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Originally Posted by Dion
There is something about the Latimer case that has always bothered me.....
If Latimer felt he was doing the right thing, why did he stick his daughter in a truck with a hose attached to the exhaust - the other end directed towards the inside of the truck, wait for her to die, then carry her to her bed, tuck her in as though she died of natural causes and why did he lie after she was found dead?
If he felt that she was living in extreme pain and that he was doing the right thing, he should have been a man about it. He should have taken responsiblity.
He was refused parole because he has yet to acknowledge what he did to his daughter.
If we were to give him parole before his time is served, the message
sent to those who have to care for the disabled, is one of acceptance.
Tracy couldn't speak for herself. The person she trusted the most,
killed her. I struggle with this one.
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He didn't want to upset his wife. He was trying to hide the real
cause of death from his wife. So he killed her in the truck,
and then moved her to her bed. [Ironically, his wife has stood
by his side through all this -- a very strong woman there]
I too struggle with this one, and it's obvious that many Canadians
do as well. On one hand, what right did he have, no matter the
suffering. On the other, the suffering of his daughter, from
Wikipedia, she suffered 5 to 6 seizures per day and had pain
and numerous surgeries. What kind of life are you prolonging?
I think he's right in calling the surgeries "mutilation and torture."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Latimer]
Very interesting that both judge and jury wanted him off the
hook with minor penalty, but the prosecuters wanted him
punished more severely.
Another reason for the struggling over the right and wrong with
this one is the reality that [hopefully] none of us have to face
this decision. There are some comments that you cannot imagine
what he faced. I agree, I doubt very few could.
I was living in Saskatchewan when all this went down. I can't
recall anyone I knew actually arguing in favour of locking him
up and throwing away the key.
ers