If alcohol isn’t costly, it’s o.k. to drink and drive?
By J.R. | May 12, 2008
Filed Under Judges, Law Enforcement, Virginia Beach |
So says Judge Bonwill Shockley in a bizarre judgment in Virginia Beach where the defendant was found passed-out at the wheel.
How do you get a 0.18 BAC where you’re passed out at the wheel, and get your sentence reduced on appeal from DUI and a fine of $600 to reckless driving and a fine of $90?
Easy: blame the suppliers. According to the WTKR article:
The local Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter quoted the judge as saying the Navy “gives these guys free or reduced (price) alcohol and turns them loose.”
So, I guess anytime anyone goes home from a party under the influence, whether it’s teenagers, college students, or employees after an office party, as long as someone else is buying, you’re in the clear to drink and drive because the alcohol was cheap?
Regardless of the situation, DUI is against the law, and this individual clearly violated the law. Judges get paid to enforce the law, not ignore it.
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Ridiculous. Hope his delegation remembers when his judgeship is up for consideration again.
Have an issue with a Navy policy? Fine, make a statement. But the supposed culpability of the Navy should not in any way reduce the role of personal responsibility in this individual’s choice to drink and drive.