I have been around the web and have read just about every angle and opinion but not much about the "What Now?"
Well, here is a scoop. There will be a wrongful death lawsuit filed. Whether it is successful will not be the story however.
Much of what is really going on here hasn't been reported - it can't be, Judge Greer has refused to make them public.
After Terri dies though, that cat is coming out of the bag.
In a civil suit - just as in the O.J. trial EVERYTHING get's re-examined. All records, testimonies, etc.
Here is what can happen. Discovery in a civil suit casts a wide net. If there is a rat -i.e, something which is determined to be criminal in nature, charges can be then brought forward.
Already the blogs are full of these charges - some warranted, some not. In anycase it isn't over for Michael Shiavo or his attorney, who based on what I have reviewed, may face the bar over his actions or lack thereof.
Judge Greer is most likely out of a job. If the petition at petitionsonline.com with over 18,000 signatures doesn't get him, the voters will when he is up for re-election in 2006.
Nope, like I have been saying, it isn't over by a long shot.
One more thing. Contrary to popular opinion Florida Department of Children and Families does NOT need the judge to move in an intervention - this is very clear in Florida Law. Judge Greer is a circuit court judge (just one up from a justice of the peace), he really doesn't have any authority over a State Agency who is by Law required to move.
Florida DCF has been riffed with problems in recent years and I suspect they are a little gun-shy right now. Too bad, they don't have to be.
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