The case of Terri Schiavo

[Simon Strauss]

in my opinion, even as someone against the death penalty, and military action i believe that the tube should have been pulled out many years ago. The doctors have been saying that their is no chance of her making a significant recovery(being able to think again) and their are inevitably going to be times when we just need to let people die in peace, and this is one of them. i also don't agree with how the media is making this seem like they are going to be starving her to death because even though this might technically be the case they are trying to the provoke the mentally occurring image of someone being starved to death which is a person who is yearning for food but not being given it.
i also believe that the actions of her parents and the republican party in this matter are quite disgusting. I always hate having to bring the race issue up, but honestly if this wasn't a semi-rich white women who's situation can provoke controversy Governor bush, president bush and the rest of their party would not be taking so much interest. correct me if I'm wrong here but wasn't there a case when bush was still Governor of Texas were a public attorney on a death penalty case(for an African American male) fell asleep during the trial and the state supreme court did not allow an appeal, where was all their caring for human rights then? Also the whole video tape that the parents made and their wishes to have her appear in front of congress to try to gain support are just appalling. Just because she can respond to sounds and twitch doesn't mean she has any higher brain functions. From what i understand from the news iv watched, it seems like she has been in that state the whole time and no improvements have been made. also as disgusting as this comparison might be we all need to realize that even a chicken with its head cut off runs around for a bit, does that mean its still alive?