Fix is in?...Why would a Coroner (DR) jeopardize everything to make a false report...you conspiracy theorists amaze me He would have everything to lose. Granted the Schiavo case stinks, but it's over.
The case is over, but the many questions, both ethical and legal that it raised remain worthy of discussion. One hopes adults can discuss these issues without setting their hair on fire or spewing venom.
I seem to recall that the examiner was going to have an "observer" in on the autopsy, but at the last minute forbade any observation. It is not unusual to have bystanders and witnesses at an autopsy--and if an examiner wants to cover his rear for any reason, it's a real good idea for him to have witnesses. If I had been the examiner, I would have wanted a roomful for this contentious case.
Actually, why not? The Pinellas County ME before this one, Dr. Joan Wood, was forced to resign because of her incompetence and/or corruption in the death of a Scientology member. There is a precedent.
You amaze us all . Are you in the good ole boys club down there in "chad" land . YES the fix was in !!!
It's over? Not by a long shot. The managed care/ long term care insurance companies need to speed up the dying process a la Schiavo or they will go bankrupt. Too many old folks on the horizon. The baby boomers will sink them if they can't find a way to get rid of them. With the help of the Florida legislature and courts they found a very good way.
Just so you are aware, this medical examiner doesn't have a spectacular record, his credentials, credibility and ethics ARE currently under scruitiny. He is not permitted in the morgues of many area hospitals, even the hospitals known for giving less than acceptable care. He has been sued and settled out of court on several cases. For example the autopsy findings on one man was listed as natural causes. During the wake, this man's daughter leaned over the coffin to give her father a kiss, in doing so she cupped his head in her hand and felt what appeared to be a hole just behind his right ear. Upon further investigation it was determined that this man was murdered having been shot execution style. Yes the fix is in and the fix has been in place for some time. It will never be over for Terri's family. And what happened to the bone scan where the doctor in the hospital stated "someone worked her over good"?