Nothing is ever as simple as we wish it would be.
Your SOF approach would get someone hurt, and there is no way you as governor could have guarenteed that.
Nor could Bush, you don't take innocent lives to prevent the death of another innocent.
If you believe it is right to do so then you are no better then the Michael Schiavo's of the world.
Life has no guarantee for safety.
Hasn't this sad episode showed that?
This country cannot hold any guarantees out to anybody because a judge can decree a person should die and on heresay.
How many of the rulings did Greer make violate some right of Terri's?
No ad litem (the first was released by the judge).
The judge was her representative (he elected himself to that position).
The judge was her judge.
The judge was her executioner.
The judge denied nurses statement's from early on
The judge waived annual reports (required inadvance to show the care-plan for the next 12 months), that were due. These are years overdue.
The judge refused to have additional tests run to see if, with current breakthroughs, some help could be given to Terri. (You'd be screaming your brains out if your loved one was denied medical treatments by your HMO.) This medical treatment, by that wasn't done was during the timeframe when it was ORDERED by the court.
Guarantees. You're right- there are none - not legally, not any more.
If all you want is a guarantee you'll have a long haul.
And the cops who fire a gun at the FDLW wouldn't be innocent, would they? They'd be firing at other law enforcement.
The people in the Hospice wouldn't have gones on themselves. I think it's illegal to take guns into a hospital in Florida. If then, they fired, they would be committing a crime.
I'm not a pacifist.
I also don't believe all things are nice and will work out without a price being paid.
And you may label me worse than Michael S.
If your body were in that building instead of Terri's you would get the same response from me.
If I could get you out of there, I'd gladly put up with your name calling.
Now, Michael...he'll give you a [death] guarantee.
I won't.