smiles 0 #1 February 13, 2003 Our Premier is an ass!! Maui police pulled over B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell a month ago after noticing he was driving erratically. He failed a number of roadside sobriety tests and at police headquarters blew .149 in a breathalyser test, nearly double the illegal limit. He was charged with drunk driving and spent the night in jail. Campbell also stands to lose his B.C. driver's licence for one year. The new charges laid by Maui prosecutors - failure to drive on the right side of the road, disregarding traffic lane markings and speeding - are traffic violations, with fines as the only penalties. The drunk-driving charge includes a maximum penalty of five days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The Maui police report released last month said Campbell's vehicle was travelling more than 110 kilometres an hour in a 70 km/h zone. Campbell's vehicle swerved into the southbound lane, then jerked back into the northbound lane and into the roadside bicycle lane, police said. Campbell said he had been at some friends' home where he consumed three martinis he mixed himself and two or three glasses of wine before deciding to drive...... But first convictions in Hawaii usually result in a 90-day driving prohibition, a mandatory 14-hour, state-run alcohol information course, community-service hours and a minimum fine of $150 US. ------------------------------------------------------ hoping premiers get charged equally as any of us would for drunk driving-----but then again us skydivers are more intelligent to drink and drive. Smiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #2 February 13, 2003 I think there was a story a few years ago about some ambassador here in the US that plowed into a family killing everyone, was found to be way over the legal limit, probably stone cold inebriated, but nothing ever came out of it because of the fact that he was an ambassador and was protected..??? Pretty sad situation, IMO. I have driven many people home and volunteered to pick them up the next morning-in my PJ's if need be. Just not a cool thing to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #3 February 13, 2003 Smile, Karen! Haven't heard of the "new" charges here in MB - are they replaing the DUI's or are they in addition? What is the general feeling out on the left coast? Here, Premier Doer made a media stand and said "he himself has a 0 tolerance rule" (but then again he gets chauffeured most everywhere ) Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkySlut 0 #4 February 13, 2003 QuoteCampbell's vehicle swerved into the southbound lane, then jerked back into the northbound lane and into the roadside bicycle lane, police said. He probably spilled his cocktail or was reaching for another one.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #5 February 13, 2003 Yes! Drunken Premiers should suffer the same fines and jail time as any other convicted drunken driver. As for that Russian Embassy staffer who drove over the lawyer in Ottawa a few years back. Didn't he get his peepee whacked by a Russian court? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mujie96 0 #6 February 13, 2003 Someone should have told him we drive STONED here brah, not drunk. Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
riggerrob 643 #5 February 13, 2003 Yes! Drunken Premiers should suffer the same fines and jail time as any other convicted drunken driver. As for that Russian Embassy staffer who drove over the lawyer in Ottawa a few years back. Didn't he get his peepee whacked by a Russian court? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #6 February 13, 2003 Someone should have told him we drive STONED here brah, not drunk. Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
