Janklow Warned for Speeding Before Crash

[arcos]

Janklow Warned for Speeding Before Crash

OMAHA, Neb. - Eight weeks before he was involved in a deadly crash in his home state, Rep. Bill Janklow of South Dakota was pulled over for speeding in Nebraska but was let off with a warning.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=8&u=/ap/20030905/ap_on_go_co/janklow_accident

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. I never get a "warning"

Do you think it might have been his status as a Republican "lawmaker" that had the cop decide to let him be a "lawbreaker" with only a warning?

"What will I tell the kids?"

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[Arbustosux]

2. My guess is that Janklow received many "warnings"

After all, he was Govenor of that state for 4 terms. What cop would give him a ticket?

[realFedUp]

3. I hope at least he's lost his license

no one says but you'd hope the law still works, even
in South Dakota...

[lanlady]

4. I hope the family of the deceased

sues the ever-lovin' shit out of the states of SD and Nebraska. This man was let loose on the roads because of his political profile. If there is a God, she will let justice prevail.

[disgruntella]

5. janklow *jokes* about his speeding record

Real role model for the "compassionate conservative" crowd:

"State court records show that Janklow, a Republican and four-term governor who was elected to Congress last fall, got 12 speeding tickets in 11 S.D. counties from 1990 to 1994 and paid more than $1,000 in fines. He often drove 15 to 20 miles per hour faster than speed limits and once was caught going 90 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone."
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In his 1999 State of the State address, Janklow said he was going to present legislation calling for a minimum 30-day jail term for anyone found with drugs. Explaining the reasoning, he said: "Bill Janklow speeds when he drives -- shouldn't, but he does. When he gets the ticket he pays it, but if someone told me I was going to jail for two days for speeding, my driving habits would change. I can pay the ticket, but I don't want to go to jail. It is that simple, and we've tried everything else."

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4047919.html

If this guy doesn't resign...

(edit: weird, I went to this site then tried again and it said i had to register. ymmv)

[Robin Hood]

6. Speeding is OK, smoking pot on the couch is not.

I seeeee.... Do Americans even know what logic smells like?

[Zhade]

7. If they did, they'd love the smell of it.

Because they'd understand why the couch is far more enjoyable than dangerously speeding down the road... ;)

[treepig]

8. i don't understand the hysteria about the 'speeding'

for example, let's examine what component of the following behavior is dangerous:

Authorities said Janklow ran a stop sign at 71 mph in a 55 mph zone.


71 mph in a 55 mph zone? not really

ran a stop sign? very!!

[phillybri]

9. Another article that fails to mention Janklow's party affiliation....

Shocker there!

Democratic Congressman Gary Condit, anyone?