Shocking Story From Indy

[Catty1]

D&D - I suspect it stems from 'innocent until proven guilty in a court of law' type of thing.

In Alberta, there is a cop who has recently resigned after being found guilty of internet luring; last year, another cop was found guilty of possessing child porn on his computer.

Sadly, the police forces consist of human beings, and some of them are just plain idiotic. DWI!!!

[lizbud]

D&D - I suspect it stems from 'innocent until proven guilty in a court of law' type of thing.

Yes, something like that. He has now been charged & suspended without
pay.

The women injured now has a tort claim against the City & IMPD. She has
about every bone in her body broken. Years of therapy ahead.This is
probably the first of many claims to be filed in this case. I really don't think
this cop got away with fooling his fellow officers, and somebody had to
know he had a drinking problem, but didn't speak up before this happened.

Take a look at what was left of one motorcycle after the crash.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=12973282#

[lizbud]

I can't believe this. The court has thrown out 5 of the 7 felony
charges against the police officer. All the "drunk driving" charges were
dropped because the blood draw was improperly administered.

His alcohol level was .19, over twice the legal limit, but that fact can't
be used in court because the wrong people administered the blood test. People are really p'ed off, big time.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24686898/detail.html

[Lady's Human]

I saw this story when it happened, didn't realize Liz had posted it.

Had an inkling it was DUI when it broke, it just didn't feel right. Improper handling of the DUI investigation? I'm shocked, sur, SHOCKED.

[lizbud]

Many people were saying the Officer would get away with this because
well, he's a cop, but more believed the cops would do the right thing. They
bungled the investigation & testing & a smart defense lawyer caught the
mistakes before trial. The IMPD had a problem with public image before this
happened, and now it's so much worse. The Indy Mayor has scheduled
another public meeting tonight to discuss these latest events.

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local...s-license-back