A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.
Neal Benari
- Mr. Gordon
- (as Neal Ben-Ari)
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on several cases/incidents:
- The 1988 Marty James case.
- The 1980's & 1990's Dr. Jack Kevorkian (a.k.a. "Dr. Death") case. Dr. Kevorkian became famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supporter of assisted suicide. He became most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via euthanasia; he claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said that "dying is not a crime." Between 1999 and 2007, Kevorkian served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence for second-degree murder. His trial was a lengthy one because of several acquittals and a mistrial. He was released on June 1, 2007, on parole due to good behavior. He died on June 3, 2011.
- The epidemic of assisted suicides of gay/bi men infected with HIV during the early AIDS epidemic in the United States.
- GoofsDuring the trial an 'expert witness', Mr. Willmen, states that doctors have the right to assist their patients in dying in the UK. This in incorrect; it is permissible in the Netherlands however.
- Quotes
Det. Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Greevey: Do you think a lot of cops are gay?
Detective Mike Logan: No way, man. The department's got a special test. They look you in the eye, and if your left eye blinks before your right eye, they know you're gay.
[Blinks at Greevey with his left eye]
- ConnectionsFeatured in 'Law & Order': The Beginning (2002)
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The Gay's Reaper
When a man is found dead with one bullet on the head in his apartment, Detectives Greevy and Logan investigate the case that is apparently a burglary with murder case. Soon they learn that the victim is Bobby Holland, a correct man and former athlete in high-school. But then they also find that Bobby was gay and his case was similar to two other cases. Checking the agendas of the victims, the detectives find a common name, Jack Curry. They arrest Jack that admits shooting Bobby that wanted to commit suicide since he had AIDS and asked Jack to help him. Now Stone has a problem with the gay's movements that are pressing him to let Jack Curry be free.
"The Reaper's Helper" is a polemic episode of "Law & Order". The practice of euthanasia is allowed in many countries, but the right to help someone to commit suicide because has a serious disease and not enough courage to end the own life is more complex. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "A Última Salvação" ("The Last Salvation")
"The Reaper's Helper" is a polemic episode of "Law & Order". The practice of euthanasia is allowed in many countries, but the right to help someone to commit suicide because has a serious disease and not enough courage to end the own life is more complex. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "A Última Salvação" ("The Last Salvation")
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