President John F. Kennedy famously said that Americans ought to ask what they can do for their country, not what their country can do for them. But it's doubtful that he imagined anything like the group of people who have been volunteering for the federal government...
Month: July 2014
Colorado man arrested for DUI while driving lawnmower
If you drive about 50 miles north of Denver you will come to Garden City, Colorado. It is there that a man was recently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence while he was behind the wheel of a lawnmower.Law enforcement officials said the man was...
Ride-sharing company claims it drives DUIs down
Ride-sharing services are growing in popularity around the nation. One of the most popular of the services - Uber (available in Denver) - is claiming that it is responsible for a drop in DUI arrests. Law enforcement officials are reportedly not convinced that the...
No cheers for lowering drinking age
Three decades ago, the top song was Prince's "When Doves Cry," the biggest movie of the year was "Ghostbusters" and the Olympics were held in the United States. People who were 18 years old at the time also saw the legal drinking age move up to 21, where it remains...
Mistakes to avoid when the police lights go on
We all make mistakes. But in some situations, the consequences for making mistakes can mean legal problems that can have a profound impact on your life.One of those situations in which the stakes are high and room for error is low is when the Denver police car lights...
Crazy? Professor says drinking age should be lowered to 8
A Brown University anthropology professor says that the U.S. legal drinking age should be lowered from its present 21 to 8. Or it could be lowered even a bit more, down to 6 years old, he says.Is he crazy? At first blush, the answer might appear to be a resounding...
Justice for a justice?
There is no doubt that certain events can change a person's career trajectory. We have written in this space before about Denver police officers arrested for driving under the influence and how it impacted their jobs and the department. One officer pleaded with the...
Are alcohol makers targeting ads to underage drinkers?
The marketing of alcoholic beverages takes a variety of approaches, from the naming of Coors Field here in Denver, to music-pounding, high-fiving TV commercials and to print advertisements suggesting that certain drinks can make people more attractive. In fact, those...
Denver area DUID data back in the news
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about a Denver area substance abuse treatment center. The Arapahoe House is back in the news, with its CEO talking to a local newspaper about the increase in drivers coming to the facility after being arrested for DUID...
Fourth of July DUI arrests down in Denver area
Fireworks erupted against Denver's skies on the Fourth of July, as area residents celebrated the nation's independence. But some of the bright lights that night were not colored explosions, but were cast by police cars pulling motorists over on suspicion of driving...