[anniegetyourgun]

Oh, the irony.....

[Calpernia]

ping

[postaldave]

did you have to wake up the schiavo people this early in the morning?

[ARCADIA]

Sad isn't it. We really are becoming a dysfunctional society.

[Dahoser]

WTFO.

[Tax-chick]

I don't understand why the state (county, feds, etc.) would have a duty to keep prisoners from committing suicide.

[Piranha]

It's a different court. The irony, I think, is that a court in Washington state came to the life-sanctifying decision, whereas a court in Florida chose to let an estranged husband kill his wife.

[Sunshine Sister]

Exactly. Why is it that we have to force feed a person who is in state custody, but it is okay to kill an innocent person in a nursing home?

[Sgt_Schultze]

Nice.

So in the U.S. as designed by "those who best understand the Constitution" - the judiciary - we find out that it is not proper to allow a person with free will to starve themselves. But is is required by law, to starve to death, a person who has given no consent (but remember if she had given consent, she would have to have been force-fed). We have to conclude that only people who speak on behalf of others have the power to compel their starvation.

Makes perfect sense to me. It's a good thing we only have the most thoughtful, sensible and able people serving as judges.

[thebaron512]

If he would have used a hanging method...it would save us tons of money.....

[vox_freedom]

Aren't there states in America that are considering, or have passed, laws AGAINST force feeding geese (for purposes of enlarging their livers and making foie gras)? Just wondering...
So, someone could go to prison for force feeding geese, go on a hunger strike, and be force fed by state officials. Oh, the irony.