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May 3, 2010 in City
Dorn drives after DUI thanks to breath-test device
Associated Press
OLYMPIA — State schools Superintendent Randy Dorn received an automatic 90-day driver’s license suspension when he pleaded guilty last month to drunken driving.
But that doesn’t mean he can’t drive.
The Olympian reports that using an interlock ignition device allows Dorn — and any other DUI convict — to drive under a 90-day special license.
The device tests the driver’s breath and won’t allow the car to start if the driver has been drinking.
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remymartin on May 03 at 12:41 p.m.
This guy, who has been elected to be responsible for the overall state education system in Washington State, which includes over one million students and a $13B budget, yet he does not know that you do not drink and drive. Oh, you say, let’s have some compassion, because he’s human and we all make mistakes. Well, tell that to all the loved ones of the innocent souls that have been killed by drinking drivers across our fine state and let’s see if that flies with them. And let’s make it so you lose your driving privileges for 90 days and then let’s make it so that particular law doesn’t mean a damn thing. Is this what our pathetic governor and legislature do for us?
MrNatural on May 03 at 1:19 p.m.
Yes…let’s grind him into a fine powder of complete ruin to satiate the seething self-righteous and be sure to blame this on the government for not electing the firing squad as justice. Why the former President ran his rig into the “Bushes” under the influence and was still elected…and wouldn’t you agree he was the best President ever?
To err is human to forgive divine… to cast stones satiates a primal urge to throw feces…
No_Forked_Tongues on May 03 at 4:00 p.m.
Dorn fessed up to against his lawyers advice. He took responsibility, unlike some of Spokane’s finest.
Thats a pretty good lesson for any kid. Admit your mistakes, take care of your problems and move on.
I doubt there is no one who didnt get a little snoot full and drove it home and in your mind the only thing that he did was get caught. Better to have a problem and admit it rather than to live in denial and perhaps hit someone.
I hope Dorn is addressing any underlying factors that may have caused him to drink/drive. Let this be his wake up call and be glad no one got hurt. We glorify getting schnockered too much in this country and have zoned the walk to the neighbor hood pubs out of existance.
remymartin on May 03 at 6:26 p.m.
Well let’s just stop for a moment and be in awe of “Mr Natural’s” astonishing use of his Progressive vocabulary. How wonderful it must be to be able to see things in the light of a mind that does not justify punishment, unless it is against the evil Republican, who is born to do evil, and therefore deserves his wrath forever and forever.
PlanB on May 03 at 6:52 p.m.
Getting a DUI in this state is way easier than failing the WASL. Like most DUIers, he didn’t really do anything, but nevertheless he’s taking responsibility for what happened.
If only our local law enforcement was so responsible.
liarsinnews on May 03 at 7:19 p.m.
remymartin: I agree with you 100%. One of the reasons the laws are so lax regarding DUI`s is we have so many legislators and judges who are boozers they are afraid one of their ilk may get caught. Look at a Spokane`s Judge who was driving the wrong way on the freeway and how it was covered by the press. Or Alex Woods drunken driving record and he used to brag he “did not believe in mandatory auto insurance”. At one point in Spokane, we had 4 judges, all sitting on the bench that had been picked for DUI. Would it not be reasonable to expect in these kinds of positions to be a cut above the drunks?
Mr_Bloggy on May 03 at 9:17 p.m.
As a result of Dorn’s DUI, he’s renamed the WASL the WASHHHUL
MrNatural on May 04 at 11:26 a.m.
My apologies for the partisan flare up remymartin…
Just a question though given what I perceive as your political philosophy…how do you enforce “There ought to be a stern application of the DUI law” on one hand and underfund the governments ability (prosecutors, police, prisons) tasked to enforce the law with the other?…DUI’s are in effect bipartisan and DUI’s can be found in multiples times ten daily everywhere…just post a cop outside any Tavern.
So we entertain this great hypocrisy of knowing that half (if not more) of the people leaving the bar at 2am are legally intoxicated as well as “Professionals” leaving dinner party’s with 3-4 glasses of wine in them. So we apply the institutionalized form of punishment and rehabilitation. We allow them to continue on with their lives and continue to contribute to society (pay taxes). Otherwise should every doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, etc in effect lose their job after a DUI?
As long as alcohol is legally served without limits then we will have DUI’s both republican and democrat
remymartin on May 04 at 6:17 p.m.
Mr. Natural, appreciate your remarks and I could be more pleasant in mine as well. A good lesson for me.
No_Forked_Tongues on May 04 at 6:23 p.m.
I propose they provide home delivery of free booze..that way they wont need to drink and drive.
Make that a Gallon of your finest tequila for tomorrow. Just leave it on the porch with a basket of lemons.