http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...0,583190.story

I heard this whole incident from 2006 as it happened on the scanner. It
was, to say the least, surreal listening to the ordeal as it unwound.
The jerk who swam away was at first thought to be missing/presumed
dead/drowned.

Rob

"trainfan1" wrote in message
et...
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...0,583190.story

I heard this whole incident from 2006 as it happened on the scanner. It
was, to say the least, surreal listening to the ordeal as it unwound.
The jerk who swam away was at first thought to be missing/presumed
dead/drowned.

Rob

I like the DA's attitude:

"It was absolutely not an accident," said District Attorney John Crandall.
"It was a crime pure and simple."

He's right. DWI is intentional and premeditated. Murder, in other words.

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:08:57 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

He's right. DWI is intentional and premeditated. Murder, in other words.

And by right, he should have his balls nailed to the floor, given a
butter knife and told he's free to leave anytime he wishes.

"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:08:57 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

He's right. DWI is intentional and premeditated. Murder, in other words.

And by right, he should have his balls nailed to the floor, given a
butter knife and told he's free to leave anytime he wishes.


Perhaps that's coming soon. I recall when people got away with this sort of
thing and received a sentence that was equivalent to nothing.

When I was living on Long Island, I was acquainted with a bunch of Nassau
County highway cops because the store where I worked did CB radio work for
them. One of the cops was writing a ticket on the LIE one night when some
drunk hit him. Somehow, the guy's bumper snagged the cop's belt, dragging
him for about a mile. The belt finally broke, leaving the cop on the side of
the road. A few CBers followed the drunk off the highway and onto a side
road. For some reason, they didn't kill him.

The funeral was definitely a closed casket affair. The drunk got 6 months of
community service, working in an emergency room, and had his license
revoked.

Some justice.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:08:57 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

He's right. DWI is intentional and premeditated. Murder, in other words.

And by right, he should have his balls nailed to the floor, given a
butter knife and told he's free to leave anytime he wishes.


Perhaps that's coming soon. I recall when people got away with this sort
of thing and received a sentence that was equivalent to nothing.

When I was living on Long Island, I was acquainted with a bunch of Nassau
County highway cops because the store where I worked did CB radio work for
them. One of the cops was writing a ticket on the LIE one night when some
drunk hit him. Somehow, the guy's bumper snagged the cop's belt, dragging
him for about a mile. The belt finally broke, leaving the cop on the side
of the road. A few CBers followed the drunk off the highway and onto a
side road. For some reason, they didn't kill him.

The funeral was definitely a closed casket affair. The drunk got 6 months
of community service, working in an emergency room, and had his license
revoked.

Some justice.


Yes justice is blind. Here in California, a young driver ran over and
killed a pedestrian while drunk. Got 25 years in prison. Same city and a
off duty cop with a blood alcohol level of .20 runs over and kills a person
in a crosswalk. Got 1 year in the pokey. Judge said, he was suffering
enough, he lost his job, and the family lost it's bread winner.
Some justice.

"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:08:57 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

He's right. DWI is intentional and premeditated. Murder, in other words.

And by right, he should have his balls nailed to the floor, given a
butter knife and told he's free to leave anytime he wishes.

Actually all of the people are guilty. They were all at the bar drinkng and
probably were drinking before hitting the bar as they went boating at
midnight to the bar. Just was the driver of the boat at the moment who gets
tagged. I think those who are sueing should be asked in court, if they knew
the driver was drinking, and how much had they drunk. I am not supporting
drunk drivers, but the fact that all were probably drunk and just about as
guilty as the guy convicted. Why did they get in the boat with him, or let
him drive?

I hope he does his full stretch, locked in a cell with a couple 250lb
homo rapists.
JR

trainfan1 wrote:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...0,583190.story


I heard this whole incident from 2006 as it happened on the scanner. It
was, to say the least, surreal listening to the ordeal as it unwound.
The jerk who swam away was at first thought to be missing/presumed
dead/drowned.

Rob


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