Husband shoots wife of 45 years of marriage due to illness what would you do?

[Johnjosiah]

I couldn't pull the trigger or anything but I could allow nature to take its natural course. Leave pneumonia or a UTI untreated. Have every snot nosed germ bag kid come by to visit during flu season. Stuff like that. There is a reason pneumonia used to be called "the old man's friend."

 

[criticalbass]

A situation I pray I'm never faced with. Pulling the plug or otherwise. Had to do that once already with my mom.

Me too. For my Dad. But that is, to me, very different from pulling a trigger. Don't think I would or could unless the world was a lot different from what it is now. Many of us tend to say what we'd do if . . . , but until the situation is in our face, we really don't know how we'll act.

Lots of spousal mercy killings are followed immediately by a suicide, and I can assure you that suicide has far reaching and long lasting negative consequences for families, even if done for the "best" of reasons.

Edit: One of the ways I deal with this sort of horror is through grossly inappropriate humor. Here is what just occurred to me. Maybe he just wanted to have someboby to cook for him. (which he'll have unless he comes up with the half mil in bond money . . .)

. . . sorry. . .

 

[Pulp]

I don't think I could. On the other hand, I couldn't convict someone for what this man did.

 

[Lurker66]

Without being privy to their private relationship over the past 45 years I don't know that I could do anything but to convict him if it were proven beyond all reasonable doubt that he shot his wife.

Sorry it's just my nature I don't trust people.

I fully intend to do everything I possibly can not to be a burden on my wife, but I will not commit suicide, if I do that life insurance doesn't pay off, and I figure she deserves some bonus cash for being so good to miserable piece of **** like me.

How miserable is that you want to end it peacefully and on your own terms if you become terminal but if you do the insurance won't pay off.

Insurance is truly the merciless scum sucking scourge on humanities existence even worse than lawyers. Lie there and die slowly painfully and miserably, while insurance covers just enough of the cost to keep your family from losing everything yet still bankrupts them.

I don't think I could do that to my wife, not without then turning the gun on myself and eating a bullet. I can't imagine what my life would be like without her.

Read a life insurance policy carefully, while a few may not, most do include a suicide claus, and some still pay out in the event of suicide, usually after a certain amount of time or after paying so much.

 

[twoguns?]

Twoguns, while I have no idea why you ask this question, I would have to say that My God will be the only one that determines when my wife passes away. How do I know this? because I believe Him and trust Him everyday of my life. My wife was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis almost 2 years ago. It appears to be very aggressive and the outlook is dismal at best. Believe me when I say that I have prayed and talked to my God everyday about this and the only thing that keeps her or me going is being able to trust in Him. Once again I don't know the reason for the question but thanks for asking. Gives me a chance to tell everyone Who I believe is in control of mine and her life and it sure ain't me.

Sorry about your Wife's diagnoses.
I understand my Wife has a fatal illness thats very painful and debilitating, Lupus.
My point was ...Does Your God ask you to do things?
If He ask ...you.... to do this??? Would you?
Sometimes we dont know why Our God does things....or asks us to do them.
I"ll Pray for your Wife's and your comfort....Be Well Friend