When someone doesn't deserve death, but their condition puts them in a situation they have said they would rather not live in... how far should we go to carry out those wishes? Take away life support? Take away spoonfulls of pudding? Take away ice chips?

People say they don't want to live in the condition they are in all the time... government generally does not order them dead because of this... in fact, they usually help them with rehabilation until those folks go on to live normal, productive and happy lives.

This is much simplier then Terri's case, which is wrought with confusion, (no living will, family disagreeing on whether she wanted to live in the condition she was in).

But, truthfully, how simply would you like to make it for people to die? And with are nanny government what you are really asking is how simply should we make it for GOVERNMENT to kill those of us which are found to be worthless? I've heard gas chambers are painless, (well, that is minus the mental picture one gets after watching those around you start dropping dead...)

I for one think it should be extremely difficult for Government to kill anyone, and I wouldn't mind if those on death row went in the same fashion as Terri. We've tried to sugar-coat those deaths, to make sure the masses still support the death penatly. I believe we should see it for what it really is, absolutely horrible, (and preferable bloody in the case of death row inmates), but also absolutely necessary for justice to take place.

In the same way I think everyone that eats chicken should watch an ax taken to the head of a chicken. Or if you eat large animal meat you should go hunting and gut out a deer. It gives you a sense of responsiblity, and doesn't sugar-coat the entire process so that society can sleep better at night. Death is not pretty but necessary for our survival, (especially with the way most of us like to eat meat).

By the way, I've harvested that deer, and I sleep wonderful at night.

I'm not sure where to start in response to FishOrMan's comment.

Strange thing really.

I've killed that dear and it tasted great. I've also seen the ravages of war.

I think Mrs Schiavo's situation was horrible. But what are we to do if a persons wishes conflict with our own. Do we deny them the right to die out of our own selfishness?

As for death row inmates, I am all for starvation. The death penalty is necessary. Tax dollars are wasted housing violent offenders. Would you rather we rehabilitate a murderer/rapist and move them in next door to you?

The Schiavo situation was a tragedy it really was and the media circus around it didn't help either.

SlagleRock Out!