Ted Kennedy receives 13 year sobriety pin!

Congrats, Ted! Thirteen years sober. DOD: August 25, 2009.

 

 

Ted Kennedy left the scene of his drunk driving, returned to his hotel room and went to sleep while Mary Jo Kopechne drown in, what experts say was a slow, four-hour horrific tortuous death as the car slowly filled with water. She ran out of air pockets. She died. Ted was in his hotel bed.

 

He didn't report anything to the police until the next morning after consulting with his advisers.

 

He never was held accountable:

Judge James A. Boyle presided at the inquest. Among Judge Boyle's conclusions were the following:

* "Kopechne and Kennedy did not intend to return to Edgartown" at the time they left the party.
* "Kennedy did not intend to drive to the ferry slip".
* "[Kennedy]'s turn onto Dike Road was intentional".

Judge Boyle also said that "negligent driving appears to have contributed to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne".

Under Massachusetts law Boyle could have ordered Kennedy's arrest, but he chose not to do so. District Attorney [Edmund] Dinis chose not to pursue Kennedy for manslaughter, despite Judge Boyle's conclusions.

NBC (shockingly!), (Archived), from August 25, 2019 gives a modestly critical review of his life: Ted Kennedy died 10 years ago. It's time for liberals, and America, to reassess his life and crimes.

If we are serious about holding the powerful to account and subordinating political interests to ethical ones, there is no better place to start than with a reassessment of Kennedy’s actions and his legacy.

The Magic "D" behind Ted's name absolves him of all wrongdoing.

* History Collection - Chappaquiddick.

* Ranker: The True Story of Ted Kennedy's Manslaughter.  

* People: Swept Under The Carpet, Ted Kennedy.

* All That is Necessary: Ted Kennedy loved Chappaquiddick jokes.