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Originally posted by Not Bob
Sweetie, they had a trial. The factfinder listened to the evidence and found that her wishes were clear. You just don't agree with the results -- kinda like the way that the manager of the East Jesus Piggly-Wiggly keeps telling me that he knows that the guy in the overnight cleaning crew was playing chair hockey when he hurt his back, but the worker's comp judge found that he was hurt while lifting a mop bucket.
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Only the stakes were higher. If he lied then the state was complicit in her murder.
I used to be for the death penalty. Illinois and Wonk's liberal friends in Cook County have convinced me that it might be better to error on the side of life. Of course I'm sure the sanctity of marriage on Schiavo's part was strong-as I'm sure his other wife and children can attest.