Punching on for a DUI

harryhaller said :

Srsly, what 17 yo punches a police officer?

They don’t call it ROARING DRUNK for nothing. He would’ve probably taken on the tide given half a chance.

With all these drunken behaviour and associated crime being so prevalent these days is it time to resurrect King O’Malley’s legacy?

Come to think of it, what was a 17 y.o. doing consuming alcohol until he was roaring drunk??

dvaey said :

LSWCHP said :

You really have to wonder what he was thinking.

Maybe read the news and heard about the crackdown on drink-driving, but also read the stories of recent assaults on police where the offender was bailed on-the-spot (if even charged) and figured he’d take his chances. Either way, it makes you wonder what exactly you have to do to get locked up until you face court, if assaulting a police officer .. in a police station, doesnt even make the break. fair enough if its a brawl in the city and there are 20 possible offenders.

No doubt he’ll receive a slap on the wrist and a few months good behaviour bond and be back out driving on our streets with a gut full of piss again next weekend.

I’m going to agree with you on this one.

LSWCHP said :

You really have to wonder what he was thinking.

Maybe read the news and heard about the crackdown on drink-driving, but also read the stories of recent assaults on police where the offender was bailed on-the-spot (if even charged) and figured he’d take his chances. Either way, it makes you wonder what exactly you have to do to get locked up until you face court, if assaulting a police officer .. in a police station, doesnt even make the break. fair enough if its a brawl in the city and there are 20 possible offenders.

No doubt he’ll receive a slap on the wrist and a few months good behaviour bond and be back out driving on our streets with a gut full of piss again next weekend.

TAD said :

Kid needs a slap across the head

agreed where the fudge are his parents

Kid needs a slap across the head

Proving yet again that many of the people filling our jails are not bad so much as just very very stupid.

Special G said :

He only reacted to the armed Police officer of course. He felt threatened and resorted to violence.

Perfectly reasonable. That’s always how I’ve reacted when I’ve been confronted with an armed police officer.

You really have to wonder what he was thinking.

“I will fight my way out of here past these all these large policemen, and they will never stand a hope in hell of finding me once I’m out the door.”

or…

“Perhaps the beak will go easier on me if I give this copper a good flogging!”

I shakes me head.

He only reacted to the armed Police officer of course. He felt threatened and resorted to violence.

Srsly, what 17 yo punches a police officer? Sounds cliche, but when I was 17 yo, I would have been mighty scared to be caught drink driving, let alone punching people in the situation. I have the feeling, we’ll be hearing more of this lad on the RiotAct in years to come…