Earlier this week, a lawsuit against the city of Boston was resolved. A couple injured in a car crash were suing the city for pain and suffering. They wanted $7,000, and despite the jury faulting the city, the panel declined to award them any money.
This wouldn't be news, except for one odd little fact: the foreman of the jury was John Forbes Kerry, the junior senator from Massachusetts and the 2004 Democratic nominee for president.
In retrospect, the verdict was obvious. I can just hear Kerry telling the judge: "I actually voted for the plaintiffs, before I voted against them."
Permalink | Linking Blogs | Sphere: Related Content | Digg this! | FARK It!
Filed under:
Mass. Insanity, Politics
Tags: insanity, mass., politics
Comments (8)
Why the surprise? He may b... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Random Numbers | November 23, 2005 6:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why the surprise? He may be a liberal idiot, but nobody's THAT stupid!
1. Posted by Random Numbers | November 23, 2005 6:43 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 18:43
2. Posted by Random Numbers | November 23, 2005 6:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kerry was named foreman of the jury, which found the city negligent for the 1999 crash but didn’t award John Duarte and Taneika Smith any money for their injuries.
Amazing! He really DID vote for the plantifs before voting against them!
2. Posted by Random Numbers | November 23, 2005 6:46 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 18:46
3. Posted by Peter F. | November 23, 2005 7:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I love how the judge saw no conflict of interest with Kerry's current employment within the government. WTF? LOL
3. Posted by Peter F. | November 23, 2005 7:34 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 19:34
4. Posted by edmcgon | November 23, 2005 7:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Peter,
True, but Kerry never shows up for the committee meetings, so the conflict of interest is somewhat limited. ;)
4. Posted by edmcgon | November 23, 2005 7:38 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 19:38
5. Posted by John Burgess | November 23, 2005 8:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hung jury, guaranteed.
5. Posted by John Burgess | November 23, 2005 8:26 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 20:26
6. Posted by Denny Crane | November 23, 2005 9:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
None of you are serious, right?
6. Posted by Denny Crane | November 23, 2005 9:06 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 21:06
7. Posted by Mitchell | November 23, 2005 10:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And he spared big government--against the "little guy," no less.
Where the Hell is Edwards to explain things to this chump?
7. Posted by Mitchell | November 23, 2005 10:26 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 23, 2005 22:26
8. Posted by McGehee | November 24, 2005 12:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Harrumph. He's not even smart enough to get out of jury duty, and he wanted to be President?
8. Posted by McGehee | November 24, 2005 12:33 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 24, 2005 12:33