Aristocrats
A couple of stories struck me this morning as belonging in the “Laws for thee, but not for me” category. So, here they are along with a couple more that fit the criteria.
Beaumont, TX 12/29/10
Beaumont Police Lieutenant given pretrial diversion(?) for DWI charge in lieu of actual punishment. The article quotes Jasper County DA as saying pretrial diversions are granted all the time or as he put it, regularly. Yea, real common. Any of you commoners familiar with the term? They say it’s like deferred adjudication, but without the trial. The Beaumont Enterprise headline states the charges were dismissed. If it would have been one of us common folk, I have to ponder on what kind of diversion we would have been offered.
Back in March, a spokeswoman for MADD said she was pleased with the way the case was being handled.
I wonder what she says now.
Hartley Co. TX 12/28/10
Colorado lawmaker in wreck that kills pregnant Texan.
The lawmaker reportedly said:
“It’s a tragedy that I now have a personal experience with a highway accident,” Williams told the television station by phone from Texas. “It’s been very traumatic.”
Umm, yes. Tragic. Traumatic. Especially for the lady who died and the baby that may not make it and the husband and children left behind.
Austin, TX
In October 2010, Texas State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez had his DUI charges dropped after a court ruled the officer had insufficient reason to pull him over in the first place. Sweet! I’ll file that one away for future use. I’m sure it will work for little ol’ me.
Frequent readers of this blog will remember Rep. Rodriguez’s name from the Socia.list page on this site.
Also, in 2008 in Austin, Judge Dismisses Texas DWI Against Former Lawmaker Mike Krusee.