The Interim Disabled rights activists in Alberta and across Canada are again fighting attempts suggesting that Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer was motivated only by mercy in the 1994 murder of his handicapped daughter Tracy. It features a video which lists 20th-century practitioners of the Gospel Beatitudes. In addition to disputing Latimer's claim that his daughter was in constant pain, disabled rights groups say the effort to link Latimer with Biblical teachings about mercy are deliberately provocative. These groups have demanded that the Alberta government, which oversees the provincial museum, eliminate references to Latimer from the exhibit. The government responded by editing the original video material and adding new explanatory notes, but as of late November, it had refused to strike Latimer's name from the showing.
Mercy means compassion towards an offender.
Karla Faye Tucker are both used in the Beatitude of Mercy. However, it looks like the museum is advocating for the mercy killing of Tracy Latimer. When Robert Latimer is used, it appears the museum is saying Robert Latimer is merciful in the murder of his daughter Tracy. Matthiessen suggested that the media, the courts and some members of the public have confused issues of justice and mercy in their attitude toward Latimer. Although the ruling is still in the appeals process, it underscored the leniency many have afforded Latimer.