Archive for March, 2011
99 years for a DUI . . . (but it’s his 16th one)
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. Is it right to put someone in prison for the rest of his life after pulling him over with 0.10 blood-alcohol content? Even if it’s the 16th time it has happened?
Readers of this blog know that I am critical of our DUI laws. I want [...]
Ciclovia this Sunday — and it’s right in my neighborhood!
I’m very excited about the Ciclovia route this year. It goes down Meyer and to “restaurant row” in South Tucson. It’s a very good route with good pavement, no traffic, and lots of stuff to look at.
The bike ride is from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Start anywhere you like, go whichever [...]
Tucson mayoral candidate has unfortunate motoring habits
I don’t necessarily think that vehicular manslaughter should forever bar a person from public life, but it seems that Ron Asta, who is running for Tucson Mayor as a Republican, could probably face his past a little more frankly, and he could certainly deal with his current driving problems in a manner that would show [...]
Read More..>>Glenda Rumsey civil verdict overturned
The Arizona Court of Appeals has overturned the enormous civil verdict obtained by the Rincon family against Glenda Rumsey, Chuy’s, and the City of Tucson.
The Court found that some testimony by young Jose Rincon’s family members was inappropriate, because they testified as to the fault of the defendants — a matter they could not know.
The [...]