Posted on 08/26/2009 12:43:12 PM PDT by traderrob6
This is my first vanity ever and likely my last but I have a question that some enterprising pajama journalist might investigate and answer. Why was there total silence from the Kopechne family after there daughters death?. There were no criminal charges against Teddy at the time , but there were never any civil procedings instigated either. Not a word from Mary Jo's family. Were they payed off? "Camelot" may have prevented it then but there is no reason it can't be investiagted now. Thoughts?
The grave of Mary Jo Kopechne and her parents lies next to the family marker in St. Vincent’s Cemetery in Larksville. She was the only child of Joseph and Gwen Kopechne.
I can tell you that Jim Arena, the “Sheriff” in tiny Chappaquiddick, soon became the sheriff of Lincoln MA, one of the wealthiest communities in MA and home to much of the Kennedy clan, and had a pretty nice gig...
I think her parents just didn’t know exactly what happened. After all very few people did for a long time.
I think the local officials were not corrupt but they probably were afraid of the Kennedy machine, and rightly so. They may have just been in awe of the Kennedy family too.
They did charge him with leaving the scene and I think he may have pleaded guilty and got a suspended sentence. The circumstances did require a charge of manslaughter at the least.
Hell it's even WORSE! According to the pukes IT NEVER HAPPENED or She and They had it coming to them!!
Money (LOTS of money) and a breathtakingly corrupt Massachusetts political scene changed it from something that should have resulted in him doing jail time to nothing more than a “bad day”.
Regarding the “accident” at Chappaquiddick, which occurred when she and her children were at Cape Cod, Joan is quoted as saying: “No one told me anything. Probably because I was pregnant, I was told to stay upstairs in my bedroom. Downstairs the house was full or people, aides, friends, lawyers. Ted called his girlfriend Helga before he or anyone even told me that was going on. It was the worst experience of my life. I couldn’t talk to anyone about it. No one told me anything. I had to stay upstairs and when I picked up the extension phone I could hear Ted talking to Helga.”
http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=536
Did not know that, thanks.
Agree...
The Kopechnes were persuaded by Kennedy’s representatives that the true motive for an autopsy would have been to defame their daughter by finding indications that she was of loose morals and possibly pregnant, and that the news media should not be spoken to because they and the Republicans only wanted to damage the Senator. Eventually, the Kopechnes wised up, but by then an autopsy would be of no value as to the circumstances of her death and the time for bringing a wrongful death suit had passed.
Ih, don’t be such a poophead! What this takes up too much space in your computer... :P
“Silence on there part is therefore not a condemnation.”
Agreed, but it’s curious.
140,000 in that year was as good as nearly a million bucks now, with inflation. I remember a good house could be had for $20K back then.
They were kennedy supporters and, in my opinion, simple-minded folk.
When they contacted the swimmer to ‘talk about’ the incident on 2 or 3 occasions he treated them like old friendly house guests and said he “just couldn’t re-live the painful experince” or something similar
when they accepted that for an answer and drove home kennedy knew he would have no trouble from them
It was like going on ABCNNBCBSMSNBC - he knew he was not going to get any real hardball questions from them
What Say Kopechne?
Unfortunately, Mary Jo is unavailable for comment!
$140,000 in 1969 would be worth about $800,000., today. A nice piece of change for ordinary folks.
They were Kennedy supporters and, in my opinion, simple-minded folk.
As unsophisticated Kennedy supporters, they likely couldn't imagine what Ted was really like, i.e. a drunken womanizer who lived recklessly knowing his family name and wealth would always keep him from suffering the consequences of his actions.
When they contacted the swimmer to ‘talk about’ the incident on 2 or 3 occasions he treated them like old friendly house guests and said he “just couldn’t re-live the painful experience” or something similar.
Unsophisticated locals, awed and easily fooled by their on-so easy acceptance into a Kennedy's presence.
When they accepted that for an answer and drove home, Kennedy knew he would have no trouble from them.
And he was proven correct.
It was like going on ABCNNBCBSMSNBC - he knew he was not going to get any real hardball questions from them.
He didn't - and if he had, the Kennedy family influence and wealth could easy destroy the Kopechne's - and they must have been (subtly) made to understand this. Any insurance money received by the Kopechne's would have been a big help to these ordinary working-class folks and I'm sure Ted made certain that the Kopechne's knew he was doing them a big favor, thus setting up a sense of obligation in these people. How ironic.
It's sadder still when you see Ted Kennedy being hailed as some sort of political hero by the leftmedia when he was far less than that, to be kind about it.
Hey, speaking of Joan Kennedy, is she still alive?
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