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There should continue to be threads about this horrendous situation in Florida. However, I would not advise FR to be a part of any threads about violence toward the man who is trying to kill Terri Schiavo, be it her ex husband de facto, or the judge in the case.

That gets us absolutely nowhere and we need this forum to fight the follow up battle after Terri's murder, for justice in the Land.

What do we do if FR were to be sued to high heaven, or crushed under FBI force?

I think the FR mods and Jim R. have been fairly good about taking off the violent whackjobs but keeping legitimate discussions up.

I think when and if people are thinking about taking upon the law by themselves via violence, they best take leave of FR, take a cold shower, walk around the block, and if that doesnt work, go sell that stuff on the militia sites.

From a legal standpoint you're right. As far as 'legitimate discussions' however, that horse has pretty much left the barn. FR's Schiavo threads are an embarassment. America is routinely compared to Nazi Germany. Calls for lawless action are commonplace. Wild, unsourced allegations stand as ironclad fact. Civility and common sense are right out the window.

I say this as someone who thinks that injustice is being done, and that her tube should have been reinserted pending a review of the facts. Those threads are hitting lynch mob mentality, and FReepers of any standing should denounce it. We laugh about how the Michael Moore wing of the left has taken over the Democratic Party. Now it's happening to us, and the best we seem to muster is, 'Well, try not to break the law please'.