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Jack Sandler spent most of his career delving into a side of humanity his family never saw in him.
Death camps. Killing fields. Ethnic cleansing. Somalia. Rwanda.
A behavioral psychologist who taught for 38 years at the University of South Florida, Dr. Sandler wrote about humans' capacity to annihilate one another. He co-authored an award-winning, four-part documentary featuring more than 80 scholars and survivors in a history of mass brutality.
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He wrote scathing letters to the Times about Abu Ghraib and the FCAT. When Sami Al-Arian was acquitted on eight of his terrorism charges, Dr. Sandler opined: "After months of trying to live down the Terri Schiavo tragedy that turned into a travesty, followed by the actions of a homophobic Hillsborough County Commission, we can, with the outcome of the trial of Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants, once again claim that we are not completely in the thrall of an extremist majority."...............
He studied human actions that he never understood
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The most notable case that naturally comes to everyone's mind is the Schiavo case. The care of Terri Schiavo case resulted in many years of legal battles between her husband, who believed her feeding tube should be removed because she was in a vegetative state for years, and her parents, who maintained hope that she had the potential to recover from this state.
It brings to light the importance of documenting your wishes regarding medical treatment and then sharing this information with your loved ones and designated patient advocate in order to ensure that they clearly understand your intent for medical treatment.
The case remained a hot issue in our courts for many years because Mrs. Schiavo did not have documentation in place regarding her wishes. The battle between her husband and her family carried on right up until the final days of her life...........
End-of-life discussions with family important... Living will allows you to state desires
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