DA apologizes over drinking
Newsome, taped driving county car, vows to do better
By Dennis Huspeni, The Gazette
Originally published 09:30 p.m., May 7, 2008
Updated 06:13 a.m., May 8, 2008
John Newsome said he is no longer attacking TV report.
Fourth Judicial District Attorney John Newsome apologized Wednesday after being caught by a television news station's hidden camera drinking at a bar and later driving a county- owned vehicle.
"I sincerely apologize for ever allowing myself to be placed in that situation where there's even a perception of wrongdoing," he said. "Perception can be as damaging as actual wrongdoing. . . . Even the appearance is a distraction for the office."
Newsome said he is no longer disputing the KOAA report and vowed to do better.
"I realize I need to be setting the standard for setting an example, and that's what I'll strive to do," Newsome said. "I will strive to make sure a thing like this never happens again."
A Colorado Springs police spokesman said Wednesday there is no criminal investigation of Newsome based on the station's report.
"DUI is something that typically you have to observe in the act," said police Lt. Skip Arms. "It's very difficult to go back and obtain sufficient legal evidence."
The television station aired its report Tuesday night after filming Newsome on a "recent afternoon" as he drank three 20- ounce beers and a 10-ounce beer during "work hours" over the course of less than two hours at Oscar's, a downtown Colorado Springs bar.
Newsome was then shown heading back to his office. An hour later, he drove his El Paso County-owned SUV to another bar, according to KOAA.
There, Newsome was reportedly seen drinking four more pints with Assistant District Attorney Amy Mullaney and then driving away. Mullaney also was drinking with Newsome earlier at Oscar's.
For complete Gazette story, click here.
Gazette staff writers Lance Benzel and Ed Sealover contributed to this report.
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May 8, 2008
4:37 a.m.
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LOUIE writes:
One thing I asked myself was would this man forgive me as a prosecutor if I apologized for my actions in the commission of a D.U.I.? Let his judgement be his own judgement. I can forgive him; but if I go back to prison, (been there, done that), at least let me respect the integrity of the man who put me there.
May 8, 2008
6:21 a.m.
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Oh_Wise_One writes:
LOL at theQ. You don't do parody well. It is parody, right?
Me thinks Newsome needs to realize he has a drinking problem.
May 8, 2008
6:44 a.m.
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Jimminy writes:
If you want to break the law,go to work punishing other people who break the law.Melo,are your lawyers watching this?
May 8, 2008
7:02 a.m.
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happymike44 writes:
Well it is this guys turn to pay the piper.Don't whine or cry about it just suck it up and be a man about it.Remember the truth will set you free.So what you need to do is accept the fact you are a less then perfect person.Also remember it is your turn to know how all the people you sent to prison feel.So when you lie awake at night wondering what will happen to me.This is the pain many D.A."s inflict on so many of the guilty and not so guilty.Now it is time for you to step down and accept your punishment.My mother always said what is good for the goose is good for the gander.Seems to be just as fresh now as it was then.
May 8, 2008
7:53 a.m.
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davies writes:
Well gosh; if he's sorry, that's different then, because I'm sure he is sincere and not just trying to save his job. Now I think he should be free to go back to prosecuting criminal acts like DWIs.
May 8, 2008
7:53 a.m.
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holekeeper writes:
Hey rockymountainnews.com staffers
wwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeee oooffffff!!!!!
May 8, 2008
7:55 a.m.
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becket writes:
For once, do the right thing. Resign.
May 8, 2008
7:59 a.m.
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becket writes:
By the way, which Assistant DA snitched him off ? The news had to have some prior info that this was frequent behavior. Did they just happen to show up? Lawyers eat their own!!!!!
May 8, 2008
8:07 a.m.
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MarineGrunt writes:
Lawyers eat their own!!!!!
Poo can eat poo? Did not know that...
May 8, 2008
8:10 a.m.
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nicktaste writes:
he is a republican so he prolly thinks that the laws that apply to everyone else do not apply to him
and when he keeps his job and gets off with a slap on the wrist
we all see he is correct in his thought
May 8, 2008
8:17 a.m.
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airbornebigfoot writes:
I dont believe a word of this drunks in-sincere apology.
he got caught, now he is sorry.
While he should be leading by example, instead he is out getting
buzzed on the taxpayers dime, with a taxpayer supplied vehicle, and taxpayer supplied gasoline, which should be enough to get this
bum fired from any private sector job.
Heres hoping this stupid hypocrite hits and kills someone, and lets see how sorry he is then.
May 8, 2008
8:26 a.m.
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FloydHill writes:
Drunk driving is no big deal. A slap on the wrist and you're back on the road.
He'll get a small fine, and that's it.
May 8, 2008
8:45 a.m.
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Scott writes:
It's a prostitute (lawyer) therefore it feels that it can break the law and get away with it. RESIGN! If the Colorado Brothel (Bar) Association had one microgram of integrity they would pull their fellow prostitutes license to practice law.
nicktaste, republican/democrat/green/bull moose, it doesn't matter. ALL prostitutes think that because they administer the law they are above it.
Scott
May 8, 2008
9:09 a.m.
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Monica030 writes:
FloydHill:
'A Colorado Springs police spokesman said Wednesday there is no criminal investigation of Newsome based on the station's report.
"DUI is something that typically you have to observe in the act," said police Lt. Skip Arms. "It's very difficult to go back and obtain sufficient legal evidence." '
There is a 'lack of evidence' in this case--apparently being CAUGHT ON TAPE breaking the law is insufficient evidence when you're a DA breaking the law.
Sadly, he will not suffer consequences until he kills someone (and even then he may get only a 'slap on the wrist').
May 8, 2008
9:20 a.m.
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johnson writes:
He must have read my post from a few days ago when I wrote:
"Just apologize John, it seems to work fo Carmello."
May 8, 2008
9:26 a.m.
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The_Punnisher writes:
"DUI is something that typically you have to observe in the act," said police Lt. Skip Arms. "It's very difficult to go back and obtain sufficient legal evidence."
You PR!CK!!! You use Video Tape/Camera evidence all the time for convictions..
This OVERT LIE is why I consider 99% of the LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY SCUM!
Add that to the fact that LAW ENFORCEMENT has no responsibility to SERVE and PROTECT and you have the ANARCHY NOW, not just waiting in the wings...
People are REALLY on their own....
May 8, 2008
9:33 a.m.
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EDJ writes:
Scott-
Cut it out with the "prostitute" comments. Brainless and not even particularly creative.
May 8, 2008
9:53 a.m.
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RickyLee writes:
Uh oh, sounds like there's a lawyer here....
May 8, 2008
9:59 a.m.
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Scott writes:
RickyLee, A lawyer or a lawyer lover.
EDJ, I refer to lawyers a prostitutes because both "professions" will assume ANY position ... for a price.
Scott
May 8, 2008
10:20 a.m.
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davies writes:
Here's another non-lawyer weighing in: #1) Calling lawyers "prostitutes" repeatedly and all-inclusively is dumb, and leads readers to dismiss your opinions. #2) Saying that "99% of the law enforcement community is scum" is dumb, and leads readers to dismiss your opinions. #3) To sum up, over-simplified condemnation of any large diverse group of people is generally dumb, bigoted, and (you guessed it) leads readers to dismiss your opinions.
May 8, 2008
10:34 a.m.
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EDJ writes:
Scott, it cannot be denied that some lawyers have done the "profession" more than a little disservice. (In this instance, please give it more than 24 hours--this guy will get what is coming to him. The story just broke.) Finally, I highly doubt you have any idea what a practicing, ethical attorney does on a day-to-day basis. Keep entertaining yourself with your childish analogies. If one of your friends or a member of your family dies, gets injured, or gets into a legal scrap, remember how much you detest lawyers and see how far you get without help.
May 8, 2008
10:44 a.m.
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fiesty writes:
Nice he apologized, but so what? Does he expect it to get him out of the consequences of his actions? I'm sure as DA, he heard criminals apologize all the time, but they still got punished. He should too.
May 8, 2008
10:53 a.m.
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Scott writes:
davies & EDJ,
Think my comments are bad? Go take a look at the article about the ambulance chaser Azar: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news...
You two need to go over there and enlighten those posters as to the virtue of prostitutes.
Scott
May 8, 2008
10:56 a.m.
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Scott writes:
fiesty,
Of course it expects to get off. It's one of the grand upholders of the American Judicial System! The law profession really needs to pump out the cesspool known as the Bar Association. What many of Americans views as a festering cesspool, the prostitutes view as their own personal hot tub.
Scott
May 8, 2008
11:05 a.m.
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davies writes:
Scott: what do you do for a living? (I'm a bureaucrat, and yeah, I've heard and read the comments about my profession.)
May 8, 2008
11:07 a.m.
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eagleye writes:
Do the math: He drinks three 20 oz beers plus one 10 oz in less than two hours, then an hour later, downs four pints. That's the equivalent of nearly a 12-pack in a few hours.
If this guy was still standing and actually able to drive (albeit impaired), then he is most certainly an alcoholic. I'll bet you a 12-pack that the next update on this story tells us that he has checked into rehab.
May 8, 2008
11:21 a.m.
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davies writes:
Yup, rehab would be a smart move, not necessarily out of a sincere desire to mend his ways, but as a public act of contrition - to try and save his job: "Oh, I'm not an offender, I'm the victim of a disease". Gag.
May 8, 2008
11:25 a.m.
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T1anda writes:
eagleye...He will SAY he needs to go into rehab, like all of the celebritys and big politicians do when they want to cover their exposed arses. Doesn't mean he will!! This will be the last the public hears about this drunken alcoholic dude!!! Until the next time...maybe!!
May 8, 2008
11:31 a.m.
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Kslayer writes:
"I will strive to make sure a thing like this never happens again."
Ha, I bet he is at the bar right now! If not now, as soon as he is out of the office. I agree with eagleeye. The man is an alcoholic.
Most people don't go out and drink that much and still be able to walk strait and drive home. Or, maybe we got it all wrong. He just happened to drink that much the one time the cameras were rolling. It's not that easy to put down the bottle. He needs help. I
May 8, 2008
11:34 a.m.
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mytwosense writes:
"I sincerely apologize for ever allowing myself to be placed in that situation where there's even a perception of wrongdoing," he said. "Perception can be as damaging as actual wrongdoing. . . . Even the appearance is a distraction for the office."
Sir, what you did WAS actual wrongdoing! Particularly because you put people away all the time for doing exactly the same thing.
This is no apology, it's just an attempt to confuse people into thinking they mis-"perceived" what actually took place.
May 8, 2008
11:46 a.m.
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Seabreezes writes:
Wonder if he's a fan of Amy Winehouse.."they tried to make me go to rehab, but I said no, no, no..." Since he's an elected official, can he actually be fired? If so, put him in the unemployment line tomorrow. And how 'bout all the DUI cases he prosecuted? I bet a 1st year lawyer can get those overturned.
May 8, 2008
11:50 a.m.
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johnson writes:
If he drank 70 ounces of Coors Light he wouldn't be impaired.
May 8, 2008
11:57 a.m.
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johnson writes:
Oops, sorry. He drank 130 ounces in 5 hours. But he still wouldn't be impaired if it was Coors Light.
May 8, 2008
11:59 a.m.
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eagleye writes:
"If he drank 70 ounces of Coors Light he wouldn't be impaired."
Yeah, but it would certainly call into question his judgment. Drinking that much Coors Light would probably be grounds for overturning all of his prosecutions.
May 8, 2008
12:08 p.m.
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Diff writes:
johnson - Ya Think?
Alcohol content for almost any commercial produced beer in the US (not craft or Brew pubs etc)
lands about 5.0% +- .5
He did wrong, but as a DA who prosecuted DUI's it is more ironic than hypocriticl ...
IF he prosecuted and won DUI convictions -
He did his job did he not? If he had let them off because he too had drank and drove that would have been MUCH worse..
I still question if he would have blew a .08 BAC
( at least at the first session)
Who among this group can honestly say (answer to yourself please . . .)
If you drink at all, you have NEVER done the same?
May 8, 2008
12:13 p.m.
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Diff writes:
airbornebigfoot what if the person he (or any other Drunk driver) hits and kills is your wife, sister, daughter, brother, father - or you!
that was the stupidest statement I have EVER saw on an RMN post -
you want someone to die to get at this DA -
Man ... you are a waste of good clean air -
May 8, 2008
12:18 p.m.
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Scott writes:
Seabreezes,
Nope, can't be fired due to its elected status.
I think that if the Colorado Brothel Association pulls its license to practice law, then it is no longer qualified to be the DA and has to quit. Maybe some of the lawyer lovers out there will either concur or correct me on this. Keep in mind that it took the North Carolina Brothel Association forever to pull Nifong's (sp?) law license after it railroaded the Duke Lacrosse players.
Scott
May 8, 2008
12:19 p.m.
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Scott writes:
norsegodd88,
I refer to Coors' product as "Rocky Mountain Goat wizz."
Scott
May 8, 2008
12:23 p.m.
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fiesty writes:
"Can you honestly say... If you drink at all, you have NEVER done the same?"
Yes, I can - I've never drunk and then driven. Period. I don't even take my pain killers and then drive, even though I am "used" to them. It's called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. You make a plan BEFORE your hand touches the first drink- give away your keys, call a taxi, or have a friend drive you, plan to stay the night, etc. Period.
I had a stepsister and a co-worker killed by drunk drivers with this sort of stupid mentality. This DA had 4 drinks during his first lunch, and then another 4 barely an hour later, and he claims he wasn't impaired? Ridiculous. I hope they throw the book at him! AND the assistant DA who was filmed drinking with him. (Don't forget her.)
A vehicle is a dangerous item, and you need all your wits and REFLEXES at their best; it only takes a split second to for an accident, and even if you aren't all out drunk, even one drink can affect your reflexes/judgment in that critical moment.
May 8, 2008
12:40 p.m.
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davies writes:
All lawyers are bad, because I can cite quite a number of examples. All black people are bad, because I can cite quite a number of examples. All white people are racist, because I can cite quite a number of examples. All people posting here (including me) must be idiots, because Scott is one and he has posted here several times.
May 8, 2008
1:12 p.m.
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nicktaste writes:
davies do you consider yourself a fascist?
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the point is, the guy should be fired and he wont be....
because he does not have to follow the law like the small people,
u know "regular" citizens
better not talk to much ish, next thing I know , I will have homeland knocking on my door
May 8, 2008
1:16 p.m.
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nicktaste writes:
i've always felt it is very ammusing how pundits try to disprove a minimally relevent facet of an argument and then somehow think that discredits the entire argument
Lawyers are scum, most people know this, some will argue the point all day though (prolly lawyers themselves)
May 8, 2008
1:30 p.m.
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davies writes:
No, I don't consider myself to be a fascist. Can't really see where I may have implied anything about fascism. My problem with Mr. Scott is his simplistic attitude that because some lawyers are bad (unethical, hypocrites, whatever), ALL are bad. This is bigotry through stereotyping, plain and simple, but apparently it's supposed to be clever or funny or somehow acceptable when the people being stereotyped are not considered underprivileged.
If you look at my earlier posts, you will see that I agree about this particular attorney. Since he's elected he can't be fired per se, but I do think he should and will be forced to resign. There are probably things he can get away with that other people can't, but this episode shows such ignorance and arrogance that I don't think he can apologize his way out of it. Just watch and see.
May 8, 2008
1:40 p.m.
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newsjunkie writes:
davies - don't bother wasting your time with "Scott" - every day he submits his juvenile posts blathering about lawyer "prostitutes" - he has nothing original or substantive to say. it's really quite boring. maybe if everyone ignores him he will go away. he adds nothing to the discussion. he is obviously a very bitter person who thinks that lawyers are to blame for everything wrong in his life.
May 8, 2008
1:48 p.m.
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EDJ writes:
nicktaste--"prolly"? I hope this was your attempt at shorthand and not a misspelling. Awesome--"Lawyers are scum, most people know this..." What you know about attorneys "prolly" would fit in a Dixie cup.
May 8, 2008
1:49 p.m.
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opinionatedcolo writes:
Funny to see the lawyer bashers on here being so wrong. For example, this guy is the elected DA he cannot be fired. (and the word is probably) Also the Colorado Bar Association has nothing to do with licensing lawyers, a fact that anyone not busy posting moronic opinions on here could find in 5 minutes. Who do you really think you are convincing with this junk?
This DA screwed up and got caught. He will not be prosecuted because no one can prove (not assume but prove) what his BAC was when he drove. Any fall out will be political. Should be an interesting fall for the Republicans in El Paso County with this guy and Doug Bruce on the ballot.
Scott, you hate Boulder and hate lawyers and you are not smart enough to be a criminal and not be in jail, so my guess is that you think you got screwed in your divorce in Boulder. Really man, try some of the newer medications, they might help.
May 8, 2008
1:56 p.m.
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davies writes:
norsegod88: I believe it's OK to blame booze and women for everything wrong in your life, as long as you give booze and women credit for everything that was ever good in life as well.
May 8, 2008
2:17 p.m.
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Diff writes:
fiesty
I do not know you - I will take you at your word, (there others I have met - that make that claim and knowing them I am very doubtful) that you have NEVER, not one time in your life consumed any amount of alcohol and then driven a car.
but I would bet that among those who do or have ever been someone who drinks - you are by far the exception. (Maybe one or 2 of a 100)
And good for you!
(BTW for the record - I blame the women, bosses, and government for every thing wrong in my life. :-})
May 8, 2008
2:21 p.m.
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nicktaste writes:
"nicktaste--"prolly"? I hope this was your attempt at shorthand and not a misspelling. Awesome--"Lawyers are scum, most people know this..." What you know about attorneys "prolly" would fit in a Dixie cup."
prolly is shorthand, NOOB
lol
the slow witted will try discredit what you type because its not spelled the way they expect (without regard to the ACTUAL CONTENTS of what is typed), hilarious
EDJ are you trying to say that lawyers are not scum? of course thats a subjective question
however are pecerption, which is our reality, is based on our subjective experiences
EDJ I prolly don't know alot about lawyers, but I do know enough to know that many of them go into the court room with a plea bargain in mind and thats not always in the best interests of their (paying) clients
mkay thanks
May 8, 2008
2:24 p.m.
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nicktaste writes:
o and for the spelling/grammer police to clarify
"are pecerption, which is our reality, is based on our subjective experiences"
should read
"OUR pecerption, which is our reality, is based on our subjective experiences"
May 8, 2008
2:42 p.m.
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fiesty writes:
Diff- I guess I was "lucky". I learned very early how serious it is to drink and drive- my older stepsister died when I was 9. Plus, my teenage years were spent in Europe where the attitudes on it are different; alcohol is not a "big thing" (i.e. not a "cool" thing where folks feel pressured to drink, or need it to have a good time, or used as a stress valve, since it's common place- Germans have a lower incidence of alcoholism) and it's taken more seriously. (At German pubs, whenever there was a party or group, there was almost always a designated driver or they took the bus/taxi.)
I just wish it didn't take a personal encounter for folks to take it so seriously. It needs to be engrained early to "have a plan" so that you simply do NOT drink and drive. Ditto for ANYTHING that impairs your driving- medication, sleeping pills, cough medicine, extremely sleepy or fatigued, etc. People forget how dangerous driving can be.
P.S. You probably won't believe this either, but I've never been pulled over, gotten a ticket of any type, or gotten into an accident (even minor fender benders) regardless of weather (with the sole exception of being rear-ended while stopped at a red light). I attribute this to being ALERT. A car is not a toy- it is a tool that needs to be treated with caution and respect.
May 8, 2008
2:52 p.m.
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SLAP writes:
Sounds like he is trying to score with Amy Mullaney! Go Newsome!
May 8, 2008
2:58 p.m.
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Diff writes:
Things have changed in Germany then too since I was there -
they do take it as much more common and not so cool a thing - but as I recall a 12 year old can walk into "beeir garten" (not so much up on my german spelling?) and drink - no problem - no questions asked -
I also recall that if you WERE caught driving and drunk (stinking drunk as I remember tho ... )
You lost your DL forever and did significant jail time as well.
But some one just bussed would (a local) would more than likley have been given a ride home, or the chance to have call someone..
I think you ARE lucky (or perfect) to have never gotten a ticket.. but then I used to drive about 50K miles a year and it was rare then if I went 3 years without some ticket(all minor stuff) - lots of opportunity I guess .. but only 1 at fault accident in my life - at 16.
May 8, 2008
3:07 p.m.
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Diff writes:
buzzed - ;-) bad typing...
May 8, 2008
3:14 p.m.
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EDJ writes:
nicktaste--You're right, I am slow-witted. Your experience with criminal lawyers--is this first-hand? through friends? from watching television? Pick one, any way you go it has nothing to do with your comment that "most people know" that lawyers are scum. You took YOUR perceptions and projected them on "most people." Furthermore, the practice of law involves far, far more than "scum bag" criminal lawyers. This even comes as a shock to first year law students who come to law school wanting to be trial lawyers just like they have seen fictionalized on television.
May 8, 2008
3:37 p.m.
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HolierThanThou writes:
Only a lawyer could argue that video of a guy downing beers at a bar during his work hours, driving a government vehicle back to his office, and then going out to drink even more doesn't prove he was drinking and driving.
DA John Newsome was not just tipsy. He was trashed. The video proves it. You don't need a BAC reading because you have the video. He wasn't drinking tea at that bar.
I can forgive drinking and driving. At least one in fifty vehicles on the road is probably being operated by someone who's been drinking. If we believe all the anecdotes and horror stories, the traffic jams will never clear from all the wrecks piling up. But we don't see all those wrecks and never hear about the drunks who make it home OK.
Not that drinking and driving is a good idea. I don't recommend it. I believe in mass public transportation and taxi cabs, especially if you drink at a bar that is not within walking distance of your bed. I also believe in public transportation because, when driving, I cannot tell the difference between drunks and drivers who are just plain stupid and inconsiderate. My reflexes get tested the same either way. And stupid drivers kill more people than drunks. But drinking makes you stupid.
John Newsome is a piece of garbage because he's a bloody hypocrite. He belongs in prison doing hard time just like the people he put away.
What is up with Colorado Springs? Seems IQs there have taken a nose-dive. You give us Douglas Bruce, James Dobson, Ted Haggard, and now John Newsome. Don't you have anyone there that you can be proud of anymore?
Maybe you should take an idea from Denver and check to see if space aliens are zapping you guys with stupidity rays.
May 8, 2008
3:53 p.m.
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fiesty writes:
Diff- true about the 12 year old. Point was that over there, drinking and driving was taken so seriously that you could lose your license permanently and you served more than overnight in the slammer. We here in the USA need to take drinking and driving much more seriously. Every time you hear on the news about some drunk driver killing someone, there's almost always a comment about them having been busted for DWI/DUI before (there was even one case where someone had been ticketed over 10 times!). That's flat out ridiculous! We need to start giving jail time and temporary suspension revocation of license the first time, longer jail time and permanent revocation the second.
btw, anyone can have that good a driving record if they obey the law, refuse to give into road rage, pays attention, and stays alert (no eating, talking on cell phone, doing makeup, reading paper, alcohol, or drugs). There's no being "perfect" to it.
May 8, 2008
3:55 p.m.
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newsjunkie writes:
SLAP - i was thinking the same thing. I think the news station was after much more than just a story about the DA drinking and driving the county owned vehicle. I think by mentioning the fact that the deputy was his drinking companion - they intended to suggest a possible illicit affair between the married and family values Republican DA and his deputy. i think that is the big story they may be after. they obviously have been tipped off to something - and something more than just drinking too much at a local watering hole. i think it is just too coincidental that the day they conducted their surveillance just happened to be a day that they caught him going for beers TWICE in one day with his female colleague. i mean, we all have drinks after work with co-workers from time to time - but who does that on two different occasions all in one day?!?! very strange - I mean, don't these two have families to get home to??? and she had quite a bit to drink just like he did. i don't know - it seems to me this drinking story is just the tip of the iceberg . . .
May 8, 2008
4:25 p.m.
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Squatch writes:
This guy is a thug. Just like Carmelo he is only sorry because he got caught this wasnt the 1st time but might be his last. for a while at least.
May 8, 2008
9:47 p.m.
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Heidi writes:
"I sincerely apologize for ever allowing myself to be placed in that situation"
So he didn't actually place himself in that situation. Was it those space aliens that did it? We may actually need an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission.
May 10, 2008
9:28 a.m.
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KaySieverding writes:
If Colorado doesn't care that its chief federal judge was so drunk he couldn't remember what happened in a strip club, why would they care about the DA? Would they care if he wasn't driving but was hurting people by withholding evidence or pressing charges without probable cause or ignoring felonies?