District Attorney Frustrated As Cop Found Drunk In Patrol Car Let Off Due To Poor Investigation

[Judi Lynn]

By Rohit R Nair
02/07/20 AT 1:58 AM

A Colorado district attorney who was unable to prosecute a cop who had passed out drunk in his patrol car last year has expressed his frustration at the double standards shown by the police department to protect one of its own.

On March 29, 2019, officer Nathan Meier was found unresponsive in his patrol car, in the middle of a street in Aurora. He was in his uniform and had his weapon on him when he was found by other officials on the scene. Deputy Chief Paul O'Keefe, who was one of the officials who responded first to the scene, reported Meier had a faint smell of alcohol on him ABC News reported.

However, according to District Attorney George Brauchler, O’Keefe later told Internal Affairs that he did not have enough evidence for a DUI investigation.

Of the eight police officers who were present when Meier was discovered, no one told the firefighters or EMS personnel that Meier had a faint smell of alcohol coming from him. As a result, he was taken to the hospital believing he was suffering from opioid exposure or experiencing a stroke.

More:
https://www.ibtimes.com/district-attorney-frustrated-cop-found-drunk-patrol-car-let-due-poor-investigation-2917558

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. Cops take care of their own and they never rat.

Take that lesson from them but never help them. - George Carlin

[safeinOhio]

2. Police "professional courtesy" equals corruption and has a long history.

Just one example of many

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/02/18/a-plague-of-professional-courtesy/

Then there is my own example too.

My ex used the term during my divorce and told me her friends would stop and write me up if I was seen in her county as a professional courtesy. I told this to the sheriff and it was the first time I ever saw him angry. He said "that term will not be used in my department". He then handed me his card and wrote his personal phone number on it. He then then told me that if I'm ever pulled over in that county to call him and both cops would be fired. This was a LEO with a PHD. After that she ended up never working there again even though I moved and was never pulled over there.
Not all cops are bad, but if you ever hear that term, you can be assured that is a crooked cop.