# My son is dead, show me the money! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 25, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437 "2007-05-25T00:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/61 "2007-05-31T20:52:27Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] KMOX’s coverage of the news conference some 15 minutes ago. [/QUOTE] Ah ha. I’ve moved out of the area so online’s my only source. The tow truck driver and the driver of the stalled car are still being sued? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/62 "2007-05-31T20:54:24Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] Ah ha. I’ve moved out of the area so online’s my only source. [/quote] I’m not in the area, either. 😉 > [@](#): > > _The tow truck driver and the driver of the stalled car are still being sued?_ For the time being, yes. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/63 "2007-05-31T21:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports he [wasn’t high](http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B30B1CD42616DCDC862572E5005F04FC?OpenDocument) [/QUOTE] Whew! What a relief–that Mary Jane is a killer! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/64 "2007-05-31T21:26:52Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Whew! What a relief–that Mary Jane is a killer! [/QUOTE] For marijuana to have ever been mentioned as a possible factor shows either extreme ignorance about it or extreme bias against it. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/65 "2007-06-01T00:15:27Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] For marijuana to have ever been mentioned as a possible factor shows either extreme ignorance about it or extreme bias against it. [/QUOTE] Unless, of course, he had an uncontrollable hankering for White Castles… ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/66 "2007-06-01T09:36:44Z")
[QUOTE=CannyDan] And only a lawyer (Doctor Who??) could characterize what the stranded motorist or the tow truck driver are being forced to endure as anything less than a giant, royal fucking over. [/QUOTE] Word, brother. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/67 "2007-07-30T20:10:43Z")
[A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of former Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, who died in a vehicle crash after a ballgame back in April, was withdrawn today by the family’s attorney.](http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/0/BB0294C441D2FB9D8625732800579E95?OpenDocument) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437/68 "2007-07-30T22:06:44Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] For marijuana to have ever been mentioned as a possible factor shows either extreme ignorance about it or extreme bias against it. [/QUOTE] Why? Doesn’t marijuana impair reaction time, coordination, and judgment? Admittedly, even without it, it was all impaired by the alcohol, but still. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-dead-show-me-the-money/405437.md?page=3)