perhaps it also matters that what is there is not Terri. Its a matter of interpreting her well being. Remember she has a medical condition that the consensus is that she has irreversable brain damage to such an extent that what is left is not Ms. Shaivo. Given that should you just keep the flesh alive after what is Ms. Shaivo has died. Is that looking after her well-being?
Seems to me at this point you're acribing motives to him based on your own biases. larry On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:42:54 -0600, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that if he were really concerned with her well-being he would > have been much more aggressive in seeking medical treatment for her > rather than making the parents sue him at every step of the way. > Clearly he wants her to die and I realize that many reasonable people > feel that at this point that would be best. However I don't feel he > tried, ever, to pursue any alternative. Where was he fifteen years > ago? Warehousing her. > > Just because he is smart enough to realize that accepting money would > discredit him does not mean that his motives are altruistic. And sure, > I am casting aspersions on a man I have never met, but he has made > himself a public figure and it is fair comment. > > Dana > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:34:25 -0500, Chris Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's an awfully presumptuous statement. Is it not possible for two > > parties to have completely different ideas of what 'looking out for > > Terri' entails? It seems that because his view of what is right for > > Terri doesn't line up with your view, he is obviously in it for the > > wrong reasons. I tend to believe both parties want that is best for > > Terri, they just don't agree what that is. Turning down $1 million (and > > possible $10 million) is evidence that he is not in it for the money. > > There is no evidence at this point to suggest he is in it for the money > > however unless you count his views not lining up with yours evidence. > > > > ( In the spirit of full disclosure, I think they should let the poor > > woman die, however I don't begrudge the parents for disagreeing) > > > > > > Dana wrote: > > > > >It would mean more to me, but then I would never be where he is so > > >that is probably meaningless. I don't know that he is in it for the > > >money; I just don't think he is trying to look out for Terri. Money is > > >merely one possible alternate explanation. > > > > > >Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150511 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
