A series of articles written by Mike Masterson about the Janie Ward case show a striking similarity to the Terri Schiavo case on Florida. What is the similarity? The refusal to find and allow the truth to be presented to give justice to Janie is one, and the other is truth was denied admission in court that would have protected the life of Terri Schiavo.  

In the Janie Ward case Masterson has revealed that the evidence to show what the state says happened doesn’t correspond with the facts known at the time and also with what was discovered by a pathologist who did a new autopsy that contradicted the findings of the State Crime Lab. Immediately the state made statements designed to discredit the renowned pathologist. The original prosecutor finally had to step down and allow a special investigator to take over. The word pathetic doesn’t describe the level of incompetence of the original investigation according to what Masterson has reported. A two part question needs to be answered. What is being hidden and why?

The Schiavo case has the same type elements involved. Facts and testimony of credible witnesses were excluded and denied as admissible by Judge George Greer for reasons best known to him. Every ruling favored Michael Schiavo. In addition, the judge denied any effort to investigate the matter and made rulings that prevented the truth from being found and told.

In both cases, Ward and Schiavo, the truth seems to have frightened a lot of people and an all out effort was made to prevent the facts from shedding light on what did happen. Those who take oaths of office are duty bound, according to established laws, to act in the best interests of the people. Yet in each case the best interest seems to be to protect someone else; and the officials involved in Arkansas are working hard to protect all but the parties who are asking for the truth. The same type conduct occurred in Florida.

Incompetence is one thing but cover up is quite another. In the Ward case the investigation smells of cover up. In the Schiavo case the same situation was there as well. It looked like a cover up for reasons not known at this time which is also true in the Janie Ward investigation.

When elected and appointed office holders ignore, obfuscate, and blatantly refuse to search for the truth, their actions lend one to conclude that some form of collusion in the events under discussion has or is taking place in an effort to hide the truth. When people in responsible positions behave in ways that resist a search for the truth and devise ways and make rulings to thwart investigations, no other conclusion is warranted. The question of the why for such conduct remains to be answered.

In each case the parties throwing up obstacles took and are taking umbrage that the seekers of the truth dare question their actions. However, those who are involved in nefarious acts generally make a lot of noise and try to intimidate those who challenge them. After a time one has to wonder what they have to hide when they make such effort to obscure the truth, if not criminally hide it.

The word incompetent doesn’t seem to apply in either case. The words of cover up, collusion, and criminal conspiracy on the part of the public officials serve to explain the cases much better.

Many similarities to be sure and the truth is what they don’t want anyone to find.

A one word question fits both. Why?

© 06-11-2005 DEC