Comments on: Shadow Senator Paul Strauss Pleads Guilty To DUI

By: Ludwig Von Mises

Ludwig Von Mises — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:51:07 +0000

They should put this peice of garbage in jail and throw away the key. One look into his background and you can see that he has no respect for the laws of this country. Lokc him up!!!!

By: Paul Strauss is a Lush

Paul Strauss is a Lush — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:23:54 +0000

Should have had to do jail time & pick up litter on the side of the road for several weeks. At least picking up litter would make his DC senate appointment a "constructive" one.

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:01:08 +0000

[...] To further show how despicable this guy is, he pleaded guilty to DUI charges recently. [...]

By: Paul Strauss Wants To Move Past Drunk Driving Arrest - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:16:25 +0000

[...] the end of May, Shadow Senator Paul Strauss suddenly decided to plead guilty to charges stemming from his drunk driving arrest. It was an interesting move considering that he had long fought the charges, even delaying his [...]

By: Big Bob

Big Bob — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:07:14 +0000

Can we all agree that this no-talent, self-promoting brown-noser should resign? And that the resources devoted to his useless, so-called job be redeployed in some productive way?

By: HStNE

HStNE — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:48:26 +0000

Seriously, theres got to be more important things to worry about in the city...

By: Downtown rez

Downtown rez — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:58:02 +0000

Not likely. Everything -EVERYTHING- is plead down in this city. The average aggravated assault conviction probably started out as ADW during a robbery.

By: Q

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:51:56 +0000

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/speedlaws501/toc/dcspeed.pdf

By: Q

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:51:12 +0000

"Angel..." check out this link http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/speedlaws501/toc/dcspeed.pdf You might have some fun with this ---

Under the point system, a person's license can either be suspended if they accumulate 8 points (16 points for drivers who operate motor vehicles for employment purposes) or be revoked if they accumulate 12 points.

The following points are assessed for speeding and other speed related traffic law violations: Reckless driving-12 points;

speeding in excess of the posted speed limit by 21 MPH or more-5 points;

speeding in excess of the posted speed by 16 to 20 MPH-4 points;

speeding in excess of the posted speed limit by 11 to 15 MPH-3 points;

for all other accident violations-3 points; and, for all other non-accident violations-3 points. CDCR 18-3-303.2(b), (c) & (d), 18-3-303.3, 18-3-303.4 and 18-3-303.5

By: Angel of Journalistic Precision

Angel of Journalistic Precision — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:50:12 +0000

25 now. I'm still interested in whether the model UN guy's modest political connections led to Peter Nickles letting him avoid a slam dunk charge.

By: Downtown rez

Downtown rez — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:48:42 +0000

What about DUI or Paul Strauss merits a 23 post back and forth? Joel had it right at the start- it's a pretend position that could be abolished with little notice by the general public. Whether he was ever part of a model UN assembly could be an interesting coda.

By: Angel of Journalistic Precision

Angel of Journalistic Precision — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:35:26 +0000

Q has a good question. Another possible lede is why, in the face of overwhelming evidence that he was driving while intoxicated, did Peter Nickles' office let the Shadow Senator plead to a lesser offense.

By: Angel of Journalistic Precision

Angel of Journalistic Precision — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:32:54 +0000

The lede (apparently) is not that his behavior is erratic, rather that it is calculated and opportunistic. Cynical, even.

By: Q

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:30:16 +0000

Man...Jason, first the straw in your iced coffee, now this. LOL! Wake me when this is over. My only question, why didn't they charge him with Reckless Driving as well?

By: Jason Cherkis

Jason Cherkis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:28:52 +0000

the erratic behavior goes to what I presented in the blog post--his months long defiance. He had claimed repeatedly that he was innocent. He had already rejected a previous plea offer and had delayed his trial in the hopes of getting an expert witness.