Rep. Patrick Kennedy: Victim Of Those Damn Barriers
I just finished hearing the interview with James Lileks that Hugh had, and he brought up those dreaded concrete barriers that jumped out of nowhere, and struck Rep. Kennedy's car early this morning.
And while that might be amusing, the information provided by Michelle Malkin. She has some interesting images at that link, including a wonderful close-up of Rep. Kennedy's terrible handwriting. I've written like that before, after about a dozen Rum and Cokes. This is the report from Drudge:
Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
ROLL CALL reports: According to a letter sent by Officer Greg Baird, acting chairman of the USCP FOP, the wreck took place at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday when Kennedy's car, operating with its running lights turned off, narrowly missed colliding with a Capitol Police cruiser and smashed into a security barricade at First and C streets Southeast.
Notice the time? 2:45 a.m. was the time listed there. Now, here is the report from WUSA TV 9:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident.Kennedy was reportedly behind the wheel of a green Ford Mustang when it crashed into a security barrier at 1st and "C" streets Southeast.
No one was hurt, but there are reports that the car nearly struck a Capitol police cruiser and that it had been swerving, as if trying to make a U-turn.
So far, Kennedy HAS NOT been charged."I was involved in a traffic accident last night at ... the U.S. Capitol. I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident and I will fully cooperate with Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake," he said.
The Capitol Hill Fraternal Order of Police is calling for higher-ups in the department to allow patrol officers to complete their investigation.The head of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1, Lou Cannon, told W*USA 9 News Reporter Stacey Cohan that he’s concerned that Kennedy may have received special treatment and this could be a case where “rank has its privilege.” Capitol police Officer Greg Baird wrote a letter to acting Chief Christopher McGaffin saying how the investigation was handled calls the department's integrity into question.
According to Rollcall.com, Baird -- acting chairman of the Capitol Police Fraternal Order of Police –- said Kennedy’s Mustang had its lights off when it narrowly missed crashing into a police cruiser and smashed into a security barrier at 1st and C streets Southeast about 2:45 a.m.
According to sources, Kennedy told police that he was late for a Congressional vote. But the House had adjourned more than three hours earlier, sources said.
According to Roll Call, Baird wrote in his letter that the driver got out and “was observed to be staggering.” He told officers he was a congressman late for a vote. Baird wrote that patrol officers at the scene were prohibited from performing field sobriety tests.
Then two sergeants arrived, conferred with a watch commander and “ordered all of the patrol division units to leave the scene … that they were taking over.”
Can anyone say "cover-up?" I can. I know Marcie and Sabrina can. And I know our readers can. I can understand waiting for the superiors to arrive on scene, but to order the others off scene? They responded to the inicident. And then to have this hushed up by those superior officers? I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all.
And no, this shouldn't be a "membership has it's privileges" moments. What if he had hit the patrol car. Worse, what if he had run someone over? This is the sort of behavior that is unacceptable on any level of government service. Kennedy belongs in jail. He has been in and our of rehab before for alcohol abuse, and he keeps falling off the wagon. And what police officer, in their right mind, is going to buy the "I'm late for a vote" excuse? If that's what Kennedy used to get out of this, there needs to be some stipulations made about Congressional immunity.
When a clear-cut crime has been committed, then there should be repercussions. The police shouldn't allow these people to skate, and they sure as Hell shouldn't be covering up for them. Kennedy should have been arrested, taken down to the precinct station, fingerprinted, and booked as any citizen would be for the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol. But because he's a Congressman, he gets a pass?
Bravo-Sierra, ladies and gentlemen.
Publius II
I just finished hearing the interview with James Lileks that Hugh had, and he brought up those dreaded concrete barriers that jumped out of nowhere, and struck Rep. Kennedy's car early this morning.
And while that might be amusing, the information provided by Michelle Malkin. She has some interesting images at that link, including a wonderful close-up of Rep. Kennedy's terrible handwriting. I've written like that before, after about a dozen Rum and Cokes. This is the report from Drudge:
Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
ROLL CALL reports: According to a letter sent by Officer Greg Baird, acting chairman of the USCP FOP, the wreck took place at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday when Kennedy's car, operating with its running lights turned off, narrowly missed colliding with a Capitol Police cruiser and smashed into a security barricade at First and C streets Southeast.
Notice the time? 2:45 a.m. was the time listed there. Now, here is the report from WUSA TV 9:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident.Kennedy was reportedly behind the wheel of a green Ford Mustang when it crashed into a security barrier at 1st and "C" streets Southeast.
No one was hurt, but there are reports that the car nearly struck a Capitol police cruiser and that it had been swerving, as if trying to make a U-turn.
So far, Kennedy HAS NOT been charged."I was involved in a traffic accident last night at ... the U.S. Capitol. I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident and I will fully cooperate with Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake," he said.
The Capitol Hill Fraternal Order of Police is calling for higher-ups in the department to allow patrol officers to complete their investigation.The head of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1, Lou Cannon, told W*USA 9 News Reporter Stacey Cohan that he’s concerned that Kennedy may have received special treatment and this could be a case where “rank has its privilege.” Capitol police Officer Greg Baird wrote a letter to acting Chief Christopher McGaffin saying how the investigation was handled calls the department's integrity into question.
According to Rollcall.com, Baird -- acting chairman of the Capitol Police Fraternal Order of Police –- said Kennedy’s Mustang had its lights off when it narrowly missed crashing into a police cruiser and smashed into a security barrier at 1st and C streets Southeast about 2:45 a.m.
According to sources, Kennedy told police that he was late for a Congressional vote. But the House had adjourned more than three hours earlier, sources said.
According to Roll Call, Baird wrote in his letter that the driver got out and “was observed to be staggering.” He told officers he was a congressman late for a vote. Baird wrote that patrol officers at the scene were prohibited from performing field sobriety tests.
Then two sergeants arrived, conferred with a watch commander and “ordered all of the patrol division units to leave the scene … that they were taking over.”
Can anyone say "cover-up?" I can. I know Marcie and Sabrina can. And I know our readers can. I can understand waiting for the superiors to arrive on scene, but to order the others off scene? They responded to the inicident. And then to have this hushed up by those superior officers? I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all.
And no, this shouldn't be a "membership has it's privileges" moments. What if he had hit the patrol car. Worse, what if he had run someone over? This is the sort of behavior that is unacceptable on any level of government service. Kennedy belongs in jail. He has been in and our of rehab before for alcohol abuse, and he keeps falling off the wagon. And what police officer, in their right mind, is going to buy the "I'm late for a vote" excuse? If that's what Kennedy used to get out of this, there needs to be some stipulations made about Congressional immunity.
When a clear-cut crime has been committed, then there should be repercussions. The police shouldn't allow these people to skate, and they sure as Hell shouldn't be covering up for them. Kennedy should have been arrested, taken down to the precinct station, fingerprinted, and booked as any citizen would be for the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol. But because he's a Congressman, he gets a pass?
Bravo-Sierra, ladies and gentlemen.
Publius II
posted by Syd And Vaughn | 5:00 PM
1 Comments:
Looks like THIS Kennedy ran his car aground... "Look, Pa... no dead chick in the back seat!"
If his name had been "Patrick Jones", he'd have at least had to walk a straight line or something... jeez. No special treatment for OUR politicians!
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