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The DUI Double Standard

By Lawrence Taylor

Many people who are convicted of drunk driving lose their jobs; it it’s a felony they’re almost certain to.  So what happens to a cop who is convicted of drunk driving?  What if the conduct involved an accident?  What if it’s a felony DUI with injury?  What if the drunk driving cop kills someone? Cops Who Drive Drunk Don’t Lose Their Jobs New York, NY.  March 8 — All of the 55 NYPD cops charged with drunk driving since 1999 pleaded down to non-felony charges and almost every single one of them remained on the force. Although the NYPD can fire any cop "who causes serious physical injury to another person while operating a motor vehicle and is determined to be unfit for duty due to the consumption of alcohol," a news investigation reveals that officers accused of drunk driving often keep their jobs after pleading guilty to lesser offenses like driving while impaired or disorderly conduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on March 17, 2010 (boomark / email).