I was thinking that the Terri Schiavo case couldn't get any worse at this point. I was wrong. It has.
If you expressed your support to Terri Schiavo and her parents fight to keep her alive, you may begin to receive a steady stream of solicitations, according to a Local 6 News report.Terri Schiavo's parents have agreed to sell their list of supporters to a direct-mailing firm, Local 6 News reported.
The company, "Response Unlimited" pays about $150 a month for 6,000 names and $500 a month for 6,000 e-mail addresses.
A spokesperson for the Schindlers confirmed that they had agreed to sell the information, but won't say for how much.
What the hell?
Regardless of your politics or opinion on this controversy, I think this is incredibly slimy and insulting. By doing this, Schiavo's parents are exploiting for gain the very people who supported them. I'm hoping that there's some mistake or nuance here that I'm missing.
Man, this just confirms what I suspected all along: this family is just in it for the spotlight and the money. Any family with some decency would deal with this issue privately, regardless of what they decide to do. The whole controversy over this was just pathetic. I just hope Terri Schiavo is at peace right now.
Suckers! Hahahahaha!
This is also pretty typical of charities. I've found if you donate to one charity, even a big names one like the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Liver Foundation, you quickly get on a list of "suckers" and get inundated with phone calls from other organizations asking for money. It really makes you not want to donate. I think that's one reason why some people donate anonymously. So, I wouldn't be surprised if the story you posted is true.