What have we come to?
This kid was arrested trying to bring Terri water. He's not the only person arrested in the last couple of days either...how would you like to be the police officers in this picture?
posted by jdp @ 10:06 AM
4 Comments:
At 11:46 AM,
Anonymous said…
The question is: who told the kid to do that? She can't swallow, so anyone trying to give her food or water orally would be choking her... sheesh!
At 12:51 PM,
jdp said…
Perhaps I could introduce you to a little tool called Google:
She can swallow, but the courts have ordered that she not receive any liquid. It's beyond the pale.
At 1:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
The first link that comes up on your vaunted Google has the following in it:
The controversy is over whether Schiavo's feeding tube should be removed, an act that will lead to her death. (A feeding tube is a form of artificial life support employed when a brain-damaged patient, like Terri, is unable to swallow and ingest food and water.)
At 1:51 PM,
jdp said…
Actually the first link has been replaced, but if you check out the cache it says:
He described Schiavo as "responsive" although he acknowledged she functions at the level of a 6- to 11-month-old child. She recognizes her family, he said. "She teases. She plays. She smiles. She tries to talk." Schiavo also can breathe and swallow on her own, he said.
Asked why, if she can swallow, a feeding tube is necessary, Gibbs said he has inquired whether Schiavo could receive food by mouth, and "courts in Florida have said no. The order is to stop all food and water."
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