Comments on: Australian Woman Jailed For Euthanasia

Helped Boyfriend With Alzheimer's Die; Court Says He Wasn't Mentally Fit To Decide

[rheola-2009]

Posted by erasmus81 at 06:07 PM : Nov 12, 20

We have a system here, which allows those whose violation is considered less serious, and where it is thought that they are unlikely to commit another crime, to be punished in the eyes of society, but which allows the person concerned to continue in some senblance of a normal lifestyle.

It also free''s up jail spce for more serious criminals.

Have a good day.

[erasmus81]

Further, she was beneficiary in his last will, over and above his daughters, so her motives were questionable from the start, also he was a relatively wealthy person.Posted by rheola at 06:00 PM : Nov 12, 2008

Posted by rheola at 06:00 PM : Nov 12, 2008

Ahhhh, I see. So why does she only have to spend the weekends in jail?

[rheola-2009]

Posted by erasmus81 at 05:05 PM : Nov 12, 2008

Hullo Erasmus.

In this matter, the lady concerned was sentenced to 18 mths weekend detention, which means she is free monday to friday.

Further, she was beneficiary in his last will, over and above his daughters, so her motives were questionable from the start, also he was a relatively wealthy person.

All up there were some doubts as to her motives.

[erasmus81]

"...an Australian judge labeled manslaughter and sentenced the 60-year-old Justins to spend several days a week in jail for nearly two years."

Sentenced to spend several days a week in jail for nearly two years? That''s not too bad.

"I''m heartbroken that I wasn''t able to say goodbye to my father."

She already said goodbye to him a long time ago. He didn''t know who she was.


"But Dignitas rejected Wylie''s application, saying it was unclear whether he had the cognitive ability to decide to die."


"By 2005, tests showed he had "severe cognitive impairment." That September, he tried to cut his wrists, but survived."

"Wylie later tried to poison himself on lawnmower fumes, but again, survived."

I think he had already made it known that he wanted to die.