Outrage is the new drug of choice in this country and to a certain extent we’re all addicted to it. Our appetite for outrage has grown so powerful, we often overlook the facts which are sometimes complex and require a thorough examination. This is what happened in the Utah case involving Alex Wubbels, the Salt Lake City nurse who was arrested July 26 for refusing to let police officers draw blood from an unconscious car crash victim. The recently released video was the vehicle of outrage. … [Read more...]
Former NBA Star and Coach Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
Derek Fisher, 42, has been arrested for DUI after flipping his SUV in Los Angeles Sunday night. Fisher played for five NBA teams during his 18-year career but rose to stardom during his time with the LA Lakers, winning five NBA titles. "The most important part is that we're here and that no one else was injured," Fisher told TMZ on Monday. "So from here, just focusing on the positives of being here." Fisher and girlfriend Gloria Govan were traveling on U.S. Route 101 in the Sherman Oaks … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods Busted for DUI in Florida
Tiger Woods' mug shot after his DUI arrest in Jupiter, Florida says it all. There's no question the photo shows impairment. Now whether the impairment is from alcohol or prescription medication doesn't really matter in terms of the rules of the road and Florida statutes. Prescription narcotics come with warning labels about not operating machinery while taking this drug. Woods' statement some fifteen hours after his arrest demonstrates that he doesn't understand that. It doesn't really … [Read more...]
DUI, Poor Judgment, and the Life of a Florida State Representative
The Florida House had just wrapped up its third week in the 2017 session and state Rep. Cary Pigman was driving his Jeep with a license plate that reflects his House district, “H55,” back to his home district when a Florida Highway Patrol officer who'd been following Pigman noticed that he was driving erratically, weaving in and out of lanes and crossing over into the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. As the patrolman approached the driver's side of Pigman's … [Read more...]
Orange County Public Defender Arrested for DUI
Orange County assistant public defender Derreck Quarles has been arrested for DUI on his birthday. This isn't the first time and probably not the last time a public official gets arrested. However, the circumstances surrounding his arrest, police dashcam video evidence of the arrest, and the statements of Public Defender Robert Wesley are certainly some of the most damning and strangest I've seen in quite some time. The police video shows a man stopped by a female police officer begging to … [Read more...]
