The war on Michael Schiavo and the war over life

[carpe diem]

from an unlikely source...


(brief excerpt of lengthy article)

Do you hate Michael Schiavo?


As Terri Schiavo's life slowly exhausts itself, I ask you to consider that many of the people who have claimed to care so much about Mrs. Schiavo are motivated less by concern for her, than by their hatred for her husband, Michael.


For clarity's sake, let me make two statements and quote two adages.


1. I do not support removing Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, but I also do not condemn Mrs. Schiavo's husband, Michael, for his decision to have her feeding tube removed; 2 . I do not find Michael Schiavo at all likeable, but his likeability is irrelevant; 3. "Hard cases make for bad law"; and 4. "The law is a blunt instrument."

On a thread at the Free Republic message board discussing a particularly libelous rant against Mr. Schiavo, the psychotic rantings of the FReepers dominating the thread elicited a rational response from FReeper HMFIC:


"No doubt. I'd HATE to have some of these people on a jury trying me for something.

"The HELL with the FACTS of the case. It's all gut reaction. So if they don't like your suit, that's that, you're getting the chair."


If you don't believe me, just read a few of the countless anti-Michael "articles" and message board posts. If you do, you will learn such "facts" as:


Michael wants to murder Terri out of greed.



Michael wants to murder Terri, in order to keep her from talking about his violent attack, which caused her condition.



Michael has withheld care which would help Terri recover and lead a normal life.



Michael fits the "profile" of an O.J. Simpson.



Convicted murderers' civil rights have been respected more than Terri's have.



Michael and everyone supporting him are crooks.



Terri is a disabled person; we need greater legal protection for disabled people.



The spouse of a disabled person should not have legal power over that person, but must have to share that power with the disabled person's birth family (parents and siblings).



The Terri Schiavo case is ultimately about whether one is pro-life.


http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0305/0305mschiavo.htm

(entire article at link above)

[napi21]

1. If you are right about the pro life part, it's actually GOOD NEWS!

The polls all indicate that a BIG majority of Americans think it is a family decision, and that the tube should be pulled.

Disregarding your personal feelings about THIS case, most people seem to be looking at Terri and saying that THEY wouldn't want to be kept alive via a feeding tube. I'm glad to hear that, because it shows the radicals really are in the minority in the US! Just because they seem to have the biggest voice isn't convincing everyone!!!

[The Magistrate]

2. Indeed, Ma'am

It is an excellent article, and from a very unlikely source. As they say, even a blind chicken pecks up a little corn....