Kevin Tarr wrote:
>
> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent/news/s_183239.html
>
> State lawmaker accused of drunken driving
>
> Friday, March 05, 2004
> By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
>
> State Rep. David Levdansky, D-Forward, is scheduled for a hearing next
> month on drunken driving and other charges as the result of an incident
> over the weekend in Rostraver.
>
> The criminal complaint stated Levdansky's blood-alcohol content registered
> at 0.16 percent. A person is considered legally drunk in Pennsylvania at 0.08.
>
> <snipped lawyer talk> "David stands by his vote of reducing the
> blood-alcohol content (in the state) to 0.08.
>
You left out the VERY NEXT PARAGRAPH where it says that he's not trying to weaasel out of anything:
"David's not going to stand for being treated any more or any less than any citizen would be treated in the courtroom. He's going to stand tall. He has no record. We'll stand tall and walk through this."
So he voted to make more restrictive laws, so he got caught breaking those same laws. He's showing every sign of being a responsible adult, not being hypocritical, and will face whatever punishment is deemed appropriate after due process.
If only all politicians would be so honest.
-- Matt
I'd be foolish if I tried to misrepresent a story in this fashion.
I also left out the PROCEEDING SENTENCE "I want to examine the evidence. It's raised some questions in my mind," LoPresti said. The law maker said nothing, his lawyer made the statements.
Maybe you are foolish to expect his lawyer to come out and say "We are fight this every way we can; the evidence clearly shows that David did nothing wrong and we expect him to be found innocent of all charges."
Some people on this list consider drunk driving to be a horrible crime that isn't punished harshly enough. (I'm not one of them.) At least he wasn't caught legally gambling, the republicans would really howl over that!
For a law maker to break any law should be enough for him to be removed from office. Maybe he'll go for the democrat daily double and lie under oath.
Kevin T. - VRWC
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