> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 1:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Schiavo > > It's easier to believe that, of course. I can't blame anyone who does.
Actually I think it's much easier to think as you do. Most people (decent people) like to think that anything is possible, that miracles can (and do) happen and that all this woman needs is more time. They see her eyes open, her mouth gaping and say to themselves "look, there's obviously something there." Murder is wrong and this is murder. Furthermore it makes people feel good to fight for an underdog, somebody that can't defend themselves. Regardless of the outcome people like this can hold their heads high knowing that they fought for "the right thing". To force yourself to look deeper, to see and accept the tragic truth that the scientific evidence describes while forcing yourself to put aside the false hope provided by the anecdotal and wishful evidence presented. To ignore her face and force yourself, against instinct and desire, to remember that there's nothing there underneath. To kill her when common sense says that recovery is so clearly, tantalizing close but is in actually fact impossible. Damn - that's hard. Some people would like to see this whole thing end with the long delayed (but inevitable) death of her body. Her mind died long ago, it's not coming back. Painting such people as cold and heartless or worse as hateful and vindictive is unjust, I think. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:151956 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
