I would like to take a moment to consider what should be done when she dies. The state attorney general or distric attorney must take this case.
Now comes a nurse who says she charted in Terri's hospital chart that Michael Shiave canceled physicians orders, intimidated the nurses, says she found Terri diaphoretic after MS went into her room, found an insulin needle and syringe and injection sites on Terri's body, then informed her supervisor of this activity. There were reported comments of MS about "When is the b*tch gonna die?". All of these things were reported concurrent with the occurances, not years later if the nurse is to be believed.
Here is where I want to jump off and explain why this nurse is believable. She went to here supervisor and reported the intimidating activity and comments and insulin syringe with the patient diaphoretic and a very low blood sugar. No doubt the nature and expense to the hospital was large and the administration of the hospital was acutely aware of his attitude,demeanor,threats and were worried about a "mad" relative. Mad relatives bring lawsuits. If you see MS on Larry King, I believe one sees very quickly this man is a bully. This was preeminent in the mind of administrator and I surmise the administrator told the nurses' supervisor to get this nurse in check or she has to go. Ultimately the nurse took this information to the police. She was ultimately fired for cause (probably alledging violation of privacy of medical records). That would be the dynamics of the concerned nurse, supervisor, and administrator of the facility.
There seems to be so many mitigating factors, I do not see how a judicial ruling can fail to take these things into account.
This is a Scott Peterson redux with variation of tools and techniques. But let us make no mistake, this is an extremely suspicious set of circumstances and needs to have criminal investigative analysis applied. What if the nurse retained the syringe and MS fingerprints are on it, or his DNA? I won't go on, but you see this might put the lie to michael shiavo and would serve to give life to the 11th to look at the facts, not just a judicial review which this last Federal judge obviously did.
I fear Terri is lost now. What will serve as greater tradgedy is if the capriciousness of the judiciary is exposed, and it is allowed to continue in this vein, no one is safe.
I am in agreement with you on this. There should be an investigation.
Perhaps, the parents can ask for an autopsy. Such an autopsy would reveal whether there were broken bones consistent with abuse.
From what I have been hearing that will take some time. In the meantime I think they will say that the feeding tube must be reconnected until such a ruling on the lower courts standing takes place. Which could take up to two years.
With that aside, I think that it's worth noting that this "passion play", this good vs. evil real life drama that is unfolding before us comes at the time right before Easter. This fight for the life or death of someone. With one side with their thumbs up and another with their thumbs down.
From what I have seen, read and heard of this woman she is almost childlike and innocent. If her parents that brought her into this world want to care for her why kill her? Why murder her? And it is murder.
But if the state insists that she die and that's OK why not hand her "husband" a knife and say "go ahead". It's the same thing, isn't it? Likely less painful actually. Because starving her to death is the slowest act of violence. A wretched thing. But I bet someone would put it on pay-per-view TV if they could make a buck.
The Democrats and others can play G-d. If the Democrats want to be the party of the grim reaper that's their choice. Ghouls.