Randy Nichols has created the "J. Wellington Wimpy" defense in his letter to Gov Bredesen concerning the THP fixing tickets for employees of Lays Packing Company. It seems that the company made it a practice to give hams to the THP as gifts. According to Mr. Nichols, "This may well have created an atmosphere where Lay Packing Company employees felt comfortable in asking for ‘favors’; however, that would not be in and of itself a criminal offense."
Or as Wimpy would say, "I'll gladly give you a ham today to fix a ticket next Tuesday."
As long as there is some separation between the gift and the favor, everything's cool with Randy.
Sorta makes you want to see what kind of gifts he's been getting, doesn't it?
Posted by Rich at January 19, 2006 8:39 PM | TrackBack