Jailed New Jersey Captain Remains On Duty

[Guest x2371]

How does this happen?

http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...mp;sectionId=46

[Bababoosky 24]

Some jurisdictions do weekend incarcerations to alleviate overcrowding, as an alternative sentencing option. This is a harsher sentence than just getting a house arrest, think about it. Every weekend when the boys go out for cocktails, you get to head over to the county pen to get strip AND cavity searched (EVERY weekend for a year), and serve the next 48-whenever hours behind bars.

[ONEEYEDMIC 68]

Some jurisdictions do weekend incarcerations to alleviate overcrowding, as an alternative sentencing option. This is a harsher sentence than just getting a house arrest, think about it. Every weekend when the boys go out for cocktails, you get to head over to the county pen to get strip AND cavity searched (EVERY weekend for a year), and serve the next 48-whenever hours behind bars.

From the way it sounds, this guy has had his share of COCKTAILS. Leave it to Jersey to have some kind of screwed up JOB.

Are they going to wait for him to kill someone before they do something about it? See know if I pulled this guy over, I would lock him up.

[Guest]

Alala's blood-alcohol level, measured at .18, exceeded the state's highest threshold of .16, according to court papers.

this is from the article, in 2006 .16 was legal in PA?? is it still .16?

i'm shocked the legal level was twice NY's. i heard NY want's to lower it to .06 soon...the lower the better.

Edited May 29, 2008 by vacguy

[CPAGE 2]

This was not a Jersey thing it was a PA thing so they are more screwed up then the garden state.

LOL

[Guest]

This was not a Jersey thing it was a PA thing so they are more screwed up then the garden state.

LOL

whoa, missed that one. i fixed my question, thanks!

[JetPhoto 626]

this is from the article, in 2006 .16 was legal in PA?? is it still .16?

i'm shocked the legal level was twice NY's. i heard NY want's to lower it to .06 soon...the lower the better.

All states are required to have at least a .08 level. This was something the goverment did a few years ago, they said unless you do this you will not get any federal money. Just away for the federal goverment to pull dictatorship on the states.

Not that this is a bad thing in this case.

[helicopper 1,050]

this is from the article, in 2006 .16 was legal in PA?? is it still .16?

i'm shocked the legal level was twice NY's. i heard NY want's to lower it to .06 soon...the lower the better.

Pennsylvania has three separate DWI offenses each with a different series of penalties/sentences. The minimum offense is the .08 as required by Federal highway regulations and the next two... at .10 and .16 respectively, just increase the penalties.

In 2003, Pennsylvania took a major leap toward eradicating drunk driving through the passing of Act 24. In a nutshell, this new fist-waving law made it easier for law enforcement to confront the drinking and driving problem by dropping the legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers down to 0.08%, and it introduced alcohol treatment into the penalty package.

So far, so good for Act 24's enforcement intent. In 2005, the Pennsylvania State Police tallied a record number of arrests for driving under the influence (DUI)―13,406.

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Defined

The state operates behind a three-tiered definition for DUI based on a driver's BAC:

General impairment: 0.08% to 0.099%

High BAC: 0.10% to 0.159%

Highest BAC: 0.16% and up

Penalties

General Impairment

First offense:

You can face up to six months of probation.

Be hit with a $300 fine.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Second offense:

Have your license suspended for one year.

Spend five days to six months in jail.

Get slugged with a fine ranging from $300 to $2,500.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get saddled with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Three or more offenses:

You will be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor.

Have your license suspended for one year.

Get heaved into jail from 10 days to two years.

Face a fine ranging from $500 to $5,000.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get saddled with an ignition interlock system for one year.

High BAC

First offense:

License suspended for one year.

Face anywhere from 48 hours to six months in jail.

Get whacked with a fine ranging from $500 to $5,000.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Second offense:

Automatic one-year driver's license suspension.

Get pitched into jail for 30 days to six months.

Be fined anywhere from $750 to $5,000.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get burdened with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Three offenses:

You will be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

Automatic 18-month license suspension.

Get bounced into jail for 90 days to five years.

Fined anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get burdened with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Four or more offenses:

You will be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

Automatic 18-month suspension.

Get bounced into jail for one to five years.

Fined anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get burdened with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Highest BAC

First offense:

License suspended for one year.

Face anywhere from 72 hours to six months in jail.

Get jabbed with a fine ranging anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Second offense:

Charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

Automatic 18-month suspension.

Ordered to spend 90 days to five years behind bars.

Fined anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000.

Attend mandatory alcohol highway safety school.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get stuck with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Three or more offenses:

Charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

Automatic 18-month suspension.

Get bounced into jail for one to five years.

Fined anywhere from $2,500 to $10,000.

Be ordered to seek alcohol and drug treatment.

Get saddled with an ignition interlock system for one year.

Other Long-term Consequences

In addtion to court-ordered penalties, you will also get socked by higher car insurance rates that can dog you for the rest of your driving life. Your rates typically will triple, and in some cases your insurance carrier might drop you.

More Information

Chapter Four of the Driver's Manual provides detailed information about Pennsylvania's DUI laws, including the zero-tolerance law for those under 21, implied consent to BAC testing, driving impaired by medication, and the interstate Driver's License Compact.

Source: http://www.dmv.org/pages/pa_intpage.php?ur...2Fchapter_4.pdf

[ny10570 745]

Part time incarcerations have been going on for years all over the country. Its not uncommon for shorter prison terms where it would remove a child's only parent or for a "minor" crime with mandatory minimum sentences so that the criminal can keep their job. Actually, one of Malcolm X's killers serves on the weekends.

Edited May 29, 2008 by ny10570