Beorn
05-02-2014, 01:03 PM
NYPDThere's a saying that if something happens once it's a fluke, twice it's a coincidence, and three times it's a trend. It would seem, then, that the latest trendy thing for New York City cops is to get drunk and shoot at people. Within a recent span of seven days:
On Wednesday, April 23, NYPD Detective Jay Poggi got drunk and accidently shot his partner in the wrist with a .38 revolver. Instead of calling an ambulance, Poggi decided to personally drive his wounded partner to the hospital—netting him a DWI after he blew a .113 on a blood alcohol test. Investigators believe the shooting occurred when the on-duty officers, who had just consumed 11 beers apiece, were firing the gun in the air.
More at the link.
http://reason.com/blog/2014/05/02/nypd-cops-cant-stop-drunkenly-shooting
On Wednesday, April 23, NYPD Detective Jay Poggi got drunk and accidently shot his partner in the wrist with a .38 revolver. Instead of calling an ambulance, Poggi decided to personally drive his wounded partner to the hospital—netting him a DWI after he blew a .113 on a blood alcohol test. Investigators believe the shooting occurred when the on-duty officers, who had just consumed 11 beers apiece, were firing the gun in the air.
More at the link.
http://reason.com/blog/2014/05/02/nypd-cops-cant-stop-drunkenly-shooting