[amdgmary]

Schiavo's life seems measured in delays

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/24/Columns/Schiavo_s_life_seems_.shtml

Excerpts:

"Felos, peering over his glasses, seemed older, weary of it, even resigned."

"Gibbs...young, black-haired and wearing rimless spectacles, he calmly argued that the Schindlers were entitled to a stay for five reasons."

"The courtroom was a depressing, cavernous, 1970s-looking relic with dark wood paneling and black marble. Greer's bench was high, distant; it was hard to hear him. The jury box was filled with national and local reporters and photographers, pointing and clicking at the Schindlers."

"Gibbs is absolutely right: The delay does not matter to the Terri Schiavo of today. But that is not the test. Only two things matter: What she wanted before, which the court has already settled, and whether anything has changed since the court ruled she is in a persistent vegetative state."

[FR_addict]

Thanks for the article.

"So the clock is reset, but keeps ticking. Gibbs is absolutely right: The delay does not matter to the Terri Schiavo of today. But that is not the test. Only two things matter: What she wanted before, which the court has already settled, and whether anything has changed since the court ruled she is in a persistent vegetative state."

Here he shows his prejudices. Judge Greer ignored Florida law on PVS definition and allowed hearsay evidence from Michael and his cohorts. When a Judge is in gross misconduct as Judge Greer is, I don't consider it a settled matter. Since she isn't in a PVS state and never was, his last statement is also incorrect.

"Everything else is emotion, and grandstanding, and the personal demons and fears that all of us seem to have projected onto this tragic case."

So saving someone's life is grandstanding according to this reporter.

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[huck von finn]

Is there a transcript of what happened at the hearing yesterday? Or is there only this column?

[Ohioan from Florida]

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[BykrBayb]

Everything else is emotion, and grandstanding, and the personal demons and fears that all of us seem to have projected onto this tragic case.

He has definitely brought his demons into it.