The jury took about four hours to acquit Sal and Mabel Mangano, the husband-and-wife owners of St. Rita's Nursing Home in St. Bernard Parish, just outside of New Orleans.

They had faced 35 counts of negligent homicide and 24 counts of cruelty to the elderly or infirm after the patients drowned -- some in their beds -- when the monster hurricane swept through the area....

I've seen the videos of elderly abuse in this case. CC is right...Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars.

This is similar to any malfunction in any organization. The attempt is made to exculpate the people at higher levels and find a scapegoat to symbolically pay the price, be sacrificed.

Here the Governor and the Mayor were derelict and thus responsible for many more deaths than these two people. How was the couple supposed to marshall resources to evacuate the patients? The government (Governor or Mayor) never gave an order to evacuate and never made plans to prvide assistance necessary.

I suppose that these two were elected to "die for the sins" of the others.

This was a tragedy. But it seems to have been beyond the powers of anyone except those with government resources at their disposal to provide assistance in evacuation. Where are all you folks who believe that the government should provide everything? Why shift the burden to the Manganos. Are you folks retreating from your political positions? Seems so.

How many airline execs have ever even been charged with anything when one of their planes fell out of the sky due to their negligence?

How many airline execs have ever even been charged with anything when one of their planes fell out of the sky due to their negligence?

None, but they certainly go after the mechanics working for them.

This is going to have serious repercussions. John Edwards was counting on these trial lawyers for his next infusion of campaign cash.

Vern is afraid of John Edwards!

And he should be.

John Edwards still has a lot to say and he has that sweet southern drawl to say it in.

Not agreeing with the verdict, just making a point.

Here we have you folks thinking that these people should be in jail based on the fact that they did not help the ederly and infirm get out of the city or to at least a safe place prior to the storms arrival.

But in the same breath, these very same folks who want these guys in jail will tell me that people, perfectly capable of walking and getting themselves out of the city, should have my sympathy.

Vern is afraid of John Edwards!

Posted by donnerboy at 2007-09-09 12:21 PM | Reply

You can't tell the difference between fear and contempt? That's contempt for a one-term senator and slimeball ambulance chaser who makes political book on his wife's cancer.

Oh. wait, now I understand Donner. He's a lawyer, so he feeds off of the hard work of others, and he uses the misery and suffering of others to his own greedy ends.

No wonder Democrats like you worship him.

"John Edwards still has a lot to say"

All he has to say is "be envious of successful people. Just don't look at my house, my connections, my offshore tax shelters, or my personal holdings."

"John Edwards still has a lot to say"

That's why the Republicans are terrified of him.