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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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Not only did he try to protect his wife from what he felt compelled to do... he probably knew he would be crucified for it should the truth come out.
This has become a case of politics rather than a case of law. This girl was so far gone and in such pain, her father felt compelled to relieve her from it, feeling no hope for her recovery, her quality of life, his family's quality of life. The fact that this has fallen on deaf ears, when the sob stories of disgusting murderers and rapists do not is what I find disgusting.
Even if one considers what he did to be totally wrong, (I feel its a shade of grey, but clearly a mercy killing) there is no good reason why he should suffer for the rest of his life, while disgusting scum like Kong and Homolka walk free.
I'm sick of some of these special interest groups influencing social policy when they have no idea what people who are actually in these situations are going through. It reminds me of a pro-life rally I saw that overwhelmingly featured elderly people and (likely) their elementary school aged grandchildren.
Personally, I've come to believe that the only reason euthanasia is illegal is selfishness. Our morals sleep better at night knowing its illegal, yet we fail to consider terminally ill people living in intense pain... We consider euthanizing a beloved family pet to be the decent and moral thing to do when they are in extreme pain or terminally ill with no hope, yet we'd rather watch our beloved friends and family deteriorate in intense pain then release them (when all hope is gone). Its a very interesting debate... I'm not so sure where I'd stand, I can't say my own personal selfishness might not come to the forefront if a case like that hit close to home.