Doogie gets arrested
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allegheny36
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Really dont see why posting his mug shot was relevent.
Why don,t we post the mug shots of the PHL gang.
nycbusdriver
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According to the police report which is available further up this thread on "Smoking Gun," it appears that the car is in Parker's name.
Of course it will go on. We've been subjected to draconian working conditions and "corporate policy" at the hands of this alleged drunk for months, some of us even years. We've had to toe the line to his nonsense time and time again. We've been regaled with how much of a "stand up, family" type guy he is, and the media bought into the hype.
We're due our comeuppance; and we will enjoy it if it take 100 pages to do so.
longing4piedmont
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Would not count on it. This is over a week old. Did he stand up before and behave like a man before the news broke? Why is he hiding behind Elise's skirt? Why is he using company assets to answer the questions? Why was he drunk at a company sponsered event? Why was he drunk driving a company car? Care to guess how much pressure the company put on the press to keep this quite? Care to guess what the lawsuit would have looked like and how much US would be liable for had he killed someone?
Yea, he is a stand up kind of guy.... Makes you wonder what he told the Sunday School class he teaches.......
Because it is news. A CEO sits at the top, and signs off on the rules and regulation for the corporation. The CEO should be held to the highest standard.
What a cop out with the press release. Hourly employees see this incident as do as I say, not as I do.
The legal limit is too low at .08. It should be .10. States should have the right to set the limit at any number they feel is reasonable, but lobbyists for MADD persuaded the Federal government to withhold highway funding from any state that does not comply with .08. That's blackmail and unconstitutional.
The vast majority of drunk driving accidents causing death or injury are initiated by a repeat offender who has a BAC above .20. So, in our usual rush to try and stop the carnage, the limits are set far too low to be considered reasonable. The laws should be focused on keeping repeat offenders from operating a motor vehicle, not on ruining the lives of people who want to go out and have a few drinks with dinner.
Just like the War on Drugs, you have to follow the money when it comes to DUI enforcement. The more restrictive the law, the more personnel that are needed for enforcement and administrative processing. This puts large amounts of money in the pockets of the police, the state, the court and prison systems, the insurance companies, the DUI schools, etc. None of these parties are interested in losing their funding at the hands of more liberal laws.
Anyhow, if Doug is proven in a court of law to have violated the laws that are currently in place, then he will have to face the consequences of his actions. Until then, there is nothing else to report on this matter.
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delta777
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.096 and 20mph over??? Doogie is lying thru his teeth if he said he only had 3 beers in 2 hours. Especially if he's 6' plus. What was he drinking, 40's??? 
I am not an airline employee but this incident with DP, just goes to show that people who live in glass should not throw stones.
Have read all the comments on this...And yes did see the police report......And have this to add.
Parker should be held accountable for his actions.Rules are made for everyone in the company and he being the Top Dog should lead by example........In this case he sure did not use his head.......What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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delta777
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Your name says it all. Stop trying to make excuses for morons who knowingly drive while impaired. MADD had nothing to do with that. As Pineybob already stated, the U.S. has some of the most lenient blood-alcohol limits, why is beyond me. What is so liberal about wanting to keep drunken haggards off the roadways with our loved ones??? You sound like somebody who has a guilty conscience.
Give me a break longing,
He's doing exactly what you or I would do. Listing to his lawyer. You going to fault him for that? I don't think he's going to get special treatment. He's too big a fish.
Here's what I wondering, if in 12 or 13 months, he's gone. I don't know how he sits with board. CEO's are under a different light now. After the faild DA deal,and now this, I don't know.
At the end of the day, he's not going to jail. He'll pay a fine, maybe some comm. service, and that's it.
That may not be enough to save his job. I'm sure he's sweating right now over that.
Just so you don't think I'm his big defender, I'm not. The smart thing for him to do was call cabs for everybody. It would have cost a couple of notes. No big deal.
He's doing exactly what you or I would do. Listing to his lawyer. You going to fault him for that? I don't think he's going to get special treatment. He's too big a fish.
Here's what I wondering, if in 12 or 13 months, he's gone. I don't know how he sits with board. CEO's are under a different light now. After the faild DA deal,and now this, I don't know.
At the end of the day, he's not going to jail. He'll pay a fine, maybe some comm. service, and that's it.
That may not be enough to save his job. I'm sure he's sweating right now over that.
Just so you don't think I'm his big defender, I'm not. The smart thing for him to do was call cabs for everybody. It would have cost a couple of notes. No big deal.
Personally, I don't get behind the wheel after having even one drink. It's not worth it. A taxi costs a lot less than an attorney, higher insurance costs, and potential employment problems. All I am saying is that the laws are too tight, and we are focusing our resources on the casual drinker who enjoys a few drinks with dinner, rather than the repeat drunk driver who causes the vast majority of accidents with death or injury.
So, was this Lawyer also a USAirways Employee?????
longing4piedmont
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Yes I am. He is using company assets to defend his personal actions. (or was he really on company business at a company sponsored event representing the company) Let his lawyer speak for him not the company.
And remember his lawyer was in the car with him at the time.
Hawkhunter
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Actually, your not "gone". You might have to go to He!! and back but you wont be fired. So, he got a DUI big deal. Was it the right thing to do of course not. We have all done things that we are glad we didnt get caught. I am glad nobody got hurt. This doesnt mean he needs help either. He F%$#@# up thats all.
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