Your choice of words and the lack of knowledge they imply.
The glib language you use and the utter ignorance of the facts, which you would know just by reading this very thread.
Um… what Marley said.
- His wife was dead.
- You are not qualified to comment on the nature of his current relationship since you obviously know nothing about it.
- You need to get your information somewhere else besides Fox News.
That’s you’re opinion, which is fine, but it’s also a value judgement against Updike. You’ll have to accept that other people have different moral standards than you do. Some people take their marriage vows seriously.
I’m not inclined to award Michael Shiavo any medals because I’ve never been satisfied with his account of the incident or his general behavior.
- The timeline for the alleged bulimic event didn’t make sense. It was early morning when she collapsed. She would have purged her dinner meal soon after consuming it to avoid any weight gain.
-I’ve never understood why he didn’t attempt CPR when he heard his wife fall. If he was completely unaware of the procedure then emergency personnel could have walked him through it on the phone.
-His account of the events vary, not just in content but in logic. If he held his wife in his arms then it would be really strange to put her back down on the floor face down (again, not only a lack of CPR but also a strange way to position a person who is not breathing.). - I’m not fond of the fact that he had Terri’s pets put down 2 ½ years after her accident so he could move in with girlfriend #1. That just rubs me the wrong way. Girlfriend #1 would later testify that she felt threatened by him after they broke up due to his psychotic behavior.
- I’m not fond of how he treated the nurses who took care of Terri.
I’m not objecting to the opinion that he did the right thing with Terry but if he were my brother in-law I would have been all over him on day-1 trying to find out what really happened.
Perhaps, like the Schiavos, you’d have been totally satisfied by his account of what happened until money became an issue.
I’m sorry, that should be “the Schindlers.” I’m also curious as to how his ‘psychotic’ behavior with the girlfriend was an issue, but I’ll skip it.
That is exhibit #235 that proves timelines are really the curse of extreme conservatives; this time it is a timeline that has been found to have no evidence to support, or that there was any malice:
The prosecutors, that Jeb Bush (undead activist) told them to investigate the timeline, had to say this in the end:
**Magiver, Updike[b/], out of curiousity, what’s your take on the behaviour of the Schindlers, Terry Schiavo’s parents, through this mess?
CJ
No need to start a new thread, save to convince people that their claims have no basis, and I doubt that will happen. Thus, here is a link to an old thread. Also, here is a lighter take on it , with a great line from Crandolph.
Actually, that works in his favour in my book. I read a short interview with one of the nurses, who said that he was a real S.O.B. in the way he treated them: demanding instant attention for Terri when he thought she needed it, and yelling at them when they didn’t jump to assist him. In other words, he was always on their asses because he didn’t think they were looking after Terri properly.
The nurse said that amongst themselves, the common statement was: “He’s a real S.O.B. in the way he treats us: but if I were in that hospital bed, I hope my husband would do exactly the same thing.”
I read nothing about money in his post, are you introducing new material without answering the old.
Some people value their marriage vows highly. I don’t know what is wrong with that. I never was satisfied with his account of what happened either. Don’t forget he has no proof Terri wanted to die. That was just hearsay or anedotal.
The courts, many many many times determined that there was enough proof to satisfy the necessary burden. Unless you think the only proof is a written, video or some other similar indication of her wishes.
His wife was not dead, where was the death certificate?
Please tell us how much you know about his current relationship so we can be enlightened. Tell us also how you came into such information, or we will assume you know nothing also.
I watch Fox news because I want a fair and balanced viewpoint, not just the same song liberal, secular bias I hear from the other news stations.
Incidentally, Fox is number one in viewers. But then I bet you are going to tell me they are all ignorant.
The facts are the “evidence” was hearsay. the courts are free to decide what they want, but the might of the courts doesn’t make them right. Many a person has been wrongly charged by courts.
Secular bias? You mean you prefer a news organization that gives more coverage to unfalsifiable spiritual influences?
No, I think lekatt is upset at the act that NPR actualy reports facts about the consequences of the current regime, rather than spin.
Regardless of his new personal life, he did right by Terry. Just because he fell in love with someone else doesn’t mean he did wrong by his wife.
He didn’t linger around to have it both ways. She would have died long ago if it was up to he and Terry to make the decision. He had a rough go of it for all those years. Her parents should be ashamed of themselves.
She left the marriage first, even if against her will. He had every right to move on with his life.