This is off topic, but getting injured in any way by falling out of an ambulance is one of the most ironic things I've heard of.



This is the only reason why I think she should go to jail. Just because you believe that something is right doesn't mean you can break the law to do it.

obviously, she's not the only one "who believes it's right". the only reason laws aren't changed for mercy killings is because it would be abused, like everything else. the law is retarded. the whole criminal system is, in fact, retarded. there have been cases when judges/jurys let the "murderer" go, because it's both emotionally and logically right. unfortunately, there are also cases where serial-rapists, pedophiles, real dangerous people, and mankinds other scum, have been released because of technicalities. the law is imo not absolute, because even though she was convicted because "she's a danger to society" or whatever the hell our reason for convicting people is nowadays, we are all saying that "it's right".

he didn't have the means to kill himself, so she did the right thing, period.

Heh.
Helping slaves escape was against the law some time ago, did abolitionists 'deserve' to get imprisoned? Surely we aren't talking about right or wrong from legal standpoint, but from humanitarian.

Point being: if people never expressed protest against the laws they see unfair, we would still have kings who are granted absolute power in every country.

Perhaps it would have been wiser to take a more suddle approach as opposed to breaking the law outright, but what good would blogging and protesting do in her case? She needed solution right there, immediately. Changing the law could take years or decades.

I'm sided with the mother.

The mother did the right thing. I actually shed a tear when I was reading the article.

^^I did not shed any tears, for I am a man. At first I thought the mother was right, but her son never gave her any indication he wanted to be killed. I dunno, but who are we to judge this woman? She responded to this incident, and this is what came of it. Even though she did what she thought was right, she still has to bear the load of her actions.

I know I'd definately want to be killed if I was braindead and not able to move. Morally the mom was right, legally she was wrong which sux.

She did a very selfless thing... Gave up the rest of her life so her son wouldnt have to live that life.

for once, i agree with you.

if a person is only going to be living in pain that makes them wish they are dead then they should be mercifully put to rest. its only logical and moral and its the right thing to do

I would only condone this behavior if the victim made it clear to his mother that he wanted to die. In any other case, it's unacceptable. Even in the above scenario, the victim's choices could have been influenced by recent, non-permanent events, or being under the influence.

What you guys are forgetting, is that if assisted suicide is legal, many more people would be pleading that at their court cases, and many would get away with it.