In that sense, I don't know how to respond: certainly, much of the media in America is owned by conservative organisations and groups (Sinclair media and Fox to name a pair, and there are certainly other players), with many publications seemingly taking on a conservative slant of late. It certainly doesn't justify any media source, no matter the backing, utilising the plight of a family to swing popular political opinion.
I think a huge problem is that physical signs of abuse can be so hard to detect, particularly after such a prolonged period of time. I've read several sources about the possibility of Michael Schiavo abusing his wife, and have read several accounts of his conduct while she was in hospital that certainly don't put him in a very favourable light. I think it's yet another extremely unfortunate case of abuse not being able to be proven, though it is very probable that it did happen, and god only knows how many cases of abuse cannot be proved either way.
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Date: 2005-06-21 09:14 am (UTC)I think a huge problem is that physical signs of abuse can be so hard to detect, particularly after such a prolonged period of time. I've read several sources about the possibility of Michael Schiavo abusing his wife, and have read several accounts of his conduct while she was in hospital that certainly don't put him in a very favourable light. I think it's yet another extremely unfortunate case of abuse not being able to be proven, though it is very probable that it did happen, and god only knows how many cases of abuse cannot be proved either way.