[scotiamor]

I would like to know how many pieces of silver Mary Jo's parents accepted from Kennedy to NOT pursue an autopsy and criminal complaint against her killer. Kennedy basically let her drown, probably a few hours after the car sank - he sat on the lakefront and walked around trying to think of ways to get of the accident(?). he called a number of Kennedy retainers asking one of them to step forward to volunteer as driver of the car - but no takers.

Contrast Kennedy skating through this accident vs. the Republican rep from North Dakota who was tried for his drunk driving that led to a death.

[marvlus]

Contrast Kennedy skating through this accident vs. the Republican rep from North Dakota who was tried for his drunk driving that led to a death.

I assume you're referring to the rep from South Dakota who ran a stop sign (he wasn't drunk).

[88keys]

the Republican rep from North Dakota who was tried for his drunk driving that led to a death.

He wasn't even drunk...he's a lead-foot, drove through a stop sign on a rural highway (posted speed limit was probably 55) and a motorcyclist was killed when he broadsided Janklow.

Janklow's at fault, but yes indeed, contrast the reaction to his tragedy to "Ted's misadventure"...at least Janklow had the sincere good conscience to grieve and leave!

[A.A. Cunningham]

More than likely, Kopechne suffocated. The diver who recovered her body from the backseat of the car, John Farrar, had enough experience with drownings to know.

- Farrar repeatedly expressed the opinion that Mary Jo Kopechne had lived for some time underwater by breathing a bubble of trapped air, and that she could have been saved if rescue personnel had been promptly called to the scene. He had equipment to administer air to a trapped person directly or to augment an air pocket inside a submerged automobile.

- "There was a great possibility that we could have saved Mary Jo's life," Farrar said. "There would have been an airlock in the car - there always is in such submersions - that would have kept her alive. If we had been called, I would have reached the scene in 45 minutes. I say 45 minutes because it was dark. ( The daylight recovery had taken 30 minutes ). The lack of light might have caused a delay of 15 minutes."

[ZULU]

Good point. Maybe they should have added that to his obituary. But then, the Kopechnes must have been Democrats, and they live in Kennedyland where everyone, apparently, is under the thumb of fat Teddy.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I would guess that their decision to remain quiet was likely heavily influenced by not so subtle threats to completely trash Mary Jo's reputation and past in public.