John Kerry's Daughter Won't Be Prosecuted for DUI (Breathalzyer test under legal limit)

[Divine Discontent]

Source: People

John Kerry's Daughter Won't Be Prosecuted for DUI


Alexandra Kerry is off the hook in her DUI case and won't face any criminal charges, Los Angeles prosecutors said Monday.

"We reviewed the arrest report and have declined to file criminal charges due to insufficient evidence," says L.A. City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan.

The daughter of Sen. John Kerry was pulled over in Hollywood on Nov. 19 for an expired registration, her father's spokesperson said.

Officers conducted a DUI investigation, but Kerry's breathalyzer test results at the station were under the legal limit, the rep added.

Read more: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20322149,00.html

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good to hear it wasn't so bad after all.

(And this gets moved from LBN, to GD, but threads like 'Ex-CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is considering running for president in 2012' are left there? Really? okay. It may be a follow-up to her original arrest, but it's most arguably considerable as breaking news. If it was about B*sh I don't think it would have left LBN. And as much as right-wingers & false Dems wanted to trump her arrest up, it should have been left there, imho.)

[ck4829]

1. And the freeper freak out occurs in 3... 2... 1...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. Post #4. Fast, but I've seen faster. -nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. My client had the opposite experience.

Her breathalyzer level was normal, but the cops insisted on doing it again, and again, each time turning dials, etc. until she was over the limit.

[SteppingRazor]

3. If they recalibrated again and again, shouldn't it be a cinch to get that tossed out in court? n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

5. We tried and it wasn't.

It was the word of our client versus the cops. Guess who was believed? And there was only "one" test for Discovery.

Our client was credible as she took the test 4 hours after her last beer. (She was drinking at home with friends, so nothing massive, just 1-2 an hour for a couple of hours.)

[SteppingRazor]

9. Figures.

From my experience with police reports, fudging the truth a bit to justify probable cause is actually the norm. And yet, the police are always treated with deference in the he said/she said scenario.

[jody]

4. Why not, George W. Bush was not prosecuted for cocaine possession circa 72/73. Instead he did

30 days or so community service in the Martin Luther King Community Center in downtown Houston Texas.

[GreenTea]

7. Bush was guilty - Kerry was NOT- Kerry's breathalyzer test results were under the legal limit.

[karynnj]

8. Totally not parallel

1) Bush is a public figure, she isn't
2) He was guilty, her BAC was below the limit.

[Divine Discontent]

11. let's see - cocaine possession vs. breathalyzer test under the legal limit

= not the same.

[Kingofalldems]

6. The guy who trumpeted her arrest last week won't like this one

[Divine Discontent]

10. true!

[sandnsea]

12. I think it was an actual blood alcohol

That's what I read in a different article. She declined the breathalizer on the scene, had the blood test at the station. Regardless, if she as visibly impaired she shouldn't have been driving.

[hileeopnyn8d]

15. But

she was pulled over for her expired registration, not because her driving was impaired. Or am I missing something?

[sandnsea]

19. They did a field test

She was brought into the station based on a field test. I'm guessing there had to be some reason they went to that extent. Could have been just her name I suppose. I'm a big fan, nothing disparaging intended.

[karynnj]

27. There were many inaccuracies in the news accounts last week

Many of the details appear to have been complete fiction.

[sandnsea]

28. Not surprising

This article says her blood alcohol was .06 and that she took a breathalizer, not a physical blood sample that was reported earlier. It'll be interesting to find out whether someone had a grudge, if she decides to say anything about it at some point in the future.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jXe6RTYsaBxGRHNzjUy7WGMlogMw

[elocs]

13. Let's be honest: we all know Republicans alway drive after drinking, Democrats never do.

Is the point to see how much you can drink without failing the breathalyzer and then drive?

[Shagbark Hickory]

14. Oh right. Lack of evidence.

Seriously, I don't care who you are or how powerful and rich daddy is. If you drive drunk, you deserve to suffer the consequences. You can be Michael Moore's daughter for all I care. Driving drunk is driving drunk.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. What's driving drunk? Did she exceed the legal standard for intoxication?

If she didn't, then she wasn't too drunk to drive. Or are you suggesting that even the smallest amount of blood alcohol, even sniffing a glass of whiskey makes someone drunk? I'm not trying to start a fight with you but just trying to understand where you are coming from.

[Shagbark Hickory]

18. I'm saying daddy made some phone calls. Lets get real here.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Daddy made some phone calls to the company that makes breathalyzers?

And got them to sabotage the one kit that would be used with his daughter? And they knew which one that would be by consulting astrologers?

Let's get real here. You fail.

[malaise]

21. Wow that's one hell of a stretch

maybe just maybe A Rethug cop was looking for some excitement.
Think about it - my post is as credible as yours.

[Divine Discontent]

24. oh please - do facts mean nothing to you? she didn't test above the limit - daddy didn't have to

make any calls.

And, Senator John Kerry is a great man, your disparagement of him as being someone that would twist the local police chief to back off is hysterically egregious. Like that wouldn't come out. The most he did was send a lawyer and ask for the facts of the situation.

Again - she tested under the limits at the station. Case closed.... but go on ahead with your Faux Noise Channel hyperbole about Kerry pulling strings.

[politicasista]

26. Facts never get in the way of good ole fashion

Kerry bashing from the chronic haters. Hear crickets?

[Shagbark Hickory]

30. It's like I said, you can be the daughter of my biggest hero, Michael Moore, and I'd still hold you

accountable for drunk driving. There is no excuse and getting favorable treatment because of who you are and having evidence disappear is bullshit and it's unfair.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

34. "my biggest hero, Michael Moore"

Who the hell do you think you're fooling?

[quiller4]

22. The legal limit is .08. She tested .05 and .06 according to the AP report. n/t

[whistler162]

23. Well hopefully it is enough of a slap up the side of the head

so she doesn't even come close to driving after having a few!

[Divine Discontent]

25. exactly.

[DefenseLawyer]

16. There's no special treatment here

Unless there is a serious accident involved, it is rare for a prosecution to proceed when the driver is below the legal limit.

[Subdivisions]

29. If her breathalyzer was below the legal limit, why was she arrested in the first place? n/t

[bridgit]

32. Eh, she could've bounced off a curb a little too bumpy-herky-jerky, she knows her shoulders...

are balancing great weights; if she doesn't let this be the reminder...my sense is that she'll be more careful next time or run the risk of being thought of as just another imperial republican spawn

[pitohui]

35. because some people hate democrats, why the hell do you think?

there are lots of wingnuts on my local police force, what about yours?

they would love to destroy a child's life for the crime of having a famous father they don't like

also they have this idea that "you may beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride"

they can know she's innocent and still get a sick pleasure of having her jailed, strip searched, mug shotted just because they hate her dad

don't even pretend you're this naive, it's the way of the world

[bridgit]

31. Hoo-Zah, thank the maker for 'legal limits'!!