Personally, I'd prefer if they could treat these guys like ordinary citizens. You know, sobriety tests, going through the checkpoints, etc... But, apparently power has its privileges.
Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car Into Capitol Barrier
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Originally Posted by NY Times
Capitol police officers said the handling of the case created at least an appearance that Mr. Kennedy had received special treatment. He denied the suggestion.
"At the time of the accident, I was instructed to park my car and was driven home by the United States Capitol police," Mr. Kennedy said. "At no time did I ask for any special consideration."
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Whether he ASKED for special consideration has nothing to do with whether he GOT it. I seriously doubt that an ordinary citizen who crashed their car into a barrier at the capitol would be driven home by the police without a sobriety check.
I hope there will be an investigation. I know ambien can cause/allow people to do some extremely bizarre things. It is definitely powerful enough to impair driving ability. We'll see what happens...