So Ted Kennedy gets the Presidential Medal of Freedom, while anyone else would be serving a jail sentence for what he did.
It’s undeniable proof of the point I made in The Illusion of Freedom: all our perceived American freedoms come only because we’re rich and powerful, like Roman aristocracy. That’s all.
It doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat or Republican, what matters is power and wealth. Then you get the Ted-Kennedy-treatment.
Ted’s Fling With Murder
Dike Road where the crime occurred.
Few people remember that Ted killed a cute, young secretary in a dark, dirt road one night in 1969. He knew her well, and “Kennedy requested the keys to his car from his chauffeur” to drive her home alone from a big drinking party with six other girls (his wife wasn’t there).
He killed her on “Dike Road”, then hid for eight hours or more, and finally turned himself into the police, claiming he was “disoriented” from a driving accident. In his own words:
“I remember walking around for a period and then going back to my hotel room. When I fully realized what had happened this morning, I immediately contacted the police.” Kennedy Press Release
“Immediately” is untrue. He waited eight hours to call police, until his blood-alcohol level was normal. He certainly could have called the police immediately if he wanted:
“His route back to the cottage would have taken him past four houses from which he could have telephoned and summoned help; however, he did not do so.” reporter Jack Anderson investigation.
Manslaughter is Murder
So at the very least he committed manslaughter, which is third-degree murder. The girl was alive and suffering in Ted’s car while Ted walked the booze out of his system for eight hours:
“Had I received a call within five to ten minutes of the accident occurring…there is a strong possibility that she would have been alive on removal from the submerged car.” Police Diver Testimony
And what did Ted get, besides the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Since the crime occurred in Massachusetts where his family is well-connected with all the judges and prosecutors, they only charged him with “leaving the scene of an accident” and a verdict full of sympathy!
In announcing the [suspended] sentence, [Judge] Boyle referred to Kennedy’s “unblemished record” and said that he “has already been, and will continue to be punished far beyond anything this court can impose”. Court Records
Since Ted didn’t lose his seat in Congress and continued to chase women for the rest of his career, and now that he received the Presidential Medal, it’s rather difficult to understand how he “will continue to be punished,” as the friendly judge claimed.
But if you know how the World System works, it all makes sense.
National Lampoon was able to find something humorous about it.
