This epitomizes the War on Drugs, the War on Poverty, the War on Terror, every other "War on," every aspect of the regulatory state, and everything that's wrong with our government right now. This has got to be the funniest and saddest story I've heard all week:A police officer is facing drunk driving charges in Washington County, Indiana and the arresting officers say he was carrying a message about drug abuse education at the time.
On Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. Scott and Tina Robbins were just about to go to sleep.
"It was so loud," said Mrs. Robbins. "I was out of the bed on the floor within a spilt second."
They heard a crash right outside their window. "I grabbed the phone and called 911," said Mr. Robbins. "The damage to the truck and the way it looked wrapped in the tree, he had to be traveling so fast."
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It didn't take long for investigators to suspect alcohol was involved.
"He was sitting on the wall out of the vehicle, holding his head," said Mrs. Robbins. But that wasn't the only thing that stood out to the Robbins, it was the trailer Newcomb was pulling.
"It said DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and Seymour Police Department- which made me think he was a police officer," said Mr. Robbins.
Not only a police officer, but according to the Seymour Police Department website, he is the School Resource Officer, responsible for seven schools, acting as a mentor and providing students with a role model. It even states that he conducts lectures on narcotics and alcohol and their effects on driving.
Wow.
Wes Messamore,
Editor in Chief, THL
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