Police: Tiger Woods arrested in Florida for DUI

[Archae]

Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay, WI

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Police say golf great Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Florida.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says on its website that Woods was booked into a county jail around 7 a.m. Monday.

Jail records show Woods had been arrested by police in Jupiter. He was released just before 11 a.m. on his own recognizance. He has been charged under a Driving Under the Influence statute.


Read more: http://www.wbay.com/content/news/Police-Tiger-Woods-arrested-in-Florida-for-DUI-425121794.html

---

Talk about a hangover...

[packman]

1. Posted

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029131637

[cstanleytech]

7. Thats the General forum this is LBN so posting it here even though it was posted there already is

within LBN rules.

[truthisfreedom]

2. bummer.

[heaven05]

3. damn!!!!!!!!!!

Last edited Tue May 30, 2017, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)

can't be a happy person to not care about his or other lives while driving drunk. Maybe after he sobers up and completes successful rehab, he can be a spokesperson MAAD?? on edit: he was not drunk, might have been DWB in a fancy car no less and pain killers for his back problems...

[nwduke]

4. Montana

Yet Gianforte assaults a reporter and gets a slap on the wrist and praise from the GOP!

[tom_kelly]

5. Saw his mugshot

He's looks out of shape to say the least.

[Honeycombe8]

6. He's too old for this kind of behavior. What's his problem? nt

[cstanleytech]

9. Like many people he has issues and for him its probably a combination

of his golfing career clearly being past its prime and his attempts to get back in the game havent panned out at all like he was probably hoping they would plus he was stupid and decided to cheat on his wife and his wife then dumped him when she found out.

[Honeycombe8]

10. Well if he thought his problems were bad before, he's gonna lose endorsements.

He still has Nike. Unless Nike drops him.

Kind of hard to feel sorry for someone who has the world in his pocket, an easy life from here on out, who was blessed with a gift and discipline to learn a sport well, has the most beautiful women in the world who want him, tons of money, beautiful children. He lacks the talent of looking at what he has, compared to most people in the world.

Carol Burnett was speaking of one of her daughters on the The Tonight Show years ago. The daughter had a drug problem & gone into rehab. Maybe it was an attempted suicide? I don't remember. Johnny Carson asked her if the pressure of being a daughter of so famous and admired a person as she is was too much for the daughter, or hard to handle. Burnett responded, "Well, that's tough, if it is. There are people in the world with real problems. She'll just have to learn to handle the plate she's been given." Burnett was right. Some people who have been given a lot, don't understand the suffering that others endure...paraplegics, poverty, not enough to eat, alcoholic abusive parents, losing sight or hearing, etc.

There's really no excuse for a rich person his age to be drinking & driving. He can afford to hire a designated driver for the night, a cab, a limo. He could have killed someone.

[Egnever]

16. Well that was a bunch of hogwash

I get that it is hard to feel sorry for him. That said money does not solve all your problems. Would you say the same about Robin Williams or the recent suicide of the singer from sound garden.

Mental health is a tricky thing and money is no cure all for it. And that Carol Burnett quote is heartbreaking and cruel.

[cstanleytech]

23. True money isnt a cure but it does open up alot of potential avenues to

seek treatment for a number of problems when you have it compared to when you dont have it.

[Honeycombe8]

26. Money does make life easier. It takes away problems that others have.

It doesn't make you HAPPY, but it makes life oh so much easier. I used to be very poor, and I used to have a job that paid very well. Money DOES make a difference. You have a lot of options. It takes away worries.

Woods doesn't have a mental illness. He's a middle aged multi-millionaire who has drivers and multiple cars, so IF he chose to get drunk and drive, or do pills and drive, endangering other people, his feet should be held to the fire, just like anyone else. He could have killed children, mothers, families.

No excuses because he's a sports star.

He'll probably lose the Nike endorsement. And he should. IF he was under the influence.

[Honeycombe8]

25. Robin Williams had Parkinson's....

and his whole life was centered around his quick mind and physicality. He was also having financial problems. So he was having REAL problems.

I don't know about any singer in a garden.

Burnett was right. Her daughter got off drugs and straightened out.

IF Woods was drunk or high on drugs, he should go visit some hospitals & visit kids with cancer, paraplegics, quadriplegics. Go to Bangladesh and visit people starving to death. People with real problems.

No...a multi-millionaire with beautiful women hanging onto him, beautiful children who love him, and millions of fans is NOT having a hard luck life. He does NOT have a mental illness.

[we can do it]

43. Robin Williams did not drive impaired as far as I know.

[SergeStorms]

37. The rumor mill........

has it that he was taking HGH and steroids during his best years on the course. Whether that's true or not? You have to admit, his body has really gone downhill since his self-inflicted marital problems. He's had nothing but ligament and muscular problems since. His temper tantrums could have been a result of steroid abuse as well.

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. I'm just reporting what I've read on Pro-Golf blogs and in magazines. He had so much success, and was on schedule to break every one of Jack Nicklaus's records. Then everything went to hell in a hand-basket.

[cstanleytech]

8. That must have been one heck of an all night bender to be arrested at 7 in the morning.

[Maynar]

11. First thought through my mind.

[former9thward]

15. He was arrested at 3 am.

He was formally booked into the jail at 7 am.

[cstanleytech]

24. That makes more sense, thanks. nt

[Skittles]

20. I think over a third of DUI arrests are in the morning hours

Last edited Mon May 29, 2017, 09:38 PM - Edit history (1)

residual from the night so you know they must have really tied one on

[Archae]

31. Arrests here at Democratic Underground?

I know you meant to write "DUI."

Do I get an ass-kicking now?

[Skittles]

35. heh

[Bradical79]

12. Should have a driver

He's ultra wealthy. No reason to not have a driver taking you around if you want to go out drinking.

[Orrex]

14. They'll probably putt him in jail for this.

[Egnever]

17. No way he hill do jail time for this.

[Orrex]

32. I think it's a fairway to punish the crime

[former9thward]

18. No jail.

Florida requires first time DUI to be given probation. Standard sentence is $500 -$1000. There are exceptions of course if there is an accident with bodily injuries or minors in the car.

[Orrex]

33. Sounds like par for the course in Florida

[skamaria]

21. I got it Orrex!

[Orrex]

34. Whew--thanks!

Way to keep your eye on the birdie!

[we can do it]

44. I see what you did here.

[luvMIdog]

27. Hey I was lower middle class & I took a taxi to and from on my twice a year bar night

People who drink should plan it. I did. I knew I was going to do Tequila shots and I took a taxi to and from. A car in the hands of a drunk is a lethal weapon.

[TEB]

29. I agree with you on lethal weapon and vehicle and booze

[Skittles]

30. you know it

I don't think it is difficult to plan not to drive if you intend to drink

I have played designated driver a few times for people who wanted to party

[Mike Nelson]

13. In this day and age...

...even moderately wealthy people can call a ride. He can afford a full-time personal chauffeur!

[helpisontheway]

19. He has been spiraling out of control since

his father died. I think his father was his rock. He has looked bad since the adultery/sexting scandal. I hope he is not hooked to painkillers. I know he has had several major surgeries. Anyway, I hope he is able to get his life back together for his kids' sake. Maybe he can support them the way his dad supported him.

[Tobin S.]

22. It just goes to show that wealth does not create true happiness.

I'm happier than Tiger and I have a negative net worth. I drive a truck for a living and I live in a 1000 square foot house. I don't use drugs or alcohol. I'll turn Tiger on to the secret to my happiness for no charge if he contacts me.

First of all, you have to dump the dope and the booze. The true nature of your problems will then rise to the surface of your consciousness. This is the reason for the painkilling drugs. At this point, most people dive right back into the bottle. You have to tackle it head-on while sober if you want to get better.

This is assuming that Tiger is self-medicating for psychological reasons. I suppose he could be in pain from an injury, but I'd think he'd have better ways to deal with that than drinking, and I'd think he'd be smart enough to not get behind the wheel while impaired if he was not suffering from psychological problems.

[onecaliberal]

28. Epic dumb move. But he probably doesn't trust many people. Seems he replaced one addiction

For another maybe. He needs to get to what is st the core of his self destructive behavior.

[Greensix1]

36. Get a driver

Get a driver. No, Tiger, not the one from your bag. Hire a damn driver, you cheapskate. How stupid can you be to risk your reputation on a DUI when you could have called Uber, or a taxi, or slept it off in the back seat of your car?

[we can do it]

45. How stupid to risk other's lives.

[Mosby]

38. He says no alcohol was involved

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/05/tiger_woods_bad_meds_reaction_is_to_blame_for_dui_arrest

[olddad56]

39. the blood alcohol test should shed a little light on that.

[olddad56]

42. the cops have comfimred that there was no alochol in his system

but in my state, driving under the influence also includes meds. Not sure about FL.

[nitpicker]

40. Tiger is blaming medication

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40089225

((I suspect that is why he was claiming he felt so much better after the last operation...))

[wishstar]

41. I'll bet he was heavily sedated with opiates, muscle relaxers etc

Quite possible he has been overmedicating with pain meds for his back problems