Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 395
This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: When the Prosecutors and Judges Get Pulled Over
There is a long tradition of prosecutors and judges standing in court and asking that the book be thrown at drivers charged with impaired driving. They talk about denunciation and deterrence. They talk about the danger to the public. They ask for big fines, long prohibitions, and sometimes jail. That is their job.
What makes the past few months particularly strange is how many of them have ended up on the other side of the prosecutor’s desk, charged with the very offence they spend their careers prosecuting. Three recent stories from three different jurisdictions show that the people running impaired driving cases are not always the best behaved behind the wheel. The stories also show something else. When a prosecutor or a judge gets caught, they seem to forget every piece of advice they have ever given anyone.
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