of a judge going to see her.

Tagline from 10/21/2003:

*Judge Greer---YOU should have looked into Terri's eyes and asked her if she wanted life*

[PistolPaknMama]

The ONE most critical piece of evidence in this nightmare is Terri herself. In a case where a gun is a piece of evidence, it is tagged and presented in court. The judge looks at it, everyone else looks at it. In the Peterson case the jury was allowed to look at and touch the boat. Terri has been stuck away in a room and judge greer hasn't even seen or visited with her or taken it upon himself to inspect the "evidence" personally.

[Griptilian]

The biggest shock to me is how impersonal the courts have been.

Touchy, feely courts would never convict a criminal.

Not one judge, NOT ONE, has even bothered to go see Terri's condition for themself.

Judge is not the\a doctor. If you're looking to sway a court's opinion from an emotional view-point, see my first point.

Sentimental, tear-jerking rulings is no service to justice or the U.S.