Greenwich, NY
You gotta admire someone who is totally stupid and knows it. We deal with liars, thieves, career criminals and drunks just about every day. We've all had those comical drunks at least once in our career. The kinds of drunken fools who sound like they'd be a blast to party with, but drinking and driving is something we take rather seriously. It's an undisputed fact that drunk drivers are more likely to kill or injure innocent people than they are to hurt themselves. If we arrest a drunk that has done such a thing, making light of their drunken condition and comical antics, isn't likely to happen.
We've also come a long way in our technology. We now have videos in patrol cars and breathalyzer testing systems are literally foolproof and insanely accurate. If we get lost, we have GPS. If someone stole our car, we might have LoJack. If we need roadside assistance, some might have OnStar.
It is rare that someone uses their OnStar system to report a drunk driver, especially if that drunk driver is behind the wheel of their own car. One such drunken idiot convinced himself he was a menace to other drivers so pulled over and called OnStar. OnStar connected him to the local police department. Police responded to the scene only to find that the drunken driver was also too drunk to unlock the doors of his own vehicle. The driver called OnStar again for assistance on that.
Needless to say, Mr. Stupid was arrested for drunk driving and his BAC was .19.
If only the rest of crime fighting were so easy.
I have to thank a faithful reader for sending me this story. It was too good to pass up.
You gotta admire someone who is totally stupid and knows it. We deal with liars, thieves, career criminals and drunks just about every day. We've all had those comical drunks at least once in our career. The kinds of drunken fools who sound like they'd be a blast to party with, but drinking and driving is something we take rather seriously. It's an undisputed fact that drunk drivers are more likely to kill or injure innocent people than they are to hurt themselves. If we arrest a drunk that has done such a thing, making light of their drunken condition and comical antics, isn't likely to happen.
We've also come a long way in our technology. We now have videos in patrol cars and breathalyzer testing systems are literally foolproof and insanely accurate. If we get lost, we have GPS. If someone stole our car, we might have LoJack. If we need roadside assistance, some might have OnStar.
It is rare that someone uses their OnStar system to report a drunk driver, especially if that drunk driver is behind the wheel of their own car. One such drunken idiot convinced himself he was a menace to other drivers so pulled over and called OnStar. OnStar connected him to the local police department. Police responded to the scene only to find that the drunken driver was also too drunk to unlock the doors of his own vehicle. The driver called OnStar again for assistance on that.
Needless to say, Mr. Stupid was arrested for drunk driving and his BAC was .19.
If only the rest of crime fighting were so easy.
I have to thank a faithful reader for sending me this story. It was too good to pass up.
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