Janklow Guilty

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[Diverdogz]

Just saw on the news, Janklow Guilty on all counts....

[in the Arena]

Bump for Randy Scott...

[martin_fierro]

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[OldFriend]

Delicious that Daschle's testimony on his behalf did NOTHING for his defense.

[HitmanLV]

Well said. Justice is served.

[BraveMan]

Diabetes is a serious illness, and I don't think most Americans knows how it affects us on a daily level.

Statements made by the investigating officers at the scene refuted the allegations that Janklow was suffering from hypoglycemia. To wit:

At nine minutes before the accident, Janklow was pointing out where his mother lived in Flandreau, and where another friend lived, Ellyson said. Six minutes before the accident, he was driving south on Highway 13 and pointing out where a bar had once stood at the Three-Mile Corner south of town.

At four minutes before the crash, he passed motorist Monica Collins on the highway "like she was standing still," Ellyson said. "Do you disbelieve the testimony of their own witness, Dr. Fred Lovrien, who said he wouldn't have been able to do a complicated maneuver like that if he was suffering from hypoglycemia?"

Two minutes before the accident, Janklow was talking to his congressional chief of staff, Chris Braendlin, about a farmstead on both sides of the highway. And at the moment of impact, he shouted "watch out," and hit his brakes - both signs of a driver who wasn't lethargic or inattentive, Ellyson said.

"Where is the hypoglycemia?" Ellyson asked. "Where is the confusion? You can't fit it in because it's not there."

Ellyson said Braendlin never testified that he saw anything wrong with Janklow that caused him concern or motivated him to want to drive.

"He even testified that everything was 'hunky dory' up to the time of the collision," the prosecutor said.

From the Argus Leader.

[nuconvert]

When's the last time someone was convicted of manslaughter for the same thing?

[nicmarlo]

Imagine if this were a liberal--we'd be hearing stories about how he was being attacked by mean Republicans, etc.

the new "code word" is "right wing apparatus." : )

[writmeister]

I don't care how good a Republican he might have been

Janklow wasn't a "good Republican". In 1986, he challenged incumbent GOP Senator James Abdnor rather than run for the open House seat. While Abdnor won the primary, he was sufficiently weakened for Janklow's good buddy Tom Daschle to defeat in the general election.

Had Janklow ran for the House in 1986, he probably would have beaten Tim Johnson (now Senator) and Abdnor might have survived the Daschle general election challenge.

I say good riddance to bad rubbish!

[blackie]

Justice was served.

[Dog Gone]

When's the last time someone was convicted of manslaughter for the same thing?

Probably today somewhere in your state or an adjacent one.

Sheesh, this happens all the time. Run a stop sign at 71 mph for no good reason and kill someone, and you're guilty of the crime of manslaughter.

Run a red light, and you get the same thing.

What do you think the charge should be for recklessly killing someone?

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Herseth gave Janklow quite a race last time - only lost by I think six points - and that was during a good year for the Republicans."

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Well, it was a great GOP year everywhere else, but not in SD, where the RATs got 110% turnout at a couple of Indian Reservations. And as William Creel said, Herseth got to run against Janklow, who rubbed a lot of people the wrong way over his gazillion years in the Senate. In 2004, Bush will be atop the ballot and get at least 65% of the vote, so Herseth would have to get a lot of ticket-splitters her way to win. I think Daschle has a much better chance of holding on to his seat against Thune than Herseth has of picking up the House seat against a decent Republican, and this is coming from someone who believes Thune will beat Daschle next year.

[BraveMan]

I'm reserving my opinion on that one until I see the sentence . . .

[Kaslin]

If this guy was a liberal he wouldn't have been charged in the first place.

And all the liberals would have an excuse for him

[nuconvert]

I suppose I'm surprised, because I can't remember a case in my state where someone was convicted of manslaughter for speeding through a red light or stop sign and killing someone. And I know the jury wasn't allowed to hear testimony regarding his past speeding tickets. Just seemed a little too political to me.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"He knew he had diabetes, and testified that he went 18 hours without eating and then got behind the wheel. Even his own version of what happened shows him to have been reckless."

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Janklow's defense is similar to that of someone who has a few drinks, gets behind the wheel, runs a stop sign while speeding, kills a passing motorist, and then says "I didn't see the stop sign, I was too drunk at the time." Janklow is guilty of gross negligence, and if one commits gross negligence and causes someone's death, that's called manslaughter.

[glock rocks]

Motorcyclist Randy Scott of Hardwick, Minn

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[nuconvert]

I'm not defending him. I know he has a history of speeding. I think he deserves to go to jail.
But I will tell you, I can't remember the last time someone in my state was convicted of manslaughter for this.
We have drivers kill bicylcists here who get probation.

[SamAdams76]

That cola can he's got in his hand can't be helping his diabetes.

[FReepaholic]

>>...Seems like I saw where Damian "Football" Williams, the guy who smashed a brick against Reginald Denny's head was found guilty of a murder earlier today. ...<<

God I hope that's true. That was the most heinous criminal act I've ever seen.