Police Arrest Majority Leader’s Teen Son (Frist)

newschannel5.com ^ | 06/05/03

[mgc1122]

Treat him like you would any other under age drinker. No special privileges.

[Bob Buchholz]

Kind'a late for that. How many underage drinkers make the Channel 5 news?

[twigs]

No special privileges.

If Frist is the person I take him to be, then he will agree with you.

[Normal4me]

[basil]

Sad. All of of who have raised kids know that they don't always make you proud.

Now, let's hope the kid is made to take his medicine, and will quit doing such stupid things.

[Blood of Tyrants]

the boy refused to take a breathalyzer test

Somebody has been coaching him. But it is a good move, nonetheless. However, in TN you loose your license for one year if you refuse a breathalyzer.

[ctlpdad]

So if you refuse a breathalyzer, you get arrested anyway?

[stainlessbanner]

His lawyer will thank him. Suspended license for a year is better than a DUI on the record. Of course, enough money ought to get him out of it.

[Alberta's Child]

What is it with these Tennessee politicians whose kids "sh!t too close to the house," if you know what I mean?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Did you know this about TN?

[Consort]

Good. They caught him before he killed someone or himself or both or several people or someone's property or someone's pet or a tree....

[Recovering_Democrat]

Wow. No attempt to cover it up, unlike AlGore's drunk daughters and his reckless driving punk son.

[MineralMan]

"So if you refuse a breathalyzer, you get arrested anyway?"

Ayup! Then you get your license suspended for refusing, and still get charged with DWI and, in this case, DWI as a minor.

In CA, that's a big, big deal. You can lose your license for a long, long time, not to mention getting cancelled by your insurance company.

OOOPS!

[Blood of Tyrants]

He may still be convicted of DUI but it will be much harder without a breathalyzer result as evidence. I believe that Tennessee has a lesser charge of impared driving that could still (and probably will) get him.

[CoolGuyVic]

"What is it with these Tennessee politicians whose kids "sh!t too close to the house," if you know what I mean?"

I think it has more to do with politicians' kids in general. Their parents are so wrapped up in their own lives that their children often get neglected.

[sinkspur]

His lawyer will thank him. Suspended license for a year is better than a DUI on the record.

Will he?

In Texas, refusal to take a breathalyzer gets the license suspension AND a DUI charge.

Maybe the lawyer can get Frist off, but he will likely have the DUI on his record.

Refusing a breathalyzer can be used against you in the courtroom.

[MineralMan]

"Do you have any idea who my father is?" alert.

[Lady Eileen]

bump...thanks for the post.

[MEGoody]

"If Frist is the person I take him to be. . ."

What, a spineless jellyfish?