Last November, I discussed the story of Haleigh Poutre, an 11-year-old girl who was clinging to life after a severe beating -- allegedly at the hands of her stepfather and adoptive mother. Doctors said she was brain dead and they wanted to end her life support. Her stepfather's attorney fought it like hell. Officially, he was hoping for her recovery. The far more likely conclusion was that he didn't want his assault charge upgraded to murder.
They fought it all the way to the state's Supreme Court -- and the court finally ruled against him.
The state now has the authority to remove Haleigh's feeding and respirator tubes, and I sincerely hope the little girl will finally find the peace she was denied in her too-short life.
And I hope Jason Strickland burns in hell.
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No kidding, Jay Tea. As a ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by machs | January 18, 2006 2:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No kidding, Jay Tea. As a physical therapist, I worked with a young, married man who was on a ventilator because his brain didn't function after being run over by his fine wife during a "dispute".
He was dead, except for the machines running the show. The wife insisted that he be kept in this state, with legal matters placed in the foremost of her base, frontal cortex.
Terrible and disgusting trash.
1. Posted by machs | January 18, 2006 2:17 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 14:17
2. Posted by Oleg | January 18, 2006 2:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Where is Bill Frist diagnosing the girl via a VHS tape ?
2. Posted by Oleg | January 18, 2006 2:45 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 14:45
3. Posted by SilverBubble | January 18, 2006 2:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
JT, for being an agnostic you sure do believe in Hell an awful lot.
3. Posted by SilverBubble | January 18, 2006 2:48 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 14:48
4. Posted by Bruce | January 18, 2006 4:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And I hope Jason Strickland burns in hell.
You forgot to add "slo-o-o-owly".
4. Posted by Bruce | January 18, 2006 4:10 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 16:10
5. Posted by ed | January 18, 2006 4:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmmm.
liberals.
Can't live with them, can't live without them.
Well actually the latter wouldn't be much of an imposition.
5. Posted by ed | January 18, 2006 4:25 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 16:25
6. Posted by Peter F. | January 18, 2006 6:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hopefully her adoptive mother is already cooking in the bowels of Hell.
And some people believe there is no true evil in the world...
6. Posted by Peter F. | January 18, 2006 6:29 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2006 18:29
7. Posted by Russ | January 19, 2006 3:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So, why isn't the act of rendering someone braindead punished in precisely the same way as rendering that same victim completely dead?
7. Posted by Russ | January 19, 2006 3:28 AM |
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Posted on January 19, 2006 03:28