[Future Useless Eater]

>>I didn't take a side in her case, I ~mostly~ sat out of the discussion of it.

Well, to your credit, you did have the sense to NOT to stick around and join the "death Freeper crowd" that formed their own WPPFF/Wild Turkey club, and poked, jabbed and rubbed salt into the wounds of grieving Terri-supporters for two weeks.

I'd hardly say though that you did not take a side in her case.

On 03/18/2005, in reference to Terri speaking "I WAAAAAA", you essentially called the 4 people who later swore under oath that Terri said this, liars. You implied her mom would lie about anything to save her daughter, and you said Gibbs, who wasn't in the room for that event, should have repeated that story 2nd-hand that same afternoon during the taping of Hardball, or else that proves it was obviously a lie... you said:

>> If it were that simple this scam would not have made it 16 years and through many many hearings and judgments. If she was capable of not only reacting to stimulus, but speaking, doctors who have and are treating her would not be sucked into lying about that by the arguable charms of Michael Schiavo. On the other hand, if we asked her mother "Would say anything right now if you thought it would save Terri's life?" exactly how long do you think she'd think it over?

Thanks though for not sticking around while she died and joining the organized Terri-hater's club. They were the most horrific concoction of (left-leaning freepers +DU trolls) I've ever seen.

If you ever do manage to listen to the testimony that Greer refused to hear, please keep in mind even Michael and his attorney both contended in Nov 1992 that Terri WAS responsive and better than PVS. Michael changed his story 180degrees by Feb 1994 after he had her cash, while her caregivers KEPT right on noticing and pointing out that Terri was responsive.

November 1992 - Opening Statements, Medical Malpractice Trial [MICHAEL's ATTORNEY speaking]

You'll find from the evidence past medical bills and lost earnings are in the neighborhood of $500,000, and to care for her in the future and compensate her for lost earnings, obviously, she cannot work. And if she lives a normal life expectancy, fifty-one years, and the cost of that, depending on whether or not in an institution or Mike takes her home is between 12 and 16 million dollars. They say, well, she doesn't have a normal life expectancy. You'll hear if she receives proper treatment, there's no reason why she shouldn't. And she is not just a head on a pillow. She can't respond much but she can respond, and she does respond a little bit, not much. But enough to give him hope.

[yellowdoghunter]

Just amazing that people say, "I did not take a side on the Terri issue".

May my children and grandchildren know that I did take a stand, a stand for life. May they know that I was not too lazy to find out the facts and act on those facts.

Don't you love the line, "Well, since I wouldn't want to live that way, how could anyone else? I mean, I don't so no one possibly could". It is shocking the arrogance of some people.

[HairOfTheDog]

I stand by the statement that the only witnesses to this 'event' were desperate to say anything that they thought would help at that point, and I don't blame them a bit for it.

But it's not the subject of this thread, and I've been trying to abide by the wishes of those trying to keep this thread focused on this new case.

[beyond the sea]

I heard the nephew of this woman this morning on Beck. He's smart and he's rightfully pissed. Let's see if anything happens. Beck put out the call for help.

I'm coming up on 60 years old in two years. If I find out I'm sick, the way things are going, I'll get my buddy with his private plane to fly me out over a nice big body of water......... and, see yah later. Cheap, fast, and no torture. We'll have a drink or three before the jump, and that's that.

This HOSPICE CRAP is EVIL ............ not all of them....... I know there are good people. But, there is some real sick crap going on out there.

[sodpoodle]

I still cannot understand why the Death Squad are surprised at earning that title. They were compelled (obsessive compulsive disorder) to respond to every opinion, question or outrage that decent Freepers wrote concerning the starvation killing of Terri Schindler.

Better they would have just lurked and kept silent. However, the more they smashed, slashed and bashed pro-life Terri supporters, the more incensed we became. Sorry to say I lost my composure on several threads.

Thanks to YellowDogHunter, BykrBabe and a few other kind souls I retained some balance.
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[Bush2004]

Good post. Thanks for the information.