Should Cops Be Allowed to Work 'Half-Drunk?'
The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists finds it utterly unacceptable that any police agency would knowingly allow their officers to report to work with any level of alcohol in their system.
By Rita Kreslin ~ In response to NBC-TV news story “Many Suburban Cops Allowed to Work Half Drunk” which aired on local news February 14, 2013. The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) finds it utterly unacceptable that any police agency would knowingly allow their officers to report to work with any level of alcohol in their system. We feel that departments that have a written clause in their union contracts that have an allowable illegal BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of 0.08 with any blood alcohol content and permit officers to report for duty should rethink their policy. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) legal limits do not define a level below which it is safe to operate a vehicle or engage in…
Oliver P. McCracken
9:56 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
That's like asking if a burlesque dancer should be allowed to work half-nude! Of COURSE our constables are going to be under the influence. Are they not Murphy's, Kelly's, O'Sullivan's, and McCracken's?! more ›