Dean Davis, Oklahoma State House Republican, arrested for public intoxication!

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4. Not unheard of for cops to look the other way based on the speech and debate clause

One well known incident involved Senator Byrd, who rear ended another car and was initially ticketed, but the cops then decided the ticket should be voided because Byrd was covered by the speech and debate clause. After the story came out, Byrd decided to "waive" the immunity to the extent it was applicable and appeared in traffic court.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/07/20/sen-byrd-has-his-day-in-traffic-court/c3c9ff66-487f-47df-96e7-03d46ab016f6/


In Davis's case, his arrest for public drunkenness ought to be considered "breach of the peace" and thus not covered by the immunity.