THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD

(12/31/2006)

Ridding our Society of Its Defectives

Legal precedent now allows for it. 

By Carrie K. Hutchens

It is early morning and oh so quiet! All are asleep within my world except for me with all my thoughts. How those thoughts so rush, ramble and worry on even now. How did we get here from where we once were? How have we become such a world gone mad and so many without a clue that we have? How could that ever be, especially in the US of A?

Advocates have worried about the execution of a convicted murderer sentenced to die as a result of his alleged actions, yet didn't (and don't) worry equally about the execution of Terri Schiavo, who was guilty of nothing more than having become disabled by some unknown cause?

Convicted murderer "possibly" suffered cruel and unusual punishment for 34 minutes? Terri Schiavo suffered cruel and unusual punishment for 13 days which gets into the 18,720 minute level! Who suffered the most (longest) and had the least help in fighting what was being done unto them? The one KNOWN to be innocent of a crime or the one convicted of one?

Some say to let the Terri Schiavo case go because it is over and done with. They say she can't be brought back, even if it was all a big mistake. So, they wonder, what is the point of hanging on? How scary that it all eludes them as they seem so comfortable in feeling, "Oh well, she couldn't have had any quality life anyway." How scary that it all eludes them and they don't seem to realize that none of this began with Terri, nor has it ended with her.

The other night, I came across this article in the Miami Herald, "State denies sick boy $360 for blankets."  I shook my head at the madness of it all. How could any justify the actions of the State of Florida in this matter? (Maybe some of those conferences state employees go to ought to be for learning "common sense" and "compassion".) Ready for the worse, I began reading the comments. I was impressed (for the most part) and my mood lightened for a bit. Just for a bit. Just until I read the post by Bill.

(Comment 103 posted by Bill) "The problem isn't the state but the insistence on society to allow children with disabilities this severe to continue to suffer. While you might that it is the right thing to do to allow these children to live, I do not. It is inhumane to allow them to continue to suffer without any hope of every getting better. I know that this isn't going to be a popular statement but let's get real people. It's time to make some hard choices about children like this. I am sure their parents and friends love them but why should they suffer because we don't have the guts to do the right thing. "

"... It is inhumane to allow them to continue to suffer without any hope of every getting better..."

"... the guts to do the right thing..."

What is Bill suggesting? Do we shoot them? Electrocute them? Inject or poison them? How about suffocation? Or maybe he feels we ought to starve and dehydrate them out of their suffering? After all, Florida does now have a case on record where a court sanctioned, and actually ordered, death to a disabled person -- Terri Schiavo -- by starvation and dehydration. Does he want to readily apply such a court action to all the defective and less than ideal? Defective and less than ideal according to his standards, or does everyone get to jump in on the action and clean up this world (according to them) ,once and for all, of the useless, defective, less than ideal and suffering ones?

Bill's attitude of "putting people out of their misery" ought to be one heck of a wake up call! Time to reassess and recoup values before it is too late! But then... look at how many are aware of that need and made it clear in the comment area of the Miami Herald with their responses to the article about Kevin Estinfil.

Yes, there is still hope for us as a people and society!

May the New Year be proof of the goodness we are capable of!

Carrie Hutchens is a former law enforcement officer and a freelance writer who is active in fighting against the death culture movement and the injustices within the judicial and law enforcement systems.