The final judge's words are thought-provoking... You invited yourself here to make a final stand. You invited yourself to the wrong forum. Our nation tolerates differences of opinions, because we have a civilized and non-violent way of resolving our conflicts. We have the means and methods to protest laws with which we disagree. You came here to fight one last time, but you chose the wrong place. Our country can accommodate a hundred opinions, but we resolve internal conflicts in a civilized, nonviolent manner. We have a set of ways and means to denounce laws that are against people's hearts. You can criticize the law, lecture by the law, speak to the media or petition voters, but you must always stay within the limits provided by the law. You may not break the law, or take the law into your own hands. Criticize the law, scold the law, complain to the media or petition voters, but you can never go beyond the boundaries of the law. You cannot break the law or play with the law. No one's unmindful of the controversy and emotion that exists over end-of-life issues and pain control. I assume the debate will continue in a calm and reasoned forum long after this trial, And your activities have faded from the public memory. No one ignores the heated debates and mood swings caused by life termination and pain control. I believe that after this trial ends, the debate will continue in a calm and sensible manner, and your actions have faded from the public memory. But this trial was not about that controversy. This trial was about you, sir. You've ignored and challenged the legislature and Supreme Court. Moreover, you're defied your own medical profession. This trail was about lawlessness, about you disregard for a society that exists and flourishes, because of the strength of our legal system. No one is above the law. This trial is not against this polemic, but against you, sir. You flouted and challenged the authority of the law and the Supreme Court, and disregarded your own professional conduct. This trial is about ignoring the law, and you are ignoring a society that relies on the power of the law to exist and thrive. The law comes first. You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did, and dare the legal system to stop you. You publicly and repeatedly announced your intentions to disregard the laws of Michigan. Because of this, I am imposing the maximum sentence of 10 to 25 years. You have the guts to show the world what you have done on a national TV show and the law will punish you. You have publicly stated your intentions many times as an excuse for flouting the law. It is for this reason that this court sentenced you to a maximum term of ten to twenty-five years in prison. You may now, sir, consider yourself stopped.
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