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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 02:10 PM Feb 2021

DWI charges dropped against Bruce Springsteen, who pleads guilty to just drinking in the park [View all]

Source: CNN

CNN)Bruce Springsteen pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he imbibed alcohol at New Jersey's Sandy Hook National Recreation Area, despite knowing it was prohibited.

"I had two small shots of Tequila," Springsteen said in a virtual appearance before New Jersey Federal Court.

The plea came after federal prosecutors agreed to drop charges that Springsteen was operating a vehicle under the influence and driving recklessly, charges Assistant US Attorney Adam Baker said the government would not be able to prove.

"The evidence we reviewed indicates that after the defendant's arrest, he submitted to a breath test at the ranger station, and his BAC reading was .02, which as the court is aware is well under the legal limit of .08," Baker said.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-charges-plead/index.html



It sounds like the Judge was a bigger fan than the cop.

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That whole thing was weird. efhmc Feb 2021 #1
imo, the whole thing was trumpcult harassment, an attempt to own his lib fans and send ancianita Feb 2021 #33
Good. Nobody should get busted for a .02 reading. (nt) Paladin Feb 2021 #2
Can We Get His Jeep Commercial Back Again? COL Mustard Feb 2021 #5
always thought that was a bit strange stopdiggin Feb 2021 #15
Unless they're an outspoken, influential lib and... dogknob Feb 2021 #9
Under aged drinkers? OneCrazyDiamond Feb 2021 #13
they should be busted for the drinking dsc Feb 2021 #23
good samsingh Feb 2021 #3
"I had two small shots of Tequila." madaboutharry Feb 2021 #4
And the article said the law against drinking there was enacted only 2 years ago. pnwmom Feb 2021 #7
One Step Up (and Two Shots Back) LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #51
Song 2golddogs Feb 2021 #6
Good one. 👍🏻 paranoid floyd Feb 2021 #14
kinda' wondering. were the other people stopdiggin Feb 2021 #8
Finally! The nightmare of Springstein drinking in a US park is over. twin_ghost Feb 2021 #10
Good.. whathehell Feb 2021 #11
It doesn't excuse his not informing Jeep. Rocknation Feb 2021 #12
of a drinking in the park charge? stopdiggin Feb 2021 #17
I was referring to the embarrasment and ridicule the Super Bowl commerical caused Jeep Rocknation Feb 2021 #19
No kidding. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2021 #20
How do we know he didn't? Maybe they had already spent a lot of money making the commercial pnwmom Feb 2021 #44
Jeep released this statement on Feb 10 Rocknation Feb 2021 #48
So? Are you telling us that we should automatically believe the corporation? nt pnwmom Feb 2021 #49
No wonder he mumbled constantly in his songs. Archae Feb 2021 #16
Everyone has a Tequila story twodogsbarking Feb 2021 #18
One tequila, two tequila... Archae Feb 2021 #21
Four tequilas pack a punch speak easy Feb 2021 #22
Still my favorite :) VWolf Feb 2021 #28
I Heard It A Little Differently COL Mustard Feb 2021 #25
Hee hee! Archae Feb 2021 #26
Oh boy, I remember when it was safe to cross into Juarez for dinner & drinks. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #31
I was out for an hour and heard the story on the radio three or four times. Seems like the cop... George II Feb 2021 #24
The Federal govt. had a new (passed 2 years ago) law banning alcohol consumption in the park. pnwmom Feb 2021 #29
Shades of Jussie Smollett -- if the charge was bogus, why did they offer a plea deal? Rocknation Feb 2021 #27
Note the charge was "driving while under the influence"... CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #32
Only if your car had ended up UNDER the Jack Daniels sign LOL Rocknation Feb 2021 #43
Couple of years ago, Dylan was walking in one of the coast cities of Jersey... malthaussen Feb 2021 #30
Privilege must be nice. Politicub Feb 2021 #34
His "privilege" might have been what got him arrested. It sounds like the cop pnwmom Feb 2021 #35
Okay. That must have been it. Politicub Feb 2021 #36
Nuance and context a bit difficult today, eh? LanternWaste Feb 2021 #41
If you say so. Politicub Feb 2021 #45
His privilege got him in trouble and I can prove it. He did two shots of tequila with fans ZonkerHarris Feb 2021 #39
TeamPooka, Thanks! Sorry I Cha Feb 2021 #52
Ya Think? DENVERPOPS Feb 2021 #42
Cops never got over the 41 shots thing. (n/m) BradAllison Feb 2021 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Feb 2021 #37
Just Leave Bruce Alone! Steelrolled Feb 2021 #38
Its just so hard to care one way or another about this, though the concert I saw him at in '74 ... marble falls Feb 2021 #40
"...drinkin in the park... ewagner Feb 2021 #46
Why would he even be charged with DWI when he was only .02? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #47
A Trumper cop, is my guess. n/t pnwmom Feb 2021 #50
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