Original comment: Politically, it's too bad, because he supported things I'm in favor of. But I can't take too much mourning over the death of a man who was able to murder a girl and have it barely impact his career.
I think if it was definitely murder if he was drunk - I don't see drunk driving as a mistake, it's a choice. But you're right, that's a big if.
I do, though, have a hard time beliving that if he wasn't a Kennedy and a senator he wouldn't been charged more severely, since all investigations agreed the driving was at least, neglegent. I don't think this is anything Kennedy did, on purpose, but there was obvious political pressure or outright intimidation on people involved with the incident, from the grand jury members upward. Ted Kennedy didn't ask for this, but he benefited from who he was.
This makes me less sympathetic then I would be for a more average person. And that isn't entirely fair, I know, but I also feel like someone with so much else going for them doesn't need my kindly thoughts.
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Date: 2009-08-27 12:36 am (UTC)I think if it was definitely murder if he was drunk - I don't see drunk driving as a mistake, it's a choice. But you're right, that's a big if.
I do, though, have a hard time beliving that if he wasn't a Kennedy and a senator he wouldn't been charged more severely, since all investigations agreed the driving was at least, neglegent. I don't think this is anything Kennedy did, on purpose, but there was obvious political pressure or outright intimidation on people involved with the incident, from the grand jury members upward. Ted Kennedy didn't ask for this, but he benefited from who he was.
This makes me less sympathetic then I would be for a more average person. And that isn't entirely fair, I know, but I also feel like someone with so much else going for them doesn't need my kindly thoughts.