Michael Schiavo has publicly stated that his goal in withholding treatment from his wife and removing her feeding tube (leading to death-by-starvation) is in accord with her wishes. During his recent appearance on the Larry King Show he gave a different story:
From the Larry King show (March 18, 2005)M. SCHIAVO: Yes, I do. But this is not about them, it's about Terri. And I've also said that in court. We didn't know what Terri wanted, but this is what we want...HT: Nickqueen via Blogotional
In a September 27, 1999 Deposition, Michael Schiavo said his reason for keeping guardianship of Terri was essentially to get back at her parents.
Q. Have you considered turning the guardianship over to Mr. and Mrs. Schindler?After his attorney "talked" with him, Michael added, "Yeah. Another reason would be that her parents wouldn't carry out her wishes."SCHIAVO: No, I have not.
Q. And why?
SCHIAVO: I think that's pretty self explanatory.
Q. I'd like to hear your answer.
SCHIAVO: Basically I don't want to do it.
Q. And why don't you want to do it?
SCHIAVO: Because they put me through pretty much h*** the last few years.
Q. And can you describe what you mean by h***?
SCHIAVO: The litigations they put me through.
Q. Any other specifics besides the litigation?
SCHIAVO: Just their attitude towards me because of the litigations. There is no other reason. I'm Terri's husband and I will remain guardian.
Others (namely her parents and brother) have contradicted Michael’s assertion that his wife would want her feeding tube removed. In addition, Cindy Shook, who had an affair with Michael shortly after Terri's incident, gave a startling deposition. Regarding what Terri would have wanted she claims Michael said,
"How the h*** should I know we never spoke about this, my God I was only 25 years old. How the h*** should I know? We were young. We never spoke of this."More here: Does Michael Know What Terri Wanted? Does he care?
I would also like to point out that Michael Schiavo said the following when Larry King asked him exactly what happened on the night of February 25, 1990. From the transcripts, Michael said:
“Climbed into bed. Terri said good night to me. Gave me a kiss. She woke up, said good night, gave me a kiss. I gave her a kiss back. I’d say, about 4:30 in the morning, I was, for some reason, getting out of bed and I heard a thud in the hall. I race out there and Terri was laying in the hall. I went down to get her. I thought, Well, maybe she just tripped or whatever. I rolled her over and she was lifeless. And it almost seems like she had this last breath.
So I held her in my arms, and I’m trying to shake her up. I ran over, I called 911. Her brother happened to live in the same complex as we did. I called him. I went back to Terri. And from there, six, seven minutes later, the paramedics… ”
HOWEVER, according to the police report, it was reported that Terri was found face down . . . halfway in and halfway out of a bathroom. . . She was found with her head facing east out into a hallway and her feet and legs pointing west on the bathroom floor.
This makes no sense! If Michael did roll her over, hold her in his arms, and shake her up, why would the paramedics have found her with her head facing one way and her legs and feet facing the other way???
I do not believe Michael Schiavo is telling the truth. Do you?
> Q. And why don't you want to do it?
> SCHIAVO: Because they put me through pretty much h*** the last few years.
> Q. And can you describe what you mean by h***?
> SCHIAVO: The litigations they put me through.
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I'm calling his bluff. HE's the one that put THEM through litigation. And he's spent $500,000 of Terri's $1.5 million+ settlement doing it. I think we've got him nailed. That plus Valerie's excerpt should be compelling. This is a case for criminal court, not euthanasia court.
I've just put together a website that seeks to argue for Terri's life not due to strict "right to life" doctrine per se, but due to her right to be indemnified from incriminating acts from her husband and from medical & legal fraud by the Pinellas county court.
Hope you like it! Be sure to send ALL your liberal friends over there. It ought to set them straight once & for all. We need to collapse this house of cards quickly and we may need their help to do it before this turns into a big political circus.
RD
P.S. Your post is on my blog. Am also trying to accumulate all available original/sourced evidence of Michael Schiavo's guilt; let me know anything you think I missed. Thanks!