In his strongest comments yet on the Terri Schiavo case, actor Mel Gibson calls her killing "nothing more than state sanctioned murder.” Posted on 03/31/2005 12:00:48 AM PST by M. Espinola
In his strongest comments yet on the Terri Schiavo case, actor Mel Gibson calls her killing "nothing more than state sanctioned murder.”
The actor and director spoke out Wednesday night in a telephone interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
"I heard their cry for help,” Gibson explained his public comments. Gibson insisted that Terri Schiavo is not in a vegetative state.
Gibson said he decided to take a public stand because "it is completely wrong to deprive this poor woman from food and water.”
He added that the court ordered method of killing – depriving her of basic sustenance -- "is a prolonged and cruel execution.”
Gibson said he is closely following the case and is astounded by the developments.
"I just sit here watching this whole scenario play out in front of me with my mouth wide open, that our country has come to this,” he said, adding, "I think it’s a really black day.”
The actor offered little hope for Terri Schiavo at this point, describing the appeals as "a little too little too late.”
"It’s nothing more than state sanctioned murder,” Gibson continued.
He was also disturbed that a local Florida judge was given the unquestioned power to sentence Schiavo to death.
"All the big guys, they’ve got their hands tied by some tin-horned judge down there,” he said. "Common, when they want to whip a judge they got no problem getting Judge Moore in a heart beat.”
"It’s so wrong and I watch it, appalled and stunned, that we have gotten to this.”
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It is my hope that this turns into a ground swell of anger directed at the judiciary that results in real changes.
Heard this interview with Mel Gibson and I've got to say, it was really, really impressive....no wonder Hollywood tries to kick this guy around...Mel was very articulate, very intelligent and very compassionate in his remarks...no doubt....this gentleman would make an excellent politician for the Republicans....
BTTT!
I want to thank you all for good phrases which I used in emails to President Bush and Governor Bush this morning.
When they get to the Judgment Seat of Heaven, they cannot say, "But, we didn't know. . . ."
They know, I told them.
laura ingraham, ann coulter, mark steyn, ben stein, peggy noonan, thomas sowell, are a few, just offhand.
You can hear the entire interview on the Hannity radio show from yesterday if you are a subsciber to his site (without any rude interruptions from Alan Commie (oops! I mean Colmes!). It was a great interview.
Good find on the adultery statute. Unfortunately, it's more complicated than this.
Florida is a "no-fault" divorce state. You only have to state the marriage is "irretrievably broken".
However, who would file the divorce papers for her? Her legal guardian. But he is the guardian. Yet another conflict of interest.
And how can he file for dissolution of marriage if she is under his charge. It's checkmate, as long as he remains the guardian.
I wasn't offering a remedy to this travesty of justice. The courts, legislature and executive branches have their own reputations in their own hands. It's clear to me the system is dysfunctional; but then again, plenty of people on FR have referred to me as misguided, stupid, and ill-informed. Fair warning, don't take my word or opinions as having any particular degree of value. Instead, think independently. The world works better that way.
Friend, I've been praying the last week that she does not suffer. I see the Hand of God in this as well. The outcome, I do not know. God, however, is just and I continue to pray that he won't allow Terri to suffer.
Do they still have the free stream? When I was able to listen to his show through the net, no log-in was required.
That means more than just one death and more by Judicial fiat to come, for many a Judge and Hospice will use this to open up beds -- but beyond that it will mean a breakdown in the Judicial system -- good people can no longer trust it. It will suffer from that vital nourishment -- for every working system of government needs the support of good people.
By starving Terri, the turtledove-like innocent, the Judges are starving themselves and their system -- they are themselves and their system committing suicide.
(A restraining order is unlikely to have prevented that murder -- such a violent man was a threat under order or not -- only a cage for him would have saved the parents.)
RasterMaster, the interview was great. I hope that you're able to hear a replay of it--maybe Sean will do so on his program today. It's worth a listen to see if he does. I'm sure Sean's gotten the word that many would like to hear it again and that it's replay worthy. Very replay worthy. Have a good day, Raster.
Thanks, M. Espinola. You are so right. I will look for, and forward to, what you post.
Good question. All thru this case, many say that it is the law that Judge Greer has followed and that is why he ruled the way he did, of course backed up by federal courts. But the question does arise on the subject of adultery and the law. First we must examine what adultery is and secondly it begs the question of, who is adultery committed against, the state or an individual? I believe that adultery is a crime against an individual and in this case against Terri. Therefore, it is reasonable to deduct that when a crime is committed against an individual, the criminal cannot be the gaurdian of the victim.
Thanks, xs, and a very good morning to you. What's odd is that now I've seen some, who had previously thought that Annie, one of the great Constitutional minds, absolutely hang the moon (which she did ;-),) are now calling her a name that rhymes with witch. It's a VERY few that have completely done this 180 with sneer, but is very odd and disappointing, all the same.
And I heart Ben Stein. :-)
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