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Old 07-05-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Kenneth Lay dead at 64
Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay died from a heart attack in Colorado. He was 64.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/...ge/obit_lay_10

Could someone explain to me why he was vacationing in Colorado instead of in prison. Does it usually take 5 months from conviction and sentancing? I bet it doesn't if you are just an ordinary person instead of a high profile thief.


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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
I wouldnt be surprised if the FED's had an autopsy done on him to make sure it was for real Ken Lay. He could of had this all staged, remember this man was slick as boiled okra. BUT if it's truly him, my condolences to his family.
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
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Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay died from a heart attack in Colorado. He was 64.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/...ge/obit_lay_10
Could someone explain to me why he was vacationing in Colorado instead of in prison. Does it usually take 5 months from conviction and sentancing? I bet it doesn't if you are just an ordinary person instead of a high profile thief.
He wasn't vacationing. He had a home there.
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
What does it matter??This man is dead. We do not need to beat him down. We need to be praying for his family, not wondering why he was not in jail. Just have a heart for the family. They have been through a lot. JMO
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
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What does it matter??This man is dead. We do not need to beat him down. We need to be praying for his family, not wondering why he was not in jail. Just have a heart for the family. They have been through a lot. JMO
This man destroyed no telling how many peoples lives. He was convicted of his crimes, yet was still able to die at his residence instead of in prison where he deserved to be. Prayers for his family that had nothing to do with his crimes, but this man got off easy IMO.
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
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This man destroyed no telling how many peoples lives. He was convicted of his crimes, yet was still able to die at his residence instead of in prison where he deserved to be. Prayers for his family that had nothing to do with his crimes, but this man got off easy IMO.

Most people in positions of power... small or big... ALWAYS (well 97.65% of the time to be exact ) get off easy. Nothing new.... and he died at his residence because the justice system was in the process of getting his prison term set. Guess he just got it easy (that is, if he considers being dead easier/better off than prison).
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
I would be interested in seeing the autopsy. When I first heard the news I thought of suicide.
I dont feel sorry for him or his family. He was a convicted felon. How many people state on here that they feel sorry for the family of a convicted murderer who is executed. Kenneth Lay had more negative effect on the lives of more families than a person convicted of murdering one person. There are thousands of ex-enron employees that are suffering today with their life savings and retirements eaten up by his fraud.
His family also profited from this.
No pity for him
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Re: Kenneth Lay dead at 64
This thread interest me from a human interest standpoint. I never knew Kenneth Lay and never had any stock in Enron. I read and heard the same news blurbs that others did but that is about it!

I did have some stock in some similar companies such as Global Crossings and two others but that is digressing. They went bankrupt and I lost but that is the nature of the market.

The point of this post is that I never knew Kenneth Lay and doubt if any of you did and if I were to ask you to write a 5 page dissertation on the life, virtues and mistakes of Lay's life, tenure as CEO of Enron, trial and what he and his family could expect from the rest of his, and their lives' I would be willing to bet that no one could write half a page without referring to the news media's "accounting" thereof.

I am not trying to eulogize or damn Mr. Lay. Just an observation I have made about what I consider human nature. 100 years from now it won't make a damn!

My first thought, after reviewing my post,l is that someone will say don't you believe in the legal system of trial by jury of peers. My answer is, It ain't bad but it ain't perfect and I hope I never have to test it personally. It does have flaws. If it was perfect, we wouldn't need appeals courts, etc.
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I would be interested in seeing the autopsy. When I first heard the news I thought of suicide.
I dont feel sorry for him or his family. He was a convicted felon. How many people state on here that they feel sorry for the family of a convicted murderer who is executed. Kenneth Lay had more negative effect on the lives of more families than a person convicted of murdering one person. There are thousands of ex-enron employees that are suffering today with their life savings and retirements eaten up by his fraud.
His family also profited from this.
No pity for him
When the civil suits are over and the legal fee's are paid I doubt if his family will have a pot or a window.