[Innovative]

He obviously decided to sleep it off in his car, in the parking lot, instead of driving in that condition. So how can they charge him w DUI?!

[Pollster1]

Whether the prosecution is vindictive or for revenue, it’s immoral to charge someone for doing the right thing. I hope he opts for a jury trial. I’d vote not guilty (and I do NOT approve of a SEAL talking about his missions).

This sort of abuse of police powers encourages drunks to try to make it home if it’s too cold to sleep in the car without it running.

[Daffynition]

**..."He was confused. His actions were consistent with somebody who might be under the influence of something,"...***

[gif from bon mots]

[gorush]

With all the laws these days, they’ll get you if they want you. Drunk driving is bad, preemptive laws are worse. Cause harm, prosecute, otherwise leave me the f*** alone!

[MattinNJ]

That guy should never get a ticket. Ever.

[Slambat]

Cops never pass up a chance for fame.

[AWOL 27]

yeah how can they charge him when they didn’t even see him drinking and driving? I mean really??

[Morgana]

Why is he even driving in the first place? Dude should have his own limo service taking him anywhere he wants to go.

[montanajoe]

I don't know but based on my experience in Butte I would say the following may have happened.

Flying into Butte from just about anywhere adds at least 6-10 hours to your trip as Butte only has a couple of flights a day. If you fly in internationally you are talking at least 24-30 hours to get there and likely it will take 40-48 hours. I know I've done it.

The last and only night flight comes into town at about 11:30 pm.So after collecting his baggage and picking up a car from the airport lot, that doesn't charge a fee, he probably decided to go uptown to have a few because in my experience when you are home no matter how tired you wake up. Whatever bar he walked into in Butte everyone in the joint would have bought him a drink or two etc..

The bars in Montana can stay open as long as 2:00am so I'm thinking he got out of wherever he was shortly after two and quickly realized he could not drive and pulled into the Town Pump which is only a few blocks from the uptown bar district. As anyone who has flown internationally knows, the airlines give out Ambian routinely to help the passengers to sleep so its not surprising that he may have taken an Ambian.

The Sheriff in Butte is facing his first reelection bid. There is no doubt in my mind that the calculation was made how this would help his election chances, in my estimation that calculation was wrong.