[stylist] anybody else watch tonight's law and order, discuss?

[Judith Bron]

I haven't watched TV in years, we don't have one.  However, I think the 
plot, as transmitted by James, is more than disgusting.  For whatever 
reason, people who are caregivers feel it their Divine right to permanantly 
control their victim.  I know that a parent of any child controls the 
behavior of their young child and intervenes in later years to control 
behavior and teach decency to their child, but none of that behavior maims 
the child.  Handicapped people are people too.  This episode deprived the 
audience from seeing the thousands of people who elect to be caregivers for 
the handicapped.  It is just one more reason that I'm glad I don't have a 
TV.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: [stylist] anybody else watch tonight's law and order, discuss?


> dear list members,
> I'll try to find an NBC summary of tonight's plot.  but in tonight's 
> episode a couple with a severely disabled child planned to have their 
> child surgically and hormonally prevented from growing up.  that, so that 
> she would be easier to care for, and to avoid  certain complications.
>
> the Judge, and Jack Maccoy (now the D.A.) held that it was not the state's 
> place to condemn this behavior.  The judge cited the Fourteenth Amendment. 
> and the assistant D.A. named Cutter, said (I think rightly so) that 
> because the daughter is disabled did not mean that the parents had the 
> right to maim their daughter  he was overruled.  my wife was in tears at 
> the end, and I was shouting at the TV, at the end.
>
> we've discussed whether to talk about this episode with the national NFB, 
> and whether to call local affiliates of NBC.
>
> so, I just wondered if any of you saw it too.
> thanks,
>
> jc
>
> Jim Canaday M.A.
> Lawrence, KS
>
>
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