Important Information During this Holiday Season
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As you read this, many of you are preparing for Christmas celebrations today, and others are looking forward to ringing in the new year Sunday night. For many of us, alcoholic beverages add to the merrymaking this season or mask our discomfort at a time when reality doesn't always live up to our expectations. After all, we're not all waking up well-rested to a Christmas-morning surprise of a new car in the driveway with a big red bow on top. Read the rest of this entry ... (776 words left) 2006/11/6MADD COMES DOWN ON OFFICERS AND DRUNK DRIVING
A 19-year veteran of the Omaha Police Department was arrested for drunk driving in Bellevue Omaha. Sergeant Gerald Baggett bonded out of jail the same day. In addition to driving under the influence, Baggett was cited for reckless driving and an expired registration. The 43-year-old posted 10 percent of a $2,000 bond. Omaha Police Officer Andrew Passo said, "Sgt. Gerry Baggett was arrested in Sarpy County. He is on administrative duty pending an investigation." Cyndee McCarthy of Mothers Against Drunk Driving educates people about the dangers of mixing alcohol and automobiles. A drunk driving victim herself, she says the arrest of an officer is a step back in her fight. "There should be consequences, and maybe even a little higher for (police officers) because they are supposed to be there to uphold the law," McCarthy said. "It's a little disheartening to know that there is an officer out there that's supposed to be upholding the law and stopping people from doing it, and yet they are doing it themselves." Last month, a Lincoln police officer was also arrested for drunk driving. The Lincoln Police Chief says Officer Jennifer Schenkel tested well over the legal limit. Jail records indicate that Baggett's blood alcohol content on Wednesday was 0.09. The legal limit is 0.08. Sgt. Baggett was one of five officers involved in a police shooting eight years ago. Officers shot and killed 43-year-old Tracy Pollock after he rammed a police cruiser and opened fire on police. Baggett and the four other officers were cleared of any wrongdoing in that incident. 2006/9/26When Society Minimizes Drinking and DrivingIt was nothing," socialite/actress Paris Hilton said of her Sept. 7 arrest in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Nothing is what teens and others say when they also get arrested for drunk driving. The attitude and lack of response says if your "somebody" you'll get better treatment. Please spare me the soft shoe routine. Read the rest of this entry ... (866 words left) 2006/9/17So,Your Married To An Alcoholic....Continuing to believe broken promises, crying, threatening to leave if they don't stop drinking. Now your in a constant depression, filled with anxiety and guilt. Is that what you want out of life? Read the rest of this entry ... (403 words left) 2006/9/5When is it Time to Take Away The Keys?The AARP has issued a fact sheet of sorts on how to know when it's time to take away a loved ones car keys. It's a difficult decision to tell a parent who raised you that they are no longer able to drive a car. Ask any older American and they will respond by saying it's their only freedom. They don't want to depend on others. And it's usually their last act of independence. You can't blame them, but, you want them to be safe. Here's what the AARP suggests: Read the rest of this entry ... (236 words left)
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