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1998 11 24, in the case of "euthanasia" is legitimate also there was a huge controversy, the first American television broadcast of the details of the implementation of the "euthanasia" doctor to the patient.
11 22 "Dr. Death" programs to attract the quarter in the United States since the maximum time television audience.
11, 24, to help the patient euthanasia and famous American doctor Jack the Watershed Cohen is American dense root States District Court accused of a murder.
judge Kefu have to say: "Everyone does not deprive other people the right to live, regardless of whether the patient is willing. "
All of this is because CBS in the day of November 22," 60 Minutes "program broadcast a highly controversial videotape about" euthanasia ". the
"euthanasia" tape unedited Jibei the broadcast
Watershed Cohen has helped more than 130 terminally ill patients commit suicide than 30-year-old
CBS "60 Minutes news programs never a day like this so attracted so many spectators, attracted so much visibility, provoked such a strong reaction. Since November 22, "60 Minutes" broadcast, the CBS headquarters and subordinate television every telephone calls as the the general tide coming audience drowned.
in broadcast program 10 days ago, the famous CBS veteran reporter, 80-year-old Mike Willis suddenly received a phone call to a retired doctor Jack called Watershed Cohen, (L $ dj��.����T)
70-year-old Jack Watershed Cohen is quite a famous figure in the United States. He is famous because he advocated the implementation of euthanasia on terminally ill patients, and has helped more than 130 terminally ill patients commit suicide. Assisting a person to commit suicide, Watershed Cohen had 4 times the judiciary accused three of them were acquitted, another once accused held invalid.
Willis, The Watershed Cohen certainly big news. Sure enough, the Watershed Cohen brought him a tape of a September 17 of this year he was a patient in the implementation of the "euthanasia"! The Watershed Cohen told Willis said he hopes to CBS in its most famous, the most authoritative "60 Minutes" broadcast on videotape. The Watershed Cohen bluntly Willis said: "I personally deliver the tape to CBS, which triggered a national 'euthanasia' debate in order to allow the police to arrest me. I have to force the judiciary to take action, they now have to sue me, otherwise mean they admit 'euthanasia' there is no legal dispute! "After listening to the words of the Watershed Ian Willis and program producer Don Hughes flatly refused his request. Watershed Cohen's insistence, Don Hewitt, Willis immediately change his mind, they decided not to do any clips to play the videotape.
program Willis and Watershed Cohen while watching the tape, while in the form of an interview recorded. The Watershed Cohen said, the voluntary "euthanasia" Detroit public Lou Ge Lage terminally ill patients end their lives. In bed, he has achieved a voluntary "euthanasia" writings, and the support of his wife and other family members. Faithfully recorded tape Watershed Cohen Lou Ge Lage, the implementation of the whole process of the "euthanasia". This special program is immediately sent to the office of CBS president Andrew Heyward. Hayward review of the show from start to finish, and then decided on the spot, said: "This broadcast will certainly arouse considerable controversy, but you handled well. I feel Jiaozuo '60 Minutes' bold initiative! Controversial Do not be afraid, because the news the spirit of the most important one is to trigger public debate, and thinking about the problems we encountered! "In 11 of 22 May" 60 Minutes "program as invested in the United States an" atomic bomb ". The repercussions caused by the program even beyond the the CBS original estimate. Strongest response was undoubtedly the American press: "U.S. News And World Report editor Stephen Smith said:" I can not imagine the grade of the authority of the program, like the '60 Minutes' this turned out to play a people were killed in the videotape.
I simply did not believe the rhetoric of CBS excuse that they play the videotape in order to excite the public discussion on the 'euthanasia'. I can not believe my eyes! . " A "Boston Globe" edit frankly, back office CBS "60 Minutes" program "very disgraceful", "foolish move". He said: Columbia Canton Pan hokey paralysis audience, and Watershed Cohen defrauding the consent of the patient, and then immediately killed his drugs. American University School of social relations lecturer Sanford Wu Geer said: "CBS broadcast this program is very absurd, to find no interest to see it." Thus conceivable that produced the cultural background behind this program. "CBS six local television stations affiliated invariably refused to play the day of the" 60 Minutes "program.
the religious response to the same intense: Cardinal Hickey called on Roman Catholics to protest against the television tape Watershed Cohen in the Washington, DC area. He says, means to let people play this tape cultural acceptance of "euthanasia" reality "euthanasia" there is a lot of controversy. So we can not let it mislead the people! "Catholic Forum" magazine, published on November 27 editorial, called on Catholics WUSA letter to the CBS news organizations and local news cooperative unit, fax or call in protest. Cardinal Hickey, spokeswoman Susan Gibbs said, "We want the TV Channel 9 and CBS is looking at a murder is not acceptable for people to know, on television. Even more frightening is that Watershed Cohen said, has helped 130 people commit suicide, he is not a murderer? "
However, it was also support CBS this practice: to participate in this program throughout the interview and produced by Mike Willis said those accusations and criticisms are" no-mind "and & ldquo ; blind call out. He said: "This is the real attitude to death and facing death. This and nothing terrible doctors to let a terminally ill patients to sleep over, and then die quietly, because he buckle his family are hoping to end their lives in this way. "The New York Times television critic Walter Goodman said:" TV reporter's task is to broadcast the news, so I think there is no reason to criticize the '60 Minutes' program did. Although I am also opposed to assisted dying, but since the United States was to decide 'euthanasia', then why not let everyone know more about some of it? "CBS President Andrew the beast �� Hayward said:" From a certain sense, criticism is also one of the television program certainly! "Well, CBS is necessary to have to play death occurred the moment the scene? Hayward said: "We have used this tape, then the province can not afford to (history today. Com) and this is the news where! "
For Cardinal Hickey WUSA play this program last play compared to the case of a person to commit suicide on the bridge program, WUSA, the president Dick Rennes Grande said the two a completely different program: "This program broadcast a terminally ill patients voluntarily choose to end their lives, and the last who committed suicide on the bridge is another matter. We actually did not broadcast the television scene he jumped off the bridge. "
However, those who truly understand the news inside story aptly pointed out that the the CBS move really pull viewers to improve ratings suspected. When the CBS program producers have unanimously denied the ratings suspected, November 22, "Dr. Death" program to attract this quarter, the most since a television audience ratings among the highest in the CBS This week the first concept resumption rate.
While the press on this program fights in full swing, the judicial branch of the United States had to intervene. On the second day of the broadcast, Watershed Cohen smiling into the police station in Michigan, he was sentenced to pay a fine of $ 750,000 was released. Judge David Ge Xika responsible for investigating the case said, "not to mention Watershed Cohen is a violation of the relevant laws of the 'euthanasia' alone one on tape this should not be revealed to television enough to sentence him to five years in prison. We are now hard to say whether he is in violation of the relevant laws of the 'euthanasia', we review the videotape he shot if he really conclusive evidence to assist others to death, then sentenced him to life imprisonment. Until now, the Watershed Cohen just recruited eyes a State University Professor of Law, his legal adviser, not a lawyer, threatened to court to defend himself.