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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:11 PM Original message |
Patrick Stewart says he wants the option of assisted suicide when his time comes |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Recommend!!! n/t |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. kick and rec for Dignity in Dying |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is around the corner if you ask me, once the boomers start to fade... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wonder if he'll opt for a Soylent Green-type ending just to make the sci-fi fans |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Seventy! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Same here |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Make it so... |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. +1 |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. yes, make it so... |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. +1 |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Make it so Dr. Crusher.. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. damn... "Make it so." was going to be my response. nt. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
69. A true fan, you are... |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. I was randomly thinking about this topic a couple of days ago |
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athenasatanjesus (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm sure he'd want death by Phaser,and not a Romulan disruptor.nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. I love the word "ghastly", so British nt |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. But that would be taking control away from God |
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Annata4Peace (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Perhaps the point to be made is |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. Ooh, |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
65. That only works with people willing to think things through |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
68. bingo!!! n/t |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. I've talked to some devout Christians who say they want that option! |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. i don't know, who wouldn't. kr |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now I have an excuse to use this: |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. insert kobayashi maru joke here |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Hell, I usually don't even feel like waiting for my "time" to come. |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. Good for him! So do I. n/t |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. kick |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. He may need to move to Oregon: |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
61. Thank you for posting this. I voted for the Assisted Suicide Law |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Have you seen the documentary "How to Die in Oregon"? |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. I had not heard about it, so thanks for the info. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Thanks for the wiki link... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. I've often wondered at the logic that denies humans an easy exit from this world. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
24. When someone keeps a dog alive in pain |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I feel the same way about pets |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. After watching almost 10 years of a TV show and some movies, you feel you 'know' someone.. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I've seen a biography of Stewart |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I used to wonder why he did broadway and other live performances. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yes, he clearly loves what he does |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Here's an awesome video he did for Amnesty International. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Tease! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Sorry, added the link. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Thanks for the link... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. That self awareness seems to be the key in breaking these cycles. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. I have an incredible temper. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That's great to hear. |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Completely agree! n/t |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
32. Insert inappropriate cartoon here |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
63. It couldn't have happened to a nicer minor character. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. How some one chooses to die is a private decision... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
34. Changing your parent's diapers is a life-altering experience. |
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pinkkillersheep (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. After watching my aunt die a slow and agonizingly painful death from AIDS... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. REC. nt |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. Thank you for posting... |
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Michigan-Arizona (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. Dr. Kevorkian |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. I hope someday that Dr. K is viewed a pioneer that led to acceptance/legalization of Euthanasia. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
44. Rec for dying without agony and on ones own terms. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. +10 |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Having been at many bedsides where death happened with great dignity, |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
70. I disagree |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. i want that choice too. hubby and i are |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
74. I just looked up Compassion and Choices... |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
46. Please run a full level diagnostic on our captain, Doctor Crusher and Mr. Data! |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. Me too, Mr. Stewart. Me too. |
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thanks_imjustlurking (462 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
52. So do I. nt |
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Travelman (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
53. You have to admit it would be a little strange |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Don't worry, I thought that too. n/t |
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Meldread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. I never understood... |
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Corruption Winz (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. Forget "assisted" suicide.. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
60. I also want the same thing. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
62. me too! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
64. Me too, Jean Luc, me too |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
67. kick |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
75. Euthanasia |
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