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Did I mention WTF??
So I guess 2+2=3 1/2 in DPD-land. This is getting more interesting by the hour.
Bradford is now off the hook.
She is no Russel George, but she asked to be treated like everyone else. Twice.
End of story until she has an opponent in a primary or general election.
…she gets charged w/ having a gun while drunk.
but there may be some legalities surrounding the difference between transporting a gun (while possibly intoxicated) and “possessing” a gun (while possibly intoxicated).
I say that knowing full well that if Ms. Bradford had been a non-connected, non-legislative member, male, of color, and possibly drinking a can of pepsi at the time that that night’s outcome would have been completely different.
Does DPD ever get it right? I mean, I know they probably do every so often, but still . . . ?
Then how do you define “intoxicated?”
The statute, by the way, never says “intoxicated.” (18.12.106.1(d))
It says “under the influence of intoxicating liquor.”
But again, without a BAC test, it’s only armwaving.
The police really screwed this up to not give her a BAC test, immunity or no.
I thought they gave her a roadside sobriety test. You don’t always need a BAC. People can refuse those you know and still get convicted of DUI based on the roadside sobriety.
that her ethics investigation is going to be off the hook, in which case… totally!
This just got a lot weirder, but it’s a laughable reach to declare Bradford “off the hook.” This just increased the amount of interest in the story by a factor of a million. Police misconduct? What motivated them, first against her, then covering for her? I don’t think she’ll resign today now, but it’s far from over.
but the public is lapping this story up, partly because she is a woman legislator. A male GOP legislator would never get this much scrutiny for a DUI, IMHO. The “prim and proper” Republican woman thing came back to bite her.
and one of the other teams used the name “DUI – A Legislative Privilege.”
Yeah, this story has a lot of traction right now.
PCG, here’s something else for you to CORA.
Was there a dashboard camera in the police car? Are there any street cams in the vicinity of the stop in downtown Denver? Where are the actual reports of the incident, from the officers and the supervisor?
I was JUST missing my little hobby… this one could be tougher to phrase since we’re looking for specifics…
Isn’t it evidence in a criminal case?
that the matter is under investigation so they won’t release the videos, if any exist. The incident reports, though, are public record. Give it a try.
Include the date of the incident, approximate time and location and Bradford’s name. Ask for incident reports, names of officers and supervisor(s) involved and videos from any police cars involved and nearby street cams, if any. You may need to drive down there and see if you can eyeball street cams. If you do find some, include their locations.
You can reach me through Pita, if you need to.
Unless you’ve changed it?
They’ve already given her Legislative Immunity. Maybe she gets charged now with both DUI and having a gun while drunk. That would serve her right for asking to be treated like everyone else.
The DPD, well at least the new chief came clean rather than covering up. And, he did it quick. Hope some heads roll over this over there now. Without someone fighting the continuous cover-ups and misbehavior, the DPD will forever remain the true problem that it is.
Hope this bodes well for the new chief.
C’mon now. This is the DPD we’re talking about here. White may be new and gung ho, but he’s not stupid. And Hancock needs those loyal blue uniforms to harass the Occupy terrorists.
didn’t honk her horn . . .
Cue Rod Serling.
Stories like this one are why I keep coming back to this site.
on FOX 31 as are the cops. They also brought up the weapon in the vehicle. Internal Affairs is now getting involved on the police end.
Lord, what a mess.
I think I know why Bradford didn’t mention that she didn’t request any special treatment: she had been drinking.
Seriously, if you drink to the point where you think it’s ok to drink and drive even while you’re swerving all over the road, you probably aren’t going to remember everything you told the cops.
How many people remember their drunk conversations? I tell you, I think there’d be a lot less alcohol consumption if everybody was forced to remember everything they said or did while under the influence.
And the DPD has a history of lying cops so now we’re left with no idea as to what happened.
About the only part of this story that doesn’t strike me as much of a mystery is that Bradford failed to mention every detail. If she was drunk she probably has a pretty hazy memory of the whole thing. Plenty of people have forgotten a lot more than a few details after drinking too much. Like, where did I leave my car or even where the heck am I ?
As far as the strange and changing versions coming from DPD, that aspect of the story may be puzzling but is about as “shocking” as the sun coming up in the morning anymore. It’s not as if DPD has ever been very confidence inspiring in the credibility department.
Said that the original DPD officer was trying to correct the record, and that the sergeant that arrived at the scene on request is the one who led Bradford down the path toward “immunity”; the sergeant’s report is apparently the one in question.
For a number of obvious reasons.
The distance from Colfax and Downing to the 1700 block of Pennsylvania is well over half a mile, pushing 3/4 mile. (Replay 0:50-1:05 to confirm this.) Pennsylvania is 7 blocks west of Downing, and 17th Ave (denoting the 1700 block) is two north of Colfax. That is a hell of a long way to go to “get out of traffic,” and much more than the “couple of blocks” indicated in the diary.
That’s one more thing that raises my eyebrows. I would guess that the legislative plates on Rep. Bradford’s car had a lot to do with why she wasn’t forced to pull over sooner – or maybe this is what police do if DUI suspects aren’t really making a run for it? I don’t know. BUT… I do think it’s one more thing that makes it appear that she was pretty intoxicated at the time. I’ve been pulled over a few times over the years, and I know I didn’t travel that far before I stopped, not even when it was on the freeway.
Is that they let her drive that far while suspecting her of driving drunk. If the police are pulling you over because they suspect you are drunk, don’t you think they should have you pull over immediately no matter where you are? What if she had injured or killed someone while the police were following her?
No blood, no foul.
Did you all forget about needing “reasonable cause” to stop someone? I know that this has never stopped the Denver cops before, but to get a DUI, especially if they refuse a breathalyzer and BAC, you have to have proof. It was late. Probably not too many folks on the road. Maybe the cop was just trying to make sure she was drunk. Also, my experience when being stopped by a cop is an immediate adreniline rush which makes me pretty able to stop the car quickly. I hate defending the cops, but in this case my guess is that the officer watched a car with what might have been a drunk driver and followed her until she turned off Colfax and then turned on his lights.
Also, I thought legislative immunity only prevented the cops from stopping you if you were on your way to legislative business, not coming home. Even if there was a meeting which violated the Open Meetings law at the bar that night, whe wasn’t going to a legislative meeting, but coming home from one. Does anyone know? If legilative immunity does prevent arrests on both, then the law ought to be changed.
Judy Solano is a D, FYI.
Claire Levy. And Tom Massey while being an R is one of the old time good guys. So, at least we know there will be a fair hearing and not a kangrooo court.