Unfortunately we are must choose among people not gods for our elected representatives....The most egregious escape and indeed reward of bad behavior/drunken driving(I am sure), 2nd degree murder... is Edward Kennedy's Chappaquidick drive..
The fact that Janklow drove like a madman and was not punished for years, but he has killed a man and is going to jail,disgraced, is some comfort...He may learn, he may not.If he doesn't , he will spend more time in jail.
I blame the ones who wink at the behavior or the enablers...I do not think I should blame people for their kin's problems ....only if they constantly enable.
Good old boys I know, have been coddled for years here (Texas)and and elsewhere for drunk driving in smaller communities where someone knows their mamma,etc. Rich had nothing to do with it...For years speeding and drunk driving were not really condemned until someone died and then it generally was treated more like an "accident".
Referring back to Janklow, he's already served his time and is now considered a free man with his debt to society paid in full.
The civil case by Randy Scotts family (the motorcyclist Janklow killed) is now being tossed around that Janklow was on official business and the state of S.D. will pay any and all financial judgements levied against Janklow.
So not only did this 4 term Gov get away with 100 days served for vehicular homicide, the taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the civil suit and Janklow lives happily ever after.