[Ford Prefect]

Thunderball ... I pretty much agree with everything you say, particularly with regards to Latimer's case being a political case rather than a legal case. It also royally cheeses me that my tax dollars are being spent to keep Latimer in jail while letting Homolka and the like walk. Friggin' special interest groups suck rocks.

I must add a comment about euthanasia. It may be illegal, but it's not too difficult to practice. It's not that hard to find a sympathetic, obliging, anonymous medical practitioner to assist anyone who wants to go this route. Therefore, it's still a moral issue in my mind. If I had a family member dying and in extreme pain, it's something I'd have to consider. My only wish would be that the family member is in a sound enough mental state to participate in the decision. I guess that's the aspect of Latimer's case that muddifies things for me ... his daughter wasn't in a state where she could participate in the decision. Maybe that's just being a bit cowardly though, looking for an out to absolve myself of blame for having to make the decision.