That was my thought, exactly.
Also, I can't believe Terri Schindler Schiavo is the complete and utter "naife" this article portrays her as. As if being surrounded by stuffed animals is some factor in her happiness! I will confess to having a very small stuffed animal of sentimental value with me when I had a rather traumatic hospital surgery a few years ago, but it's hardly the same thing methinks. And furthermore, the whole idea of all the flowers and piped-in music for her is totally creepy...it's the funeral before she's actually died!!
Sorry for the long post...I had to say something sometime despite the voluminous posts already here, but I mostly wanted to agree with your point about Michael Schiavo. I wonder how he feels about stuffed animals, for example?? And did they ever have any real pets, like a dog? That would seem relevent, except to Judge Greer and those abetting him by rubber-stamping his "rule-of-law" findings, no matter how flawed or compromised his conclusions and rulings may have been, and despite the indisputable fact that anyone in any state of health would die if all food and water were withheld.
Given the circumstances, I can't believe this all is just continuing to go forward. Why isn't there some terrific smart lawyer who could bring the right questions to the the right court/judge (even the Sherriff's department, maybe??) so the real "rule of law" could kick in?? How is it that a circuit judge has more power under Florida law than the governor? or the U.S. House??
/ venting/preaching to the choir
Yes. Terri had two cats. Michael had them put to sleep in the early 90s. In deposition he claimed it was on the advice of her mother!
Admittedly, I find his claim almost impossible to believe, but if it is true, the hypocrisy is striking. It would mean he was willing to listen to Mary Schindler about what to do about the cats, but not about what to do about Terri.
But if Terri loved animals, why would he even have considered killing creatures that must have been precious to her? Surely she would not have wanted that. Why not find the cats a new home if he wasn't willing to take care of them? Sounds like a real loving guy, doesn't he?
The irony of this is that her demon-husband would not allow music, flowers or pets into her darkened, sun deprived room before her feeding tube was pulled.
He did not get her wheel chair fixed and did not permit anyone to take her outdoors into the sunshine.
He has done everything he could to demean her and make her suffer.
One day he will face eternity and I hope he suffers the same Hell that he put Terri through.