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All charges dropped against cop in fatal crash (Chicago cop, drunk killed two)
Chicago Tribune ^ | June 4, 2010 | Matt Walberg

Posted on 06/04/2010 11:44:43 AM PDT by Second Amendment First

Edited on 06/04/2010 3:28:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

With a judge's earlier ruling that Chicago Police Officer John Ardelean had been arrested and detained without probable cause, Cook County prosecutors today dropped all charges against him in a crash that killed two people.

The 36-year-old officer was charged with drunken driving and reckless homicide after his SUV broadsided a car on Thanksgiving 2007.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: activistcourts; chicago; chicagocorruption; chicagoway; codeofsilence; cultureofcorruption; donutwatch; judicialtyranny; nifongism; preludetowar; revenuetickets; thugwithabadge
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To: Second Amendment First

Give us this day our ‘Daley’ bread....

....nice hat dooooooshbag!


61 posted on 06/04/2010 12:59:20 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Gilbo_3; BenKenobi

I cant fight them, because if I would win, I figured they would just arrest me again driving away from the court house.


62 posted on 06/04/2010 1:00:16 PM PDT by FoxPro (Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
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To: Second Amendment First

Gee, it is a good thing he didn’t do something really serious . . . like shoot an illegal alien drug smuggler in the butt! < / sarcasm >


63 posted on 06/04/2010 1:01:16 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Cyman

I meant only to explain why the BAC might of been lower, but thanks for the additional details.

As usual it’s difficult to come to any certain conclusions with the poor excuse for journalism out there.

But I think it’s safe to say that the crash investigation could have been done better, leaving no doubt about the officer’s guilt or innocence and avoiding another hit to the PD’s reputaion.


64 posted on 06/04/2010 1:03:47 PM PDT by free me (Sarah Palin 2012? You Betcha!)
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To: 88keys

You can slam 4 drinks and then head out the door. Officers typically wait upwards of an hour to breath test a driver accused of drunkeness.

Some will blow higher, some will blow lower. Depends on if he grabbed “one for the road” or drank them a happy hour and then stuck around for 4 hours.


65 posted on 06/04/2010 1:05:06 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
deny what ???

evidently you cant comprehend written text very well, as i stated the 'routine', especially considering it was a fatal collision, would be to issue the BAC test, for whatever arbitrary conclusion it gives...

the fact that his pals did not do so points to complicity and the hypocrisy of the test in the first place...

checkpoints are as commie/fascist as it gets, and the lack of acknowledgement of that brings yer ideology into question, comrade...

dui 'laws' are a joke to my FReedoms, but when someone is injured by negligent behavior, they must be held responsible...if that kind of FReedom scares ya, id suggest lockin yer doors and living in fear...

66 posted on 06/04/2010 1:07:51 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Second Amendment First
God bless our heroes in blue /s-off.
67 posted on 06/04/2010 1:10:58 PM PDT by starlifter (Sapor Amo Pullus)
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To: Second Amendment First

So let me get this straight - a cop kills two while driving drunk, his fellow cops cover for him at the scene and by lying in court and, as a consequence, he literally gets away with murder?

Nah. Never happens. Just ask any cop.

Just another of the rare, insignificant examples of the 99% giving the 1% a bad name.


68 posted on 06/04/2010 1:11:44 PM PDT by Filo (Darwin was right!)
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To: Cyman

First I’m a Deputy Sheriff, second I will cut a brother slack on a speeding violation, but never a DUI or especially a Vehicular Homicide. We don’t all have the Chicago mentality

I don’t know what happened here and or if this is accurate information to to make a determination if this is a good or bad call. What I don’t understand about all of the anti-cop people here is they have no problem disputing or scrutinizing the liberal media about other news stories, that is until an anti-police report comes up and they fall right into line with the liberal reporters version, go figure.......

One thing about a Sheriff, he is an elected official and is re-elected every four years and must maintain a public voter support and that means an honest approach to all matters, especially internal affairs.

A Police chief is not a publicly elected official and is appointed by a board of alderman who seem to continue a political appointment of a Police Chief’s career for years without the publics support or ability to make a change in the appointment of a new chief. Maybe all Police Chiefs should be placed on the ballot to help give them a little incentive to maintain an honest force.


69 posted on 06/04/2010 1:23:35 PM PDT by PROSOUTH ( Deo Vindice "God Will Vindicate")
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To: Second Amendment First

Best thing to do is stay FAR away from Chicago.


70 posted on 06/04/2010 1:31:32 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: PROSOUTH
What I don’t understand about all of the anti-cop people here is they have no problem disputing or scrutinizing the liberal media about other news stories, that is until an anti-police report comes up and they fall right into line with the liberal reporters version, go figure.......

Well for one thing, a liberal reporter talking about a conservative will always show a bias, that's politics, but unless you are arguing that all police officers are politicians your confusion is simple refusal to acknowledge that even liberal reporters get facts right most of the time, if there isn't a reason to inject political bias. Please feel free to explain where the liberal bias in a report such as this would be.

71 posted on 06/04/2010 1:32:49 PM PDT by American_Centurion (No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
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To: driftdiver
You MUST know this guy eh?

You're not going to score any points pulling stuff like that.

72 posted on 06/04/2010 1:43:40 PM PDT by TankerKC (R.I.P. Spc Trevor A. Win'E American Hero)
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To: Second Amendment First

What a backwards ass state.

Maybe the il. will no longer exist after the war


73 posted on 06/04/2010 1:45:39 PM PDT by devistate one four (If you can't feed it, don't breed it! Kimber CDP II .45 OOHRAH! TET68)
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To: SeaHawkFan

I will cheer the attackers on!

Later, I will buy them all the beer they can drink!


74 posted on 06/04/2010 1:47:20 PM PDT by devistate one four (If you can't feed it, don't breed it! Kimber CDP II .45 OOHRAH! TET68)
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To: TankerKC

Wasn’t really worried about points considering the insults that have been thrown my way.

Plenty of folks will excuse ANYTHING a cop does. Those same folks will condemn anyone who questions behavior of bad cops.


75 posted on 06/04/2010 1:48:22 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: American_Centurion

“Well for one thing, a liberal reporter talking about a conservative will always show a bias, that’s politics, “

As you state, a liberal reporter talking about a conservative will always show a bias” Very well put! The enforcement of law has not been viewed by the press in a positive manner in years so why would this be any different?

I’m not taking up for this Officer, I merely stated that I have not seen sufficient or known accurate information to make an honest determination of his guilt or the departments mishandling of the situation, have you?. I also made note that those here trying to throw him under the train without same are relying on an unreliable source of information namely the press.

My only reference to politics was a way to reign in corrupt Police Chiefs by placing them under public selection and continuation of service by the publics vote.


76 posted on 06/04/2010 1:49:00 PM PDT by PROSOUTH ( Deo Vindice "God Will Vindicate")
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
It’s more than just cops IMHO. We’re rapidly morphing into a Party controlled state - if you’re a Party member (cop, govt. worker, politician, SEIU member) you get one standard of justice. If none of the above, tough luck sucker.

That's odd. I remember getting a speeding ticket when I worked for the Post Office. The jackbooted thug didn't tell me that my status as a fellow bloodsucking parasite allowed me to drive as I wished. Similarly, nobody ever told me that I didn't have to pay my taxes.

I guess there is no honor among thieves. Crime isn't all it's cracked up to be.

77 posted on 06/04/2010 2:01:48 PM PDT by Route797
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To: starlifter
God bless our heroes in blue /s-off.

Cops are just like any other group of people. There's good ones and bad ones. It's just that the bad ones have the power to do a lot of evil in the world.

78 posted on 06/04/2010 2:06:21 PM PDT by Route797
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To: PROSOUTH
Interesting point you raise...why would you cut a “brother” slack for speeding?
79 posted on 06/04/2010 2:14:14 PM PDT by starlifter (Sapor Amo Pullus)
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To: Second Amendment First
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80 posted on 06/04/2010 2:27:02 PM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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