Ravenwood - 09/28/04 06:30 AM
James Taranto had this hilarious (but sad) observation:
Saratha Goggins became mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio, earlier this month when her predecessor, who is in prison for bribery, quit. Now, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, it turns out that Goggins stabbed a boyfriend to death 22 years ago.At least former D.C. Mayor and soon to be City Councilman Marion Barry just smoked crack."In interviews, Goggins said she petitioned a judge to seal the records in September 1991," the paper reports. "She recalled being convicted but said she could not remember the charge." Well, we suppose that's understandable. After all, do you remember all the details of every homicide you committed more than 20 years ago?
Goggins tells the paper: "It was an unfortunate incident that occurred in a time of my life. There is nothing I can do to change it. I have moved on. I am going to survive it." Of course, usually it's the person on the receiving end of a fatal stab wound whose survival is in doubt.
For some boyfriends, the proper charge might be "vermin hunting without a license", or littering if she left the body on the street. Or it could have been self-defense, only she did it in an area where that right is disrespected.
However, if she doesn't remember doing it, I'd think that either she was very drunk or very stoned. I had my share of alcoholic blackouts before I quit drinking 28 years ago, but I'm quite sure I never killed anyone.
Posted by: markm at September 28, 2004 11:37 AMOf course 22 years ago, George Bush was a practicing alcoholic and sometimes drug user, but I believe in "forgive and forget".
Posted by: Big Time Patriot at September 28, 2004 2:14 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
