Posted on 03/11/2005 4:25:34 PM PST by gopwinsin04
Oh FV, I HOPE that this is all being investigated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Why cut off your own paycheck when your "client" can never disagree with you ?
I'm not fond of lawyers. Having said that, a guardian ad litem could make sure any documents stating the patient's wishes were legitimate and made in sound mind. The GAL would look for signs that family or others are merely repeating "hearsay" on the patient's wishes, especially looking for newly purchased life insurance policies, etc.
If all is in order, then I guess it's a "go". If not, a court appointed guardian would be appointed to guarantee that the patient receives appropriate care. The GAL would then be out of the picture.
I know, the last thing this world needs is more ambulance chasers, but if this had been done for Terri, she'd be in better shape. There are others in her situation being murdered for financial gain, and even to cover up a crime.
Most husbands aren't this adamant that they will have a judge murder their wife. This is a unique case of injustice, like no other.
I'm not thrilled with attorneys either but plenty of attorneys have weighed in and they think that Judge Greer is a major felon.
Actually, I was talking about future incidents. There are people watching this case for their own reasons.
Terri's case is unique, as millions of people have been made aware of the abuse she has suffered at the hands of her "husband" and the judicial system. Heads should have been rolling over this years ago. This isn't just about Terri being murdered in an especially horrible method, but it is airing out the stench coming from the judicial and legal system. We aren't hearing about the others.
There's another angle. Family members have been browbeaten by medical staff to yank feeding tubes, even when they strongly disagree. If a GAL was appointed to represent the patient (and get that person into another facility), a lot of abuse could be stopped. This is becoming more and more widespread as society crumbles.
I don't know when a GAL should be appointed. Terri wanted to live and receive therapy until Michael Schiavo was awarded a large sum of money, and guardianship. That's when he remembered "Terri saying something about not wanting to be hooked up to machines". Well we both know that all she has is a feeding tube.
Actually, if Florida's judicial system wasn't so corrupt, a GAL should have been appointed for Terri right then and there. MS's testimony before the monetary award, and his statements after receiving the money, represent a conflict of interest on his part. Not to mention he was living with someone else as husband and wife.
Don't be so precious. No one is talking about every unconscious emergency room patient, being assigned a government lawyer.
"Actually, if Florida's judicial system wasn't so corrupt, a GAL should have been appointed for Terri right then and there. "
Wouldn't you have to have some government type looking at the case at every point ?
Many decisions were made by her husband before it ever got to court.
This reminds me of a story last week about how Congress is going to subpena baseballs stars for who knows what stupid reason.... One would think the Federal gov would have better things to do. Let Florida figure this one out and let's have Congress work on desocializing our country.
Many decisions were made by her husband before it ever got to court.
I'm going to say this anyway, even though it's a damn joke. Government, which would be county government, is to look into the cases of every foster child placed in their protection. They are to routinely review living conditions, school attendance, and physical well being. When I started to type it, I remembered that Florida DCF at one time had the worst record of mismanagement next to Washington State.
They "accidently" destroyed the file on Terri Schiavo, but not only that, several years ago they actually lost children. They couldn't find them! When Jeb Bush was elected, he cleaned the place up as best as he could.
Personally, I wish government would just butt out of our private lives. Sometimes they get it right, though.
I agree that many decisions were made by MS before this got to court. None of them good for Terri.
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