Monday, August 10, 2009

A Los Angels Police Chief caught DUI

Drunk drivers are a public menace; they can and frequently do injure, maim and kill. It was only by luck that Mr. Baker did not kill the woman whose car he apparently hit while merging onto Interstate 66 in Arlington; as it was, she had to be treated at a hospital for whiplash, said Michael Bialys, Los Angeles DUI lawyer.

Mr. Baker is not the first police chief to get pulled over for drunken driving. Others, elsewhere, have made a habit of trying to cling to their jobs, ignoring the fact that they have sacrificed all professional and moral authority by their actions. Whether he was pushed to quit or simply jumped, Mr. Baker's resignation suggests he has better judgment than he showed Saturday night.