Kennedy Crash

Early thursday morning, Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car into a concrete traffic barrier. Police said Kennedy had been observed speeding in a construction zone, driving without lights, swerving into the wrong lane, and hitting a curb before crashing into the barricade. Police said when Kennedy exited the vehicle, his eyes were red and watery, his speech was slurred, and he was having trouble with his balance.

Kennedy said he did not remember any of the incident, and that he had been disoriented by his prescription medication. Now at this point, an ordinary citizen would be in handcuffs and on his/her way to jail, but that did not happen in this case. They wrote him three tickets and gave him a ride home [even though Kennedy claims he did not ask for preferential treatment].

This is a major problem in this country. The law does not apply equally to all citizens. The richer and more powerful you are, the more likely you will receive preferential treatment. I believe government officials should be required to obey the same laws as everyone else, and when they break the law, they should be punished the same.

The police union said the officers who stopped Kennedy were told by their superiors to not give him a sobriety test. These superior officers should be demoted and retrained. They have failed in their duty.