Sunday, February 20, 2005
Judicial Murder
Terri Schaivo is about to be excuted in a cruel and painful manner, mostly because one man wants to get rid of her.
If she were a criminal, this would most certainly be declared cruel and unusual punishment.
If she were a prisoner of war, there would be massive protests all over the country about how evil the government was.
But because she is vunerable, frail, and cannot communicate easily, and had the misfortune to marry the wrong man, and the misfortune to live in the wrong county, she is going to be put to a horrible death.
This is judicial murder at its worst.
And it's being done in the name of mercy!
God have mercy on all of us who don't try to do something to save her.
(cross posted in a slightly different form to Res Publica 2005)
Terri Schaivo is about to be excuted in a cruel and painful manner, mostly because one man wants to get rid of her.
If she were a criminal, this would most certainly be declared cruel and unusual punishment.
If she were a prisoner of war, there would be massive protests all over the country about how evil the government was.
But because she is vunerable, frail, and cannot communicate easily, and had the misfortune to marry the wrong man, and the misfortune to live in the wrong county, she is going to be put to a horrible death.
This is judicial murder at its worst.
And it's being done in the name of mercy!
God have mercy on all of us who don't try to do something to save her.
(cross posted in a slightly different form to Res Publica 2005)
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