We’re working on a story on how much of your money it will cost for former state senator John Ford’s ongoing legal defense.
Ford once earned nearly $400,000 a year. But now that he’s convicted of bribery, he claims he’s broke. So, he’ll need taxpayers to foot the bill for his defense against even more federal corruption charges in Nashville.
Of course, there’s also the appeal of his conviction in Memphis. We’ll have to pay an attorney to handle that, too.
Whoa… wait a minute… appeal? Isn’t this the same John Ford who tearfully stood before Judge Daniel Breen and said, “I accept full and total responsibility for my actions and I want to take this time to apologize.” Isn’t that kind of like finally admitting you did it?
But less than an hour after claiming remorse, he started his appeal... which he is absolutely entitled to do under the best system of justice in the world.
He doesn’t want to go to prison. Nobody does. However, a person who really accepts responsibility for his actions, also accepts the consequences. Ford didn’t do that. He’s still looking for a way to weasel out.
John Ford hasn’t accepted responsibility. He stole from the public trust and now he’s sending you the bill… like he always has.
