Posted on 03/04/2005 12:14:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Documents filed by a state agency seeking to investigate concerns of abuse of Terri Schiavo cite 30 allegations of abuse or neglect of the disabled woman.
The Florida Department of Children Families submitted the 11-page document to Circuit Court Judge George Greer last week and it hoped to obtain 60 days to investigate the concerns.
Instead, Judge Greer ruled that Terri's estranged husband Michael could remove her feeding tube on March 18. He issued a second ruling Thursday opening up the document to media and public scrutiny.
The DCF filing says it received "30 detailed allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation in a 34 page document received by the DCF hotline." The information came to the agency on February 18 and 21.
According to the St. Petersburg Times newspaper, which obtained the DCF report, there is no indication of who provided the state agency with the details of the abuse.
However, the allegations point directly to Michael and echo many of the concerns brought up by Terri's parents Bob and Mary Schindler over the last years of the legal dispute.
They involve Michael's failure to follow state law and provide an annual guardianship and medical care plan for Terri, failure to provide Terri with medical care and rehabilitative therapy as he told a court he would do, and lack of moving Terri from her bed which has caused her "severe contractures."
"The allegations ... go to the heart of whether abuse, neglect and/or exploitation has been perpetrated by the guardian such that any relief afforded by this court to this guardian prior to the conclusion of such investigation would be tragically misplaced," the petition said.
DCF adult investigations supervisor Michael Will wrote the paper.
Judge Greer will hear argument next week to decide if the March 18 day for Michael to starve Terri to death should be pushed back while the DCF investigates.
George Felos, the euthanasia advocate who is Michael's lead attorney, calls the DCF filing "political arm-twisting" and told the Times that previous investigations of abuse have turned up nothing.
It's all they have to hide behind. Let's pray the truth comes out.
"Shyster" is good a term to use in the connection with George Felos; "accomplice" would be better.
So the SOB really is just trying to get rid of the only witness against him.
And the judge wants to go along with this? Now they're both protecting their butts.
When do the guys with the handcuffs arrive? This case looks more like a group of co-conspirators every day. These kinds of allegations from a state enforcement agency will normally result in a visit from the boys with the cute little lights on their cars followed by grim looking folks in plainclothes.
Greer isn't just looking at impeachment or losing the next election. It might be a little more exciting than that.
Ping!
"Judge Greer will hear argument next week to decide if the March 18 day for Michael to starve Terri to death should be pushed back while the DCF investigates."
Forgive me, I'm not a legal person.
Why are all hearings presided over by Greer? Can't the Schindlers petition for a different judge to hear the case?
I'm amazed that no one (except us) thinks it's odd that Terri was put in a hospice (when she wasn't dying or even ill) whose board included Felos at the time. In that manner, it would be guarateed that Terri would get no help of any kind. And yet, they accuse others of dark motives.
"Judge Greer will hear argument next week to decide if the March 18 day for Michael to starve Terri to death should be pushed back while the DCF investigates."
See why I get so confused?? LOL
I agree, why does every little hearing have to be done over Greer! Enough all already. Also, if Gree doesn't issue another stay for DCFS I am going to e-mail Jeb Bush and I urge all of you and immediately ask him to arrest Greer on the grounds of him trying to interfere in a Criminal investigation!!
I don't know about Florida, but in California, if you want to challenge a judge, you have to do it when he is first assigned to you. You aren't allowed to come back after the judge has ruled against you and say "I want another judge."
In this case, though? Greer is a disgrace to the black robe. I'm hoping if nothing else, the U.S. Supreme Court will save Teri, because God knows the Florida Supreme Court is still out shopping for a spine.
Not to be a pest :), Do you know if there is anyway to see that without the PDF format? Thanks!
Some of Michael's abuse of Terri (not listed here) has been so petty that one wonders about his sanity, or perhaps he is just a sadist. Whatever, he has publicly demonstrated that he does not love her.
Dr. Alan Keyes was on Chicago radio this morning on Terri's behalf.
In fact, he's doing shows all over the country right now in her defense...
Just wanted you to know.
If it's multiple choice, I'll pick sadist. I have a few other words for him, but I'm not allowed to use them in this forum.....
Well, it does sound like the folks at DCF are getting interested. It's a little late, but they still may be able to make a difference.
>Can't the Schindlers petition for a different judge to >hear the case?
They requested for that to happen, Greer said no.
I kid you not.
All of the allegations in this document relate to claims of abuse since Terri was hospitalized. So your conjecture about his motives bears no relation to the allegations in this document.
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