(Wisconsin Attorney General) Lautenschlager arrested for DUI

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | Feb. 24, 2004 | STEVEN WALTERS

[WIladyconservative]

Refusing an alcohol test is an automatic DUI conviction in Wisconsin.

It is my understanding that the first DUI is a traffic matter punishable by losing ones license for 3-9 months and a fine that cannot exceed $800. I don't think it goes criminal until after the first . . . . but I've been known to be wrong.

[WIladyconservative]

HERE'S a great site for penalties for OWI (operating while intoxicated) offenses.

[BraveMan]

LOL! Landru, I love you man.

Lautenschlager, Leinenkugels; I keep getting the two mixed up . . .

Still, it was a penitent press release, don't you think? Especially for one so gifted . . .

I can't wait to see the Rippl effect . . .

Two syllables come to mind: Janklow. Hey Joe, looks like we'll have to be watching out for the Wisconsin HAG and her Company Car . . .

[BraveMan]

Lets pile it on, shall we?

Lautenschlager Joins "Drive for Life" the National Safe Driving Awareness Effort

[mafree]

She supposedly registered at 1.2 but claims she only had a couple glasses of wine.

For some that is a few glasses of wine.

They say she took some prescription medication that only requires a little bit of alcohol to make you drowsy, etc. Yet, she did register a BAC higher than the legal limit so who really knows?

[mafree]

Anytime- more and more details are coming out about this so I'll try to keep everyone posted.

[mafree]

At .6 most people would be in a coma or dead, so I would believe .12, but not 1.2.

You're right, and I'm sorry for not correcting it sooner. I originally posted based on what the radio narrator said and he did say "1.2".

[JoeSixPack1]

As I perused this entire thread, an inescapable ponderization struck me! (OUCH!)

Consequences withstanding, legalized drunk driving would absolutely eliminate drunk drivers!

Roadside, state sponsored, drunk driver executions would work too!

<|:-)~~

[mafree]

I do wonder why she didn't have a driver or, if hubby was in the car w/ her, why he didn't drive? The cab would also have been a better option than this. At the same time, she may not have been aware of the effect of combining alcohol with the pill she took earlier.

[mafree]

I do wish Biskupic had won. His brother is the US Attorney for Milwaukee and he ain't playin', as a few local pols and bigshots have recently discovered the hard way. The last US Attorney here basically slept while a lot of crap was going on.

[mafree]

That site helps. Thanks.

[MarketR]

Oh, I agree. Let's see if she's learned the full lesson and has the decency to resign her office.

Not holding my breath though.

[steveegg]

Peggy didn't let them draw blood; that 0.12 is based on a preliminary breath test. Thing is, in Wisconsin, you lose your license for a year (and a lot longer if you've had 3 previous DUIs) on top of any DUI conviction if you refuse ANY chemical test ordered by the cop.

[The Raven]

>> I wonder if she loses her job over this? Probably only if she were a Republican.

No - they'll run her for Governor now.

[Landru]

"LOL! Landru, I love you man."

You do, huh.
Well I love you, too.
But DON'T go asking to meet me in San Francisco either, or I'll break your GD heart.

"Lautenschlager, Leinenkugels; I keep getting the two mixed up..."

HA!!
Ummm, methinks the key here is to layoff the Leinenkugels, give your vision (some) time to straighten out, & then Lautenschleger begins making a lot more sense.
OK?

"Still, it was a penitent press release, don't you think? Especially for one so gifted..."

Gifted shmifted.
The wench learned her Clintonian shmoozing skills at the knee of the Bent1, himself.

...literally. {g}

[spunkets]

"National Safe Driving Awareness Effort"

The cops clocked her at 30 in a 65. Looks like she takes safety seriously.

[spunkets]

Yes, Biskupic is a excellent atty. He would have focused on criminals and political corruption. The present AG is in, because she is soft ignores political shenanigans, drug laws and uses the office to promote green/socialist bench legislation.

It looks like the job is over her head. She should have called her husband to pick her up when she first noticed she couldn't drive.

[spunkets]

She also coordinated efforts to oppose effective self defence. Biskupic wouldn't have done that. AG Lush (AKA, "the bitch in the ditch") holds meeting to denigrate WI citizen's as untrustworthy and dangerous idiots.

[Chummy]

According to the state policies on use of state (that is, taxpayer-funded) automobiles, use of same in the impaired state in which the Attorney General chose to drive is grounds for disciplinary action "up to and including discharge."

(http://www.doa.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=65)

Incidentally, the Milwaukee newspaper is reporting she was alone at the time she was arrested; husband Rippl apparently was called to pick up the missus.

[blackdog]

If my wife, children, or close friend calls me at any time of the day as a result of drunk driving, expecting me to save them some humiliation by giving them a ride home, they will be sadly mistaken.

They will sit in jail until they appear before a majestrate or judge. If they are ROR after posting bond, they can call a cab.