# RIP Mary Jo Kopechne

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775 "2009-08-26T15:47:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775/1 "2009-08-26T15:47:22Z")

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I don’t hate Ted Kennedy or think that this defines him, but he did murder a woman and got away with it due to his power and influence, and I’m uncomfortable with him being lionized completely without it being recognized.

As far as I know he never changed the behavior that killed her. He denies being drunk, but why would he flee the scene, and isn’t the water there like incredibly shallow? Like only deep enough to submerge a car?

If any of us peons did this we wouldn’t have gone on to be a famous Senator we would’ve gone to jail.

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**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775/2 "2009-08-26T15:54:40Z")

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Stay classy, **mswas**.

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775/3 "2009-08-26T15:58:44Z")

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> [@Tenebras](#):
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> Stay classy, **mswas**.

:rolleyes: I remember how nasty the Jerry Falwell threads were around here. It’s kind of hypocritical to play the respect for the dead card around here.

Ted Kennedy murdered a young woman and went on to live a long life and had an illustrious career.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507775/4 "2009-08-26T16:04:30Z")

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I moved yesterday’s disingenuous BS to the Pit, where it ultimately got locked – let’s cut out the intermediate steps and go immediately to lock-down here.

**mswas** : There are rules against stirring up trouble for the sake of stirring up trouble on these Boards. Do not do this again. Yes, this is An Official Warning.

twickster, MPSIMS moderator