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imanamerican63

(13,785 posts) Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:34 PM Mar 2023

Dean Davis, Oklahoma State House Republican, arrested for public intoxication!

That ain’t half the story!

He tells the police they can’t touch and used his position authority to try to stop the police from arresting him, say “you can detain me”!

What? He thinks like Trump and is above the law?

Story from Yahoo News.

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Dean Davis, Oklahoma State House Republican, arrested for public intoxication! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Mar 2023 OP

Please provide the link 🔗 Beakybird Mar 2023 #1

I did! Yahoo News! imanamerican63 Mar 2023 #2

link: Ptah Mar 2023 #3

Not unheard of for cops to look the other way based on the speech and debate clause onenote Mar 2023 #4

Beakybird

(3,333 posts)

1. Please provide the link 🔗

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:38 PM

Mar 2023

imanamerican63

(13,785 posts)

2. I did! Yahoo News!

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:42 PM

Mar 2023

Ptah

(33,024 posts)

3. link:

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:23 PM

Mar 2023

https://news.yahoo.com/police-release-body-cam-footage-183218878.html

onenote

(42,700 posts)

4. Not unheard of for cops to look the other way based on the speech and debate clause

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:54 PM

Mar 2023

One well known incident involved Senator Byrd, who rear ended another car and was initially ticketed, but the cops then decided the ticket should be voided because Byrd was covered by the speech and debate clause. After the story came out, Byrd decided to "waive" the immunity to the extent it was applicable and appeared in traffic court.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/07/20/sen-byrd-has-his-day-in-traffic-court/c3c9ff66-487f-47df-96e7-03d46ab016f6/

In Davis's case, his arrest for public drunkenness ought to be considered "breach of the peace" and thus not covered by the immunity.

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