I'd say - of course - Not Guilty.
But this is old news. She has since resigned.
Posted on 08/24/2009 2:14:36 PM PDT by TankerKC
AN DIEGO - A rookie San Diego police officer, arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public this past weekend after she supposedly pulled out her gun at a Carlsbad nightspot, is on administrative leave.
Christine M. Thurston, 23, pulled out her gun while off-duty at Hennessey's Tavern on Friday evening, prompting a manager to call 911, Carlsbad police spokeswoman Lynn Diamond said.
Before officers arrived at the Roosevelt Street bar, someone had taken Thurston's gun away, and bouncers had put her outside, Diamond said.
Thurston was arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness, a misdemeanor. Diamond said there was no evidence she threatened anyone with the gun, which had been in her purse.
San Diego police retrieved her gun later that night, Diamond said.
Thurston was released to a relative about an hour after her arrest, he said. She had been a patrol officer for less than a year, a San Diego police spokesperson said.
A court hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 7.
I'm sure we would all receive the same consideration. /s
Here in Trahsville (aka Nashville) you would be released (OR) Own Recognizance if its your first arrest, non felony and if its public intox you are automatically released after 4 to 6 hours, and the charges automatically dismissed.
Basically they just want you to sober up.
I'm sure we would all receive the same consideration.
Protect and serve (hic).
I'd say - of course - Not Guilty.
But this is old news. She has since resigned.
Story is utterly useless without pics.
I stand corrected.
It looks like she has resigned: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_f8213973-c269-557e-bba5-72b7674e6d44.html
Seemed like a good idea at the time...
She had been a patrol officer for less than a year, a San Diego police spokesperson said.
...and will most likely be omitting this short-lived career on her future job applications.
Perhaps. Yes, she resigned. Will she still be charged? Did she get a BAC test? It's not reported, so I doubt it.
Oh! They need to promote her!
There's just something about chicks with guns that ...
Let me be the first to quote the president and say:
“The police ... behaved ... stupidly.”
Sounds like a “choir practice” scene out of a Joe Wambaugh novel. I don’t know if Joe is still living in the San Diego area but I can hardly wait for his next book.
I can’t say what San Diego will do with the drunk charge, but in Fresno County it is extremely rare for someone to be formally charged and prosecuted for being drunk. The standard treatment for anyone is to hold them for 4 hours and release them with no charges filed. Habitual drunks, “winos,” used to be charged if they were arrested 4 times in 30 days. Then they would get 6 months in jail. It would give them a chance to dry out and get healthy. I forget why, but the program was stopped and many of them died because they were no longer getting shelter, food, and medical care.
What? A police officer who drinks alcohol? What’s next, a politician who lies? Sailors who curse? Gay journalists?
It’s not rocket science, breaking the law is extra stupid if it’s your job to enforce it. People seem to get all worked up about things like that.
How do they handle drunks waving guns in Fresno?
In Fresno every family reunion and picnic is an "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire Arms" event.
Snickering Hound posted some interesting photos to say the least, are the guys in the photos some of the cops involved??
Seeing the beautiful women with bright smiles reminds me of a beautiful young woman at county court one day while as bailiff I spoke with after she had been assessed her punishment for DWI (this in central Texas).
She was alone, no friends or family, about mid-20s. I asked her if she was okay (people get their cages rattled when convicted of DWI, DUI, PI and other high misdemeanors), she was waiting for me to get her files and take her to probation to get lined out. Heavy fines, sometimes jail terms, a year or two probation, fees upon fees attached, heavy fines, the list is long and painful and I’ve seen many times the defendant being jailed for the 180 days if they violate probation terms (Texas remember?), so it’s no joke NOR a slap on the wrist.
She said that she was “buddies” with some local cops. She palled around with them and always laughed at their funny stories about arresting DWIs and others in alcohol related offenses. Then she got pensive and said, “Now, I guess they’re telling funny stories about me now...”. None of her “buddies” were there (even in plain clothes) for support, a hard lesson in life. I hope she does well after this is over, I think she will.
That young woman on the trunk might ought to be told but I doubt she’d listen anyway, she thinks those guys are too cool and their neat guns, patrol units, radios and funny stories...
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