[russesjunjee]

I know that there is no such beast, but that's all the more reason for us to question and investigate every piece of pertinent news that comes our way.

Who cares if a newspaper or advertiser is using propaganda tactics to sell shoes or skate boards? We are all bombarded by that stuff every day, but our money is so important to us that we research before we buy. We scrutinize the product before we purchase it. We don't just switch back and forth from coke to Pepsi just because some media outlet told us to.

But for some inexplicable reason, when a hugely important issue like Terri is presented, people just swallow whatever the media throws out there. Are we just too lazy to seek the truth, or have we forgotten that there are real consequences to actions like giving the courts the power to kill?

Terri's case will set the precedence for forced death without a legally binding directive from the individual.

If they kill Terri it will be like dropping a euthanasia pebble into a still pond. The ripples will spread across this nation in months, and before you know it doctors and insurance companies will be murdering the sick in there beds with full permission from the courts.

This is already starting to happen in Europe where euthanasia was popularized by cases very similar to Terri's. We are doing our nation a huge disservice if we don't actively try to stop what is happening to Terri.

We need to stop sweating the small stuff and start investigating the big stuff. Terri's fate is going to change the course of this nation. There is no excuse for complacency or gullibility on an issue that is this important to us all.

[Ohioan from Florida]

Your post is so well written, I think it bears repeating. Hope you don't mind.

>>I know that there is no such beast, but that's all the more reason for us to question and investigate every piece of pertinent news that comes our way.

>>Who cares if a newspaper or advertiser is using propaganda tactics to sell shoes or skate boards? We are all bombarded by that stuff every day, but our money is so important to us that we research before we buy. We scrutinize the product before we purchase it. We don't just switch back and forth from coke to Pepsi just because some media outlet told us to.

>>But for some inexplicable reason, when a hugely important issue like Terri is presented, people just swallow whatever the media throws out there. Are we just too lazy to seek the truth, or have we forgotten that there are real consequences to actions like giving the courts the power to kill?

>>Terri's case will set the precedence for forced death without a legally binding directive from the individual.

>>If they kill Terri it will be like dropping a euthanasia pebble into a still pond. The ripples will spread across this nation in months, and before you know it doctors and insurance companies will be murdering the sick in there beds with full permission from the courts.

>>This is already starting to happen in Europe where euthanasia was popularized by cases very similar to Terri's. We are doing our nation a huge disservice if we don't actively try to stop what is happening to Terri.

>>We need to stop sweating the small stuff and start investigating the big stuff. Terri's fate is going to change the course of this nation. There is no excuse for complacency or gullibility on an issue that is this important to us all.

[Lorianne]

I agree with you both about the Terry Schiavo case and about the need for people to be wary of everything they hear in the media. Always question what you are being told and get the story from both sides or as many sources as you can.