Shiavo has a physical presence about him that says, "I am a clean cut, well-spoken young man, and I wouldn't lie to you like the emotional, irrational, delusional parents might."
I'm NOT accusing Shiavo of anything; however, the question still arises: If Terri's original skeletal injuries were not investigated thoroughly, then why not? Someone on FR wrote that Shiavo had stated that Terri was anorexic/bulemic, and that was why her bones were so injured when she fell the night she had the heart attack. Of course, there has been quite a bit of the gossip aspect everywhere about this situation (because people are so frustrated with the whole business) and it's not possible for the most part of know what Shiavo did or didn't say. It would seem, though, that some proof would have been needed by law enforcement investigating this initially that Terri had been anorexic/bulemic as Shiavo allegedly stated. If there wasn't, then the whole premise should have been thoroughly investigated.
It almost sounds like Shiavo has kept total control of the situation and seems odd on the face of it that Terri has (allegedly) been totally cut off from people and from stimulation. I can't see why it would have been any harm to allow her some bit of socialization, or how it would have hurt him. Certainly, if Terri were "vegetative" then "her privacy" would have been certainly of little concern to herself. The total control seems to extend even to the cremation idea.
HEADS UP:
Rush is discussing this right now.
It is very on point.