Posted on 01/06/2006 4:02:37 AM PST by saveliberty
Exactly! Ha!
This strikes a chord. Down in SE Massachusetts (the boondocks), home owners have gone to jail when alcohol they didn't know about or ignored caused adolescent deaths.
Again, Governor Romney knows what side of the toast to butter...Reilly will never be governor. But, hey, he should've known to put away his elitism and tell the truth about these horrible deaths.
What this really gets to is a big problem in MA. A lot of these folks have set up a separate universe for the rich and powerful. I'm sure a lot of people in Southboro would say it's nobody's business how those girls died. (Maybe if there were more openness and respect for the law.....everybody's law....the girls would still be alive.
That being said, the night the tragedy happened was a cold, wet, night, with a lot of leaves on the ground. The roads there are hard to navigate, being narrow and curved. I can see someone saying to a friend it was the road conditions, not the booze that caused the accident. Even with that, the girls were out too late and it was irresponsible to let them be driving at that point, even if they hadn't been drinking. (I know someone in Southboro and followed through with the family when news of the story evolved)
History repeats itself.
I wasn't aware that state governors had such power.
I don't think most voters are going to hold this against the guy. He is trying to preserve whatever dignity is left for this family.
LOL! And abandoning the scene. Seriously he did not have a valid license at the time and magically someone produced one for him.
Wasn't there a DWI statute at the time instead of DUI?
I guess because I live in Massachusetts, I see it differently.
Very true
He didn't. But ssns were procured for them anyway
I wasn't aware the the SJC could create law either.
I wonder if this is really more about any pull the Berberians may have.
That's BS! He obstructed justice and broke the law, theoretically jeopardizing the safety of anyone who might cross paths with someone else who might attend another party at that same house. No one is above the law. What kind of message doea that send? That it's ok to ignore the seriousness of this crime because it might hurt someones feelings? Sorry, I don't buy it, I don't care what his motivations were.
Incorrectamundo, monsieur. The police had to stop their investigation because the DA denied them access to the toxicology report, without which they have no grounds to persue a case against the people who served alcohol to two drunk teenagers and let them get into a car. That is a crime in Mass., and the AG has engaged in a coverup for a friend who contributed to his campaign. It will, without a doubt, cost him any chance at the governorship. It's typical Mass. petty political arrogance, and tribalism. People here are royally po'd.
LOL! I am a lady and I had been making the point that I believed that the type of jack@ssery you have documented is what stinks.
Were you meaning to send this to misterrob? :-)
I disagree. The BAC of the driver will play a role in any civil suit on behalf of the injured survivor. By the abnormal shielding of this information from public release, the AG attempted to prejudice the outcome of any such suit (at least in the public opinion court) against his friend and supporter (the driver's father).
That is a textbook case of abuse of power, IMO.
Wet leaves, my Aunt Fannie. They were going 85 shortly before they hit, and did you SEE the photo of the crash? Someone was trying to spread around the idea that there was a deer that jumped out of the woods and surprised the driver. THE KIDS AND FAMILIES OF THE TOWN NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH. If they were drinking, let people know, so they can learn about reality. If they weren't drinking, clear that up.
Tom Reilly is banana-republic corrupt, and has been for years. His extra-legal end-run of the state legislature and the principle of separation of powers in interdicting sales of hand guns in the state by judicial fiat was an act of political megalomania which would do a Latin American dictator proud.
Dangamundo, Mademoiselle/Madame! I was afraid of that right after I sent it. Anyway, the discrepancy is between what the AG said about the effect of his call to the DA, and what the police say. From his track record, I don't believe Reilly.
Thanks, Jack Hammer (Great FR name, BTW!)
It's hard for me to express how backward Boston politics are. And yet these boneheads think that they are the be all and end all.
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