Posted on 01/31/2005 9:14:49 PM PST by TAdams8591
*Michael, HAVE A HEART !!!!!For Valentines Day give Terri back to her MOM & DAD, The Schindlers!!!!!!!!*
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Daily Threads are created month to month as we watch local and national news regarding Terri and her family.
Since Terri's supporters are in every time zone, you may see something FIRST. Please share news with us that you don't see here already. Now, why would you want to do that? Terri's Daily Thread for September/October of 2004 was viewed over 15,000 times. Terri's November Daily Thread was viewed over 6,000 times. December's thread is over 3,000 views. January 2005 Daily Thread was a RECORD HIGH!!!!!!! 15, 103 VIEWS!!!!!!
More and more good folks are finding out about Terri and that judicial tyranny would take her life, but for lots and lots of prayer and non-stop lobbying of relatives, friends, clergy, our leaders, the media, a passerby, a cashier - ANYONE who you feel comfortable chatting with.
Folks always want to know how can this be in America or on earth for that matter? Unfortunately, this is really happening to an innocent woman who just celebrated her 41st birthday. She's not the only one but she's the one with devoted parents and siblings who knows what's in Terri's heart. Terri has a strong will to live. That's apparent. It's been 14 years.
Besides, feeding tubes have been around practically since the Civil War. They are not high tech devices. Terri is "not hooked up to machines". Her feeding tube is the diameter of a piece of spaghetti.
Talkin' about Terri is the best way to lobby for her. It is a salespitch to save her life and subsequently, many lives. If you've never sold anything in your life, START NOW. START WITH TERRI.
See Terri's flash movies if you need more information. You can see for yourself that's she's interactive and follows the doctor's instructions.
Visit: http://www.terrisfight.org
NOTE: Terri's December Dailies are noted as a source above. There are lots of important links at the very top of that thread. If you missed Terri's Celebration of Life, you can click on it from there.
AGAIN WE HAVE A NEW RECORD: 15,103 views on the tote board for the Terri Schindler Schiavo January Daily Thread!
The most significant event in Terri's case in January, was the Supreme's Courts refusal to hear Governor Jeb Bush's appeal, after the Florida State Legislature struck down Terri's Law. This once again places Terri's life in extreme jeopardy, though there are other issues regarding her case before the court.
But if honest politicians aren't going to stand up for what's right, why are they even in office?
The three "P"s: Power, Prestige, Perks
However, at the moment it looks as though Michael will get away with all his attempts to kill Terri, and soon may finally succeed if someone in authority doesn't stop him.
2000'?[Times photo: Jonathan Newton] Michael Schiavo and Constance Felos
Michael has certainly tried to kill Terri for illegimate reasons on multiple occasions. Would it make any difference whether he was prosecuted for four counts of attempted murder instead of three? Adding in the various cruelty charges, fraud charges, etc. along the way, it would seem he'd should have to be Methuselah to see the light of day as a free man, regardless of whether he's charged for an initial attempted murder the night of Terri's collapse.
Indeed, the first murder attempt would probably be the one meriting the lightest sentence, since Michael could probably argue that it was done without premeditation, and might even be able to argue that he wasn't really trying to kill Terri, but she'd said something that put him into a rage (per such an argument, had she died then, he might have been found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder; that she lived would make the charge aggravated battery, whose statute of limitations has lapsed, rather than attempted murder). To be sure, if evidence were found that showed that Michael had tried to kill Terri on that night, that may make it somewhat easier to score a conviction on the other attempted murder charges, but even without that Michael had plenty of motive to kill his wife. If a prosecutor really tries to score a conviction, there's going to be plenty of evidence to convict Michael even if the cause of Terri's initial injuries isn't established.
However, at the moment it looks as though Michael will get away with all his attempts to kill Terri, and soon may finally succeed if someone in authority doesn't stop him.
True. But Michael would need Terri dead regardless of whether he tried to kill her on the night of her initial collapse. Why speculate about the collapse as a motive, when there are other motives which are clear as day?
You don't ignore some crimes a person has committed because that person commits MORE crimes, even if it is against the SAME victim.
We are going to continue to disagree. But that's.... okay.
Prayers for Teri.
Had Michael been charged on the night of the attack, it is likely that he might have ended up convicted of agravated battery rather than attempted murder. By now, however, the statute of limitations has expired on the battery charge.
If Michael were charged today, even if attempted murder would still be chargeable (I suspect, but am not sure, that the statute of limitations has expired on that too) his defense attourney would be able to argue that he was only being prosecuted on the more serious charge because the state couldn't try him on the lesser one. Not sure a jury would buy it, but they might.
You don't ignore some crimes a person has committed because that person commits MORE crimes, even if it is against the SAME victim.
No, but one does generally ignore crimes a person has committed whose statute of limitations has elapsed. If Terri and her records receive proper scrutiny, evidence of the earlier crime may well come to light. But the focus should be on the present--to the extent that one finds out about the past, that's great but it should not distract from what's going on now.
Sorry if this was posted earlier--
Our bodies, our selves
Imaging tests like the ones described in the Neurology study may give us new insight into the interior life of brain-damaged patients. They may even provide a scientific basis for comparing patients like Scantlin and Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman who has been kept alive for years over her husband's objections.
http://www.freep.com/news/metro/dickerson14e_20050214.htm
It is very quiet around here this evening. SOON TO CHANGE. The weather's great, you know sunshine which would really help Terri. Sunshine has Vitamin A in it and going outside keeps lots of viruses and germs away. Just think of the germ full environment Terri lives in and all that recirculated a/c. She never gets fresh air. That would do her brain a world of good.
If George Greer is guilty of gross criminal negligence from the bench, he doesn't have immunity. This isn't just about his decisions. IT IS GROSS CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE which is against the Judicial Canons. Greer may have wrongly believed that he could get away with well, uh, anything but HE CANNOT.
Your call to Jeb DID IT. Thanks again. FV
LOL!
I'm sticking my neck out but this is what I believe: TERRI IS NOT GOING TO LOSE HER LIFE.
Also, the gentleman I spoke to in Governor Bush's office yesterday, is the only one who took my call seriously.
Let us pray that Governor Bush has the courage to ACT on Terri's behalf and to once again save her life!
THIS TO ME IS ALSO A WOMEN'S ISSUE. MEN ON WOMEN CRIME.
The Holy Spirit is always with her though.
Very nice! They actually printed responses to their editorial about Terri!
Terri ping to 1324! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!
Bump!
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