[theDentist]

Good idea. It would also help if the judge would get off his butt and go see her himself.

[wotan]

Ping to some interested parties.

[Kleon]

What serious assault? She had a heart attack.

[NRA2BFree]

That sounds like a good idea. I hope someone will do it. I've always thought the reason that her lousy husband wants her dead is because he's guilty and is afraid she will be able to tell what he did to her should she regain the ability to speak again.

[dmz]

In order to open a criminal investigation, as you are suggesting, evidence must exist that a crime has been committed. I think that's the crucial piece missing.

[Kleon]

If an assault was the reason for her being in this state, then what would happen with the malpractice settlement that has been keeping her alive all these years?

[RadioActive2]

She is NOT going to ever recover or learn speak. CAT scans have revealed SHE HAS NO BRAIN!!!! just a couple of shriveled masses where most of here brain should be. If you people are so compassionate, put yourself in HER bed and tell me what your widhes would be.

[RadioActive2]

She is NOT going to ever recover or learn speak. CAT scans have revealed SHE HAS NO BRAIN!!!! just a couple of shriveled masses where most of here brain should be. If you people are so compassionate, put yourself in HER bed and tell me what your wishes would be.

[Polyxene]

Even easier -- that person masquerading as Terri's husband could sign over guardianship to her parents, walk away and leave her in peace. Unfortunately, that piece of excrement will never do it.

[Lysshua]

Agreed, this is one of the best ideas I've read .

[bjs1779]

It really is that simple.

[Ohioan from Florida]

Terri ping! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!

[ItCanHappenToYou]

bump

[T'wit]

>> I don't see how a judge could possibly deny the state the right to preserve evidence of a serious assault.

This one already did. Greer ruled that just such evidence was, so to speak, out of court. The evidence of assault is in her bone scan and he refused to look at it or admit it as evidence.

It gets much worse. Greer also approved Michael Schiavo's request to cremate Terri immediately after killing her. This is contrary to Terri's religious beliefs. The only reason to do this would be to destroy the evidence that Terri was brutally assaulted.

Greer thoughtfully allowed Terri to pay for her cremation out of funds awarded for her therapy.

[Melas]

After a little research, I've come to the conclusion that they should let what's left of this woman die. I've followed these threads for a long, long time now, and no one ever bothered to mention this tidbit:

Over the span of this last decade, Theresa's brain has deteriorated because of the lack of oxygen it suffered at the time of the heart attack. By mid 1996, the CAT scans of her brain showed a severely abnormal structure. At this point, much of her cerebral cortex is simply gone and has been replaced by cerebral spinal fluid. Medicine cannot cure this condition. Unless an act of God, a true miracle, were to recreate her brain, Theresa will always remain in an unconscious, reflexive state, totally dependent upon others to feed her and care for her most private needs (emphasis added).

I have a hunch if that if every post about Terri included the fact that she's been decerebrated, that this wouldn't even be an issue.

[dzzrtrock]

excellent idea! Write him

[supercat]

As another alternative, how about playing the role of Olivia/Portia(*) if/when the feeding tube is removed and having some state officials ensure that proper bona fide efforts are made to give Terri food and water orally? If such efforts have any measure whatsoever of success, any basis for tying to kill Terri vanishes. If the evidence gained by such efforts is called into question, Jeb Bush could claim a necessity defense--Judge Greer's statements that his intention was to kill Terri Schiavo would indicate that intervention was necessary to save her life. In addition, I think one could seek a ruling even beyond that indicating that the order to remove the feeding tube voids the order against oral food and hydration, on the basis that it is illegal to cause death by withholding oral food and hydration.

(*)I hope my Shakespeare reference is right here

The situation would be roughly analagous to having an order forbidding a patient from receiving anything other than Ensure® brand food (not illegal, in and of itself) and simultaneously imposing an order forbidding the administration of Ensure® brand food (also not illegal, in and of itself). The two orders individually would be valid, but could not both be valid simultaneously.

That having been said, I would think it might be better for Bush to forego the niceties of formally voiding Greer's oral-feeding order and simply disregard it. If he hired someone good to attempt the oral feeding, the risks should be minimal; what's important is to ensure that Michael can't attempt unsupervised "oral feeding" himself.

[SaltyJoe]

Another tactic: if she's "dead" already (in the husband's opinion), sue for wrongful death and put the would be murderers on the defensive.

[AnimalLover]

Great idea - how do we get it across to the Governor? If
he says the state can't afford to keep her we could always
take up a collection. Probably would collect enough to
keep Terri plus a multitude of others!

[tutstar]

State AG says statute of limitations has passed.