Slog - Comments on Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18 A Northville couple ended up in jail, both facing drunken driving charges, after Ypsilanti Police first pulled over the husband, who was driving with his young son in the car, and then arrested the mother when she showed up to pick up the boy. Officers said they saw the man run a red light at Prospect Road at Clark Road at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday. When they stopped him, they said they gave him a preliminary breath test that registered 0.11. The legal standard for drunken driving is 0.08. Police said they told the man's 12-year-old son to call his... Copyright 2008 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:42:38 -0800 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:29:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Michigan Matt Michigan representin', y'all! This is right down the road from me!

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836413 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836413 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:05:28 -0800 Comment by drunk driving is fun for the whole family Well at least it was only a 0.11 because as everyone knows, even 0.115 isn't really drunk.

EVERYONE DOES IT!

]]> drunk driving is fun for the whole family http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836473 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836473 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:52:19 -0800 Comment by chi type Obligatory false syllogism objection.

]]> chi type http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836476 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:53:32 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Amen to good parenting like this. SEE str8 people DO make better parents even when they are driving druck late at night with the kids in the car.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836525 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:30:21 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl Here's one for Dan from St. George, Utah:

ST. GEORGE - A 45-year-old woman was arrested when she allegedly slapped an officer twice in the face Saturday night when he took her keys after she attempted to drive away during questioning.

Sgt. James Van Fleet, spokesman for St. George Police Department, said Rosarita Damon, 45, was driving on Indian Hills Drive. He said officers saw her swerving off the road and believed she was driving under the influence of alcohol.

"There was a point where she (Damon) went into oncoming traffic and almost caused a head-on collision," Van Fleet said.
He said Damon's vehicle eventually stopped along the roadside. At that point two juveniles, both 9, exited the car. Another juvenile, 13, stayed in the front seat.

"One of the juveniles ended up being Rosarita's child. They got out of the car because her driving scared them," he said.

When the officer approached the vehicle Damon allegedly became uncooperative.

"Her daughter in the front seat was telling her mom to listen to the police," Van Fleet said.

Van Fleet said Damon tried to drive away. The officer then took her keys and put them on the hood of the car.

"The officer had Rosarita get out of the car. The officer could see she could not walk on her own and tried to assist her," he said. "She tried to hit him and was put in cuffs."

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836543 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:37:54 -0800 Comment by m This is so mild! Did that last round of Slogging scare you off from the really bad examples of parenting? Drunk driving = bad idea with or without kids in the car. There's kids in the other cars on the road when people drive drunk.

]]> m http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836545 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:40:44 -0800 Comment by Packratt Ah, makes me nostalgic for the good ole days when dad would take me to the pub whenever he wanted to hoist a few when I was a tot. Then we'd play a rousing game of "parked car pinball" on the way home. *sigh*

Seriously though, (ok, seriously still, he'd do that all the time)

Drunk driving = no no
Drunk driving with kids = just plain fucking stupid

]]> Packratt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836703 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:12:57 -0800 Comment by from east of miss If the couple in question in your (Dan's) post were gay instead of straight, I hope you would come down hard on them too.

]]> from east of miss http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836718 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:23:30 -0800 Comment by Packratt *I should clarify that "Parked Car Pinball" is a game played by drunken drivers who take side roads on the way from the bar.

Apparently they do this partly in the hope to avoid being pulled over but also, judging by how my dad drove, to bounce off parked cars lined up on the side of the street so they don't swerve off the road.

]]> Packratt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836725 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_18#c836725 Hetero Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:29:22 -0800