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Originally Posted by FireFly
The more I think about the Latimer case, the more I believe that he wasn't ending her suffering, he was ending his responsibility for her. He justifies his actions by saying he was ending her suffering, but my understanding is that it was more her mental capacity that was diminished.
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I've contemplated that point of view about Latimer myself. Who's to know though. As a parent, I've tried to put myself in Latimer's position and see the situation through his eyes, and it's impossible. I don't think anyone can judge his thoughts and motives without actually living his life, and even then it would be different for everyone. Therefore, what I keep coming back to, as I posted above, is that he committed a crime and therefore has to do the time. However, his was a crime of passion (as opposed to career criminals), and I don't see why he should be treated more harshly than career criminals. Denying his parole seems to indicate that he is being a held to a stricter standard than career criminals, who seem to have no problem getting parole after serving 2/3s of their time just as long as they've kept their noses clean and jumped through the appropriate hoops. It's certainly an interesting, sensitive and sad case.