To End His Wife's Suffering, He Shot Her. Was it Mercy or Murder? : Tampa Bay Times

[YourNeighbor]

It is really indefensible that medical aid in dying is not available to all.

A Florida man says he shot his wife to end her suffering. Was it mercy or murder?

Stephen Kruspe’s wife, who was struggling with dementia, begged him to kill her.

www.tampabay.com

 

[GentleJerk]

It's tragic. She should have had a better option.

...But I gotta say, that is the nicest looking gun I've ever seen

 

[gottago222]

this is why we need ss so people know of more peaceful ways to go out
rip

 

[YourNeighbor]

this is why we need ss so people know of more peaceful ways to go out
rip

Yep. Also, this couple should have had humane legal options.

 

[Depressed Cat]

It's very sad that she had to go in this manner. At least she had an understanding partner who helped her CTB. I hope she finds everlasting peace.

Society is so fucked up! People who wish to die because of terminal illnesses are cruelly denied the option of having a peaceful exit. It's a gross violation of human rights to force a terminally ill person to continue to live against their wishes.

Groups like Exit International and Dr. Philip Nitschke are doing a heroic job of helping terminally ill people have a peaceful exit at a time of their own choosing.

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

Was it mercy or murder?

 

[WrongPlaceWrongTime]

If you restrict a suffering person from ending their life humanely, they will find a more desperate and possibly harmful way to do it.

 

[Grey-zoner]

If you restrict a suffering person from ending their life humanely, they will find a more desperate and possibly harmful way to do it.

That's pretty much the principle of this forum and most of us participating in one sentence.

 

[YourNeighbor]

That's pretty much the principle of this forum and most of us participating in one sentence.

Yep. And stories like this need to get more publicity so that the discussion about dying can be humane.

 

[needed_]

this makes me sad because I'm sure the husband now is traumatised that he shot his wife... this wouldn't have been necessary if there were other legal ways to end her life

 

[LoveTakesManyForms]

If someone's clearly deteriorating further and further over a long period of time, euthanasia is a morally sound, compassionate and logical option.
There is no point in putting them in a position where they have to mutilate themselves, or put others in danger (e.g. suicide by cop, suicide by traffic accident, etc.)
It's completely ridiculous and unnecessary.

May she rest in peace. I'm sorry that society failed her. It's pathetic and utterly tragic.
The Husband is a Hero; the love it must take to kill someone you love to end their pain is breathtaking.

 

[lostautist]

Legally murder, compassionately humane. He'll probably go to prison, sadly, but I doubt he'll ever regret having to do that, in as much as you know he wishes he weren't in the position to do that. I can relate because of how my mother passed. I could have kept her in a coma while she healed, but she didn't want that.

 

[Under The Graveyard]

It's sad when it's OK to put an animal to sleep to keep it from suffering, but no ok to do the same for a human.

 

[LoveTakesManyForms]

It's sad when it's OK to put an animal to sleep to keep it from suffering, but no ok to do the same for a human.

That's human beings for ya; so much potential for kindness, unity, prosperity etc. yet such poor outcomes