[Poohbah]

For an example of intentional false swearing, we have Michael telling the police at the time of the incident that he and Terri had not been fighting. But they certainly had been fighting, with such ferocity that a worried friend offered to give Terri shelter that night for her safety.

And I have to believe that she said not a f***ing thing about it until over ten years later.

I'm supposed to believe this woman?

Oh, and remember when Michael sued the doctors? How come the doctors didn't say a f***ing thing about this being caused by abuse?

Michael lied to the cops. A reasonable person would call that perjury.

Sorry, there is no evidence of that, aside from a deposition solicited by the Schindlers' lawyer, and Gibbs has, IMNHO, engaged in enough chicanery (both in questionable testimony that gets cut to shreds on cross-examination AND in legal maneuvering intended to lose the case) that I cannot accept anything he proffers at face value.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

If you weren't such a moron you would know that "that woman" spoke out many many years ago- it is just that YOU are hearing about it now. Don't let your inability to research get in your way of making a fool out of yourself.

[Steel Wolf]

A voice of reason! I'm sure you'll get a warm welcome for treading on the local dogma. Still, I commend you for trying to find rational solutions, rather than cast irrational blame.

[T'wit]

>> And I have to believe that she said not a f***ing thing about it until over ten years later.

Think. Sometimes it takes time, as information develops, to put two and two together. For years, people believed a different lie by Michael, that Terri "collapsed" out of some exotic affliction which has never been explained or medically corroborated, and which is statistically preposterous. Not until we get past that falsehood does the Schiavos' fight back in 1990 become important.

>> I'm supposed to believe this woman?

Why on earth not? It is a perfectly believable human story and and it dovetails with others' observations.

It also fits statistics. Domestic violence is the most common cause of death or severe injury to healthy young women.

>> How come the doctors didn't say a f***ing thing about this being caused by abuse?

That's an easy one. Michael concealed the bone scan, which would have provided a "perfect defense" for the doctors he sued. The bone scan report was not discovered until 2002, ten years after the fraudulent malpractice suit.

>> Sorry, there is no evidence of that, aside from a deposition solicited by the Schindlers' lawyer, and Gibbs has, IMNHO, engaged in enough chicanery...

Of course there's evidence -- his wife's broken and now dead body is rather poignant evidence. A deposition is also good evidence. And yes, Michael did tell that lie to the investigating police, it's on the record.