Classic Quotes
From earlier today: Judge Ronald Giles, on sending the Mayor of Detroit to jail for violating his bond (by taking an unapproved trip to Canada):
“. . . if it was not Kwame Kilpatrick sitting in that seat, if it was John Six-Pack sitting in that seat, what would I do? And that answer is simple.”
Kilpatrick’s statement to the judge (before the judge sent him down) had a tone to it:
Your Honor, I am asking for your forgiveness. It will never happen again. I said that. My lawyer said that at the bond hearing last time. This was before that time. It will never ever happen again.
My sons are watching this proceeding because I asked them to. I told them that I did something wrong. I’ve never made a claim that I’ve not done wrong things. And I am standing here now before you apologizing, saying it was never an affront to you.
I respect your position. And I respect the heck out of you for even taking this case because obviously you are under scrutiny that you are walking into from Day #1.
