Should he have been left dead or not?

He want's to die - why give in to his wishes. The sentence is to deprive him of his liberty. He does not have the liberty to die at his own request.

No, he should not have been left dead, his victims didn't have a choice!

No. They should keep reviving him forever. That's what I call a life sentence.

Spot on Atlas.

Let him suffer for as long as possi ble.

It's an awful thing to say and even though we are all paying a fortune to keep him alive, he should not be allowed to die.

hinch wrote:If the law doesn't allow ordinary, decent, terminally ill people the dignity of an assisted death then why on earth should we expect Special Hospital staff to stand round in contravention of their Code of Professional Conduct and let this sod make a quick, sharp exit?

The point about hospital staff is one I regret I had overlooked. Of course noone could expect them to do otherwise.

[quote= southernbelle]The point about hospital staff is one I regret I had overlooked. quote]

The Professional Code does allow for staff not to 'actively rescuscitate' if clinicians have previously decided that such a course of action could lead to an undignified or traumatic death. The medical principal being ' do no harm.'

Oh dear we seem to have connected up the wrong gas cylinder. he has blown up like a balloon and exploded. never mind.