Monday, March 21, 2005
Torture-Murder in Florida
Terri Schiavo is being starved and dehydrated to death as I type these words. This is happening because the oft-mentioned out-of-control judiciary wants her to die. As does her husband, and his band of ghoulish fellow-travelers. The Death Lobby is, once again, displaying its voracious appetite for human misery and death.
As Mrs. Schiavo proceeds to succumb to the torments imposed on her by her husband and a host of Florida State judges, I thought it might be useful to look up what she is currently enduring. Intellectual honesty demands that before I can support or oppose something, I should first know what I'm talking about. In this case, I believe the onus falls most heavily on those who support the killing of Mrs. Schiavo: They must read the lists below (or information like it) to familiarize themselves with precisely what they're supporting. Failing to do this would be an act of intellectual cowardice.
Symptoms of starvation:
Feeling cold and having a lower-than-normal body temperature.
Swelling in the feet and hands.
Hair loss, brittle nails, and dry skin.
Growth of fine hair (lanugo) on the body.
Muscle weakness.
Constipation, slow emptying of the stomach, and abdominal pain.
Sleep problems, hyperactivity, or extreme fatigue.
Fainting spells, low blood pressure, and slow heartbeat.
Yellow-orange skin, especially on the palms of the hands, or a purplish skin color on the arms and legs.
Symptoms of dehydration
Dark urine with a very strong odor.
Low urine output.
Dark, sunken eyes.
Fatigue.
Emotional instability.
Loss of skin elasticity.
Delayed capillary refill in fingernail beds.
Trench line down center of tongue.
Thirst. Last on the list because you are already 2 percent dehydrated by the time you crave fluids.
Now, in a country where you would be incarcerated for torturing a dog by preventing it from accessing food and drink, it is ludicrous in the extreme that a court would mandate a woman be tortured to death in this unbelievably cruel manner.
Where are the anti-death penalty freaks?
Where are the "women's rights" fanatics?
Where is the ACLU? (Oh, that's right. They're on her tormentors' side)
Oh. What was I thinking? When it comes to all things pro-death for non-murderers, the Left can be found prominently out in front of the funeral procession.
Before I drop the subject for now, I want to take a quick look at the nature of Michael Schiavo, the "husband," as seen through the eyes (and affidavit) of one of Mrs. Schiavo's former healthcare workers, one Carla Iyer, a nurse who cared for Terri Schiavo from April 1995 to July 1996. (Note, falsifying your affidavit testimony is illegal, and is punishable under the laws that address perjury.)
According to the testimony, Mr. Schiavo is reported to have said the following:
"When is she going to die?"
"Has she died yet?"
"When is that bitch gonna die?"
"Can't anything be done to accelerate her death - won't she ever die?"
"I'm going to be rich!"
Also, Iyer states that he, "would talk about all the things he would buy when Terri died, which included a new car, a new boat, and going to Europe, among other things."
Assuming this nurse is telling the truth (and I suspect she is - have you ever heard Mr. Schiavo speak in public? He's a nutjob on steroids), Mr. Schiavo's feigning concern for his wife is nothing but naked deceit. His intent is clear, and the Florida "justice" system, and the Death Lobby are accomplices in his efforts to see her dead so that he can become "rich."
Simply disgusting.
There is, strangely enough, an upside to this distressing situation. The out-of-control judiciary is a very prominent actor in this sad play. They are, once again, stepping over the bounds of civilized behavior (much less judicious conduct), and doing so right in front of an increasingly shocked American public. Thinking of it in the light of purely cold-blooded practicality, you couldn't ask for a better example of outlandish judicial misbehavior on the run-up to the nuclear political war about to start in the US Senate over filibusters of judicial nominees.
Once again, the Left is reminding us that they've lost their sense of timing. But will they learn anything from this? Give me a break. You know what they'll do: They'll sit around their cafés, sipping their triple-mocha lattes, and grouse about those brain-dead morons who, incomprehensibly, keep kicking their ass at the polls.
Whatever. I wave at them as they continue to gibber their way off to the ash heap of American history.
Bub-bye.
Terri Schiavo is being starved and dehydrated to death as I type these words. This is happening because the oft-mentioned out-of-control judiciary wants her to die. As does her husband, and his band of ghoulish fellow-travelers. The Death Lobby is, once again, displaying its voracious appetite for human misery and death.
As Mrs. Schiavo proceeds to succumb to the torments imposed on her by her husband and a host of Florida State judges, I thought it might be useful to look up what she is currently enduring. Intellectual honesty demands that before I can support or oppose something, I should first know what I'm talking about. In this case, I believe the onus falls most heavily on those who support the killing of Mrs. Schiavo: They must read the lists below (or information like it) to familiarize themselves with precisely what they're supporting. Failing to do this would be an act of intellectual cowardice.
Symptoms of starvation:
Feeling cold and having a lower-than-normal body temperature.
Swelling in the feet and hands.
Hair loss, brittle nails, and dry skin.
Growth of fine hair (lanugo) on the body.
Muscle weakness.
Constipation, slow emptying of the stomach, and abdominal pain.
Sleep problems, hyperactivity, or extreme fatigue.
Fainting spells, low blood pressure, and slow heartbeat.
Yellow-orange skin, especially on the palms of the hands, or a purplish skin color on the arms and legs.
Symptoms of dehydration
Dark urine with a very strong odor.
Low urine output.
Dark, sunken eyes.
Fatigue.
Emotional instability.
Loss of skin elasticity.
Delayed capillary refill in fingernail beds.
Trench line down center of tongue.
Thirst. Last on the list because you are already 2 percent dehydrated by the time you crave fluids.
Now, in a country where you would be incarcerated for torturing a dog by preventing it from accessing food and drink, it is ludicrous in the extreme that a court would mandate a woman be tortured to death in this unbelievably cruel manner.
Where are the anti-death penalty freaks?
Where are the "women's rights" fanatics?
Where is the ACLU? (Oh, that's right. They're on her tormentors' side)
Oh. What was I thinking? When it comes to all things pro-death for non-murderers, the Left can be found prominently out in front of the funeral procession.
Before I drop the subject for now, I want to take a quick look at the nature of Michael Schiavo, the "husband," as seen through the eyes (and affidavit) of one of Mrs. Schiavo's former healthcare workers, one Carla Iyer, a nurse who cared for Terri Schiavo from April 1995 to July 1996. (Note, falsifying your affidavit testimony is illegal, and is punishable under the laws that address perjury.)
According to the testimony, Mr. Schiavo is reported to have said the following:
"When is she going to die?"
"Has she died yet?"
"When is that bitch gonna die?"
"Can't anything be done to accelerate her death - won't she ever die?"
"I'm going to be rich!"
Also, Iyer states that he, "would talk about all the things he would buy when Terri died, which included a new car, a new boat, and going to Europe, among other things."
Assuming this nurse is telling the truth (and I suspect she is - have you ever heard Mr. Schiavo speak in public? He's a nutjob on steroids), Mr. Schiavo's feigning concern for his wife is nothing but naked deceit. His intent is clear, and the Florida "justice" system, and the Death Lobby are accomplices in his efforts to see her dead so that he can become "rich."
Simply disgusting.
There is, strangely enough, an upside to this distressing situation. The out-of-control judiciary is a very prominent actor in this sad play. They are, once again, stepping over the bounds of civilized behavior (much less judicious conduct), and doing so right in front of an increasingly shocked American public. Thinking of it in the light of purely cold-blooded practicality, you couldn't ask for a better example of outlandish judicial misbehavior on the run-up to the nuclear political war about to start in the US Senate over filibusters of judicial nominees.
Once again, the Left is reminding us that they've lost their sense of timing. But will they learn anything from this? Give me a break. You know what they'll do: They'll sit around their cafés, sipping their triple-mocha lattes, and grouse about those brain-dead morons who, incomprehensibly, keep kicking their ass at the polls.
Whatever. I wave at them as they continue to gibber their way off to the ash heap of American history.
Bub-bye.
Comments:
This is not a right/left issue. Most things, believe it or not, are not. Your Supreme Court chose to turn the case down some six times. Terry Schiavo was kept in that state for fifteen years. In Texas, after a ten-day window for appeals, she would've been pulled off life-support whether her family liked it or not per a bill sign by boy-george in 1998. This bill was designed to save money, not lessen the discomfort of anyone. Cases like Terry Schiavo's happen every day. Not all of them are seized up by opportunistic hypocrites. Now, do some background research on this caretaker you are depending on so heavily to determine your if your take on Micheal Sciavo is accurate. (JB)
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