Posted on 03/29/2005 8:07:57 PM PST by Palladin
A professor at a Bible college near Scranton, Pa., was arrested Tuesday as he tried to storm into the hospice caring for Terri Schiavo.
Dow Pursley, 56, was zapped with a Taser stun gun and tackled to the ground by officers before he reached the door, Pinellas Park police said. He became the 47th protester arrested.
Pursley, who is on the faculty of the Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa., had two bottles of water with him, police said. He was charged with attempted burglary and resisting arrest.
Baptist Bible College officials said in a written statement that Pursley was not acting on the school's behalf and had traveled to Florida on his personal time.
"He is a dedicated man with strong beliefs and God-given convictions," the statement said.
Pursley is the clinical director of counseling programs for the theological college's graduate school. He also helps oversee a campus clinic that offers psychological counseling based on biblical teaching.
Baptist Bible College spokesman Mark Robbins said that while the college "believes in the sanctity of life," it has not taken an official position on the Schiavo case.
Doctors said that Schiavo, 41, would probably die within a week or two after the tube was removed on March 18. She suffered catastrophic brain damage in 1990 when her heart stopped for several minutes because of a chemical imbalance.
How is bottled water "artificially provided sustenance and hydration" and what specific law was violated?
We all have an ability to discern what's right, and do it. Helping Terri is right. Obeying the law for the purpose of harming another is worse than wrong.
Yes, the power of the President to pardon is plenary and unrestricted.
Me too. In a minute. The many peace officers in my family agree.
Yes, it is.
It is an OBJECTIVELY correct opinion though.
Can the President pardon a "state" offense? Or only a federal one?
No, but the Governor can, including probably a self-pardon.
See http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/
Thank you. :)
The Cops here don't play. Remember how fast they put that riot in St. Petersburg down. Their attitude toward how they approach their jobs is reflected in the reality that guns are still a part of life here and most people have em..
So those coming here from states that have restrictive gun laws may be used to dealing with officers who aren't so much under the gun, so to speak. These guys don't get that extra second to react. They can be efficient and they may appear ruthless in the process. I hope the foolishness here does not escalate into stupidity.
Wad thu ? does that mean?
I would say just about zero...Hospice is for and filled with terminal patients...Terri is not terminal...She is being terminated...There's a huge difference...
The next governor could, because if Jeb's impeached and convicted he isn't governor any more. Kind of like Nixon and Ford. Where is Fla.'s Lieutenant Governor on this issue? Haven't heard a peep.
Jeb supposedly converted to the Catholic faith and his wife is a devout Catholic. I call upon Mrs. Bush to take your husband before the Blessed Sacrament at the altar of your parish church and ask, "What would Jesus do?"
I call upon Jeb's pastor and bishop to talk to this man and inform him.
As governor he HAS the AUTHORITY to uphold and defend fundamental constitutional and human rights, to use FORCE OF ARMS even if necessary to defend innocent life. Every man is ultimately answerable to his own Maker. But this is just plain common sense and basic ethics. "Morality 101." The Hippocratic Oath: "First, do NO HARM..." Just connect the dots, folks. Who is calling the shots here?
Coffeetime, Jeb is finished in the next election.
This Terri story will be the big issue.
If I was the Democrat I would say this.
If you have a sick relative, you know Jeb will let you die.
I will send in the state troopers to save you.
You know the Democrat who runs against Jeb is going to say this.
No, because she would go willingly...
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