[Speed Gibson,
Saturday April 2, 2005 at 9:38pm]
Heroes and Villians
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's One Death / The Lessons that Terri taught us Editorial, "... this fracas was never about facts." Neither was this Editorial, the largest error being the characterization of Terri's parents as the villians. This wouldn't be the first time the Star Tribune got the heroes and villians mixed up - remember when Minneapolis Police Officer Melissa Schmidt was fatally shot?
All of this was completely unnecessary. All Michael Shiavo had to do was get a divorce and walk away, leaving Terri with her parents. Period.
But no, Michael insisted on killing her. Far from the sober, responsible husband the Star Tribune imagines him to be, we continue to find, even after her death, that the man is an ass. He didn't win because the medical and legal issues were clear. These debates are far from resolved. No, as Hugh Hewitt observed, the parents got out-lawyered. Without quality opposition, Michael Shiavo's ghoulish lawyer was able to frame the case and manipulate a less-than-impressive judge for whom talk of impeachment has now begun.
We also now find that there are some "follow the money" questions to be answered. I'm assuming and hoping that someone like Gerald Posner will conduct and publish a thorough investigation and history of this tragic case.
All of this was completely unnecessary. All Michael Shiavo had to do was get a divorce and walk away, leaving Terri with her parents. Period.
But no, Michael insisted on killing her. Far from the sober, responsible husband the Star Tribune imagines him to be, we continue to find, even after her death, that the man is an ass. He didn't win because the medical and legal issues were clear. These debates are far from resolved. No, as Hugh Hewitt observed, the parents got out-lawyered. Without quality opposition, Michael Shiavo's ghoulish lawyer was able to frame the case and manipulate a less-than-impressive judge for whom talk of impeachment has now begun.
We also now find that there are some "follow the money" questions to be answered. I'm assuming and hoping that someone like Gerald Posner will conduct and publish a thorough investigation and history of this tragic case.