UK National Health Service

[cjolley]

What about severely retarded people...

Dont't you get it?
Is it too horrible to contemplate?
She is WAY past coma, let alone retarded.

She is gone, and has been for 15 years.
Let her remains go too.

Chuck

[Victorian]

What about severely retarded people who cannot take care of themselves? Should we just take away all assistance from them as well.. kick them out the door and have them fend for themselves? Where do you draw the line? Even the Nazis would have just put a pillow over her head and made no bones about killing her, but gutless, nutless judges have to let her starve slowly and agonizingly.. American judges out-brutalizing the SS.. how about that?

From what I understand, someone in her state (i.e. essentially no brain) feels no pain.

[Helevitia]

What about severely retarded people who cannot take care of themselves? Should we just take away all assistance from them as well.. kick them out the door and have them fend for themselves? Where do you draw the line? Even the Nazis would have just put a pillow over her head and made no bones about killing her, but gutless, nutless judges have to let her starve slowly and agonizingly.. American judges out-brutalizing the SS.. how about that?

This has nothing to do with severely retarded people. And you can't blame the judges either. They are doing there jobs. If anything, blame our horrible legal system. And comparing our judges to the SS? phuleeeze! Now you are just plain making shit up just to get a riser out of someone.

I know I wouldn't want to live the way she has lived for the past 15 years. Would you?

Also, although starvation is horrible, you must realize that she will never have any pain or suffering from this starvation. They will medicate her heavily to make sure there is no pain or suffering.

[Helevitia]

Amazing how many "judges" there are in this very personal matter.

You know what though, if people wouldn't make completely false postings such as what the Doc wrote, I would have never been compelled to post as I too believe it is a very personal matter. But sometimes you gotta set the story straight and let people know the truth.

[xortam]

... if people wouldn't make completely false postings such as what the Doc wrote ...

I disagree with probably every political post the Doc has ever made. I've seen how he distorts the "facts" to further his agenda. The Doc isn't alone in this regard and sometimes its just easier to stick to the technical forums for information and try to not let people's politics get in the way.