Video Shows Belligerently Drunk District Attorney Demanding That Cops Call Local Sheriff, to Get Her Out of Jail

While we've been talking about her drunkeness, a more serious issue is attempting to use her office and position (and powerful connections) to pressure police into releasing her, despite being out-of-control, kick-the-door and stamp-the-floor drunk.

"Did you call Greg [a local sheriff, and presumably a friend and ally]? Did you tell him you had the DA in jail?"

Later she insists she isn't drunk. The policewoman patiently explains that be this as i may (and it mayn't -- she's plainly drunk), she still has been arrested.

In what can easily be perceived as a rank-pulling threat, Lehmberg answers, "That's y'all's problem, not mine."

So:

1. She was drunk-driving, dangerously over the limit, swerving into oncoming traffic, driving in the bike lane.

2. During her arrest, she continuously pulled rank on cops just doing their jobs as officers and kept demanding they call "Greg" the Sheriff and see what Greg the Sheriff would have to say about it.

Drunk driving is one thing.

Bullying lawfully-acting cops into committing an unlawful act by pulling political rank is quite another thing.

So this woman should be in charge of prosecuting citizens, and also investigating public integrity questions, eh?

posted by Ace at 09:18 PM

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