Lilred's Rant of the Week-The Justice System

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Val,

As far as the death penalty is concerned, I am all for it. I think it needs to be in place to deter crime and I completely agree that some people do not deserve to live. It is just that lately, science has been able to prove that some condemned men were innocent and then I saw the Florida doctor case where bad science put him behind bars. Granted, they eventually fixed the situation, but he lost two yeas of his life in jail. I just have night mares of something like that happening to me.

If you look at my last post on the Schindler list thread, you will see that I questioned whether or not morphine was administered. I had thought it was, but Foto said it wasn't.

"...while she was in a loving caring relationship..."

Okay, what facts do you have to show that Michael and Terri were in a loving and caring relationship?

I asked Foto if he was sure about the morphine and I asked Classic if he was sure about the 10 million dollar offer to Michael. Classic hasn't given me a source yet even though it has been over a day and I think he posted after I asked the question. With Foto, the question was just posted minutes ago.

I'm an attorney, I live for facts. I had a trial last week where my client was charged with disorderly conduct and 4 counts of second degree assault, three of which were against police officers. The state gave me a great deal and I told my client to take it. He maintained that he was innocent, but I told him that his word against that of 3 LEO's wouldn't carry much weight. The more I think about it, the more I think he was innocent. The officers gave him a pretty good deal and I saw what he looked like after the alleged assault. He had a broken nose, bruises all over his back, and a bruise/cut on his head that was the result of a flashlight to the head and which required 8 stitches. At the end of the day, I told him it was all about what we could prove. At the beginning of the case, I told him that we needed video footage or a disinterested witness to show he was innocent, but we never could come up with either. Anyway, I digress.

We can all say what we want to on here, but what I am looking for is facts.

As far as money is concerned, I think it was an issue at the beginning and I recently read an article with my own eyes that stated Michael was going to get between $40,000 and $50,000 that was left over from the trust. So, there must have been some money left over.

Now, I have heard that Michael didn't raise the issue of Terri wanting to die until as soon as 3 and as late as 7 years after she fell into this vegetative state. If that is the case, I don't know how anybody could believe a word that comes out of his mouth. Then again, maybe it took him 3 to 7 years to come to terms with the fact that his wife would never be getting better. Then again, he seemed to come to terms with it even sooner because he started living with another women within two years, or was it that he had a child with another woman within two years. I need to make myself a fact sheet on this one along with a timeline.

As far as discussing this topic and others, I agree that we all have our opinions, and I debate things with my friends, family, and fiance all the time. Imagine that, I like to debate things. You would think I am an attorney. LOL