[Fizzie]

The judge merely asked Janklow to speak to students and community groups about the legislative process and other topics he knows about. The judge did not ask Janklow to speak about reckless driving, or worse.

Apparently, Janklow likes his jail cell. Must be pretty swank, if he doesn't want to get out of there for up to 10 hours a day. On face value, what a jerk!

[TomServo]

I guess he figures with Mayors across the country breaking the law - why not a former Governor and Congressman?

[martin_fierro]

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With each passing day / dilatory appeal, Janklow reconfirms his a$$hole status.

[lelio]

100 day jail sentence for being a habitual speeder whose luck ran out ending up in an innocent's death.

[rogue yam]

Apparently, Janklow likes his jail cell.

Maybe he's just really, really ashamed of himself and of what he has done and can't stand to appear before all of those innocent young faces?

[mombonn]

Lazy, arrogant SOB.

Too bad the sentence was so lenient.

Prayer for the family of the man he killed.

[Dog Gone]

I haven't been to South Dakota recently, but last time I was there I never found a swank place. So that's probably not it.

Frankly, if I were in jail and were offered the chance to leave to give talks (but with no reduction in prison sentence) I'd tell them to take a hike.

Lemme think, be hounded by the media during the day with lots of pictures of me being treated as a prisoner, or reading a paperback novel? Hmmmm.

[PeteFromMontana]

Apparently, Janklow likes his jail cell

Or his cell-MATE. I will refrain from posting a picture...... .......................

You're welcome

[archy]

Apparently, Janklow likes his jail cell. Must be pretty swank, if he doesn't want to get out of there for up to 10 hours a day.

He's safer in there. Outside, someone could run him over.

And I doubt if a jury would ever convict them.

[NYC GOP Chick]

What a jackass!

[Hodar]

Let's see, a person with a record of placing police sirens and lights on the family station wagon so he doesn't have to follow the rules he, as govenor, signed into laws for everyone else in the state.

Pulled over and ticketed twice (that I know of) for operationg a motorcycle without a licence (both times he claimed not to know that a motorcycle licence was required.).

Issued himself State Park Elk licenses to hunt Elk with his relatives in Custer State Park in 1985 over the Christmas break.

A record of speeding, reckless driving and other moving violations. He kills an innocent while breaking at least 3 moving violations .... and he is sentenced to 100 days?!!!

And the state wonders why people like myself, who grew up in South Dakota, went to SDSU; then moved out of state and have no intention of ever returning. South Dakota used to be a respectable place to live. Now, with people like Janklow and Daschel as representatives, there's nothing there that I want.

[Indrid Cold]

I'm not taking Janklow's side, because I think he got off pretty light.

But if I ever go to jail, I'm not doing community service either. Screw 'em--I'll lay there and read books while they pay for my upkeep.

[GraceCoolidge]

I agree with the other posters that Janklow got a ludicrously light sentence for his actions. At the same time, if he doesn't want to do community service, who cares? He may figure he'd end up being some kind of sideshow attraction, protesters showing up, media hounding, etc. Or maybe he just doesn't feel like doing it. The problem is not whether he speaks to a bunch of students.... the problem is that he got an undeservedly lenient sentence... whether he does community service or not is up to him, and I don't think it makes a bit of difference anyway. If he wants to sit in jail instead, then sit there.... I just think he ought to be sitting there a lot longer than he will be.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

He's probably just worried that his blood sugar level will cause him to kill again.

[SteveH]

As part of a 100-day jail sentence, Steele urged Janklow to speak to students and community groups about the legislative process and other topics he knows about.

Hmm, one wonders if Janklow's fellow prison mates are aware that he is allegedly censured from practicing law on the Rosebud Indian reservation due to skipping out on charges of raping his 15-year-old babysitter in 1967? And that the victim was befriended by an alleged undercover FBI agent, and later found dead several hundred miles from home before she could testify against her alleged attacker?