26th August 2009, 4:51 PM
Quote:I bet Mary Jo Kopechne's family, in particular, is shedding tears this morning.Whatever. Tit-for-tat for his brothers and nephew. Donte Stalworth and Dany Heatley were found guilty of vehicular homicide and neither of them received any jailtime - is it such a big surprise that rich and famous (and in Ted's case, highly influential and beloved) people recieve special treatment under the law? Besides, it was forty years ago, get over it. I bet nobody felt worse about it than Ted. Maybe if Mary Jo knew how to swim better we'd be mourning the death of President Kennedy and not Senator Kennedy.
Quote:One can only hope his legislation dies with him, to be replaced by reform measures that are actually realistic, safe, and de-centralized.
I have lost all hope in the American Dream.