Mark Walton News

[CaneFan79]

Impersonating a police officer?

How so?
Was he at a local 7-11 eating a donut and thumbing through gun magazines?

As a former cop, this comment has me ROTFLMAO!

As a former cop who (surprisingly) wasn't booted off a repeat offender DUI case jury in another state, I say if Walton took this to trial, he would get off. What I observed:

- Call it the BLM effect (and that includes white perceptions) but people are really suspicious of LE motives when stopped and they are your jury pool. Everyone has a camera and You Tube is filled with viseos showing LE personnel in a bad light.

- The police have cameras and it is causing officers to get lazy, relying on the digital images to be the evidence the prosecutor uses to get a conviction; my experience was the opposite, at full length, it led many jurors to question the arresting officer's integrity.

- Field Sobriety Tests are still a joke and if not presented to the offender perfectly, will be ripped up by any halfway decent defense attorney. The walk and turn looks difficult to most sober jurors (we are a more obese society now) and the one legged stand is judged the same by them. Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus is still not understood by the layman and most documentation accompanying the test is poorly written by LE personnel who need English 101, not another CJ class.

https://www.criminalattorneystpetersburg.com/DefenseLawyer/DUIDrunkDriving/DUIFieldSobrietyTestsFSTs.aspx

The suspended license is troubling, but that happens a lot on routine traffic stops.

They should replace one of the field tests with pupil dilation...firefighter/paramedic use it to see how well the brain's reacting and you see it at its best during head injuries, Drug calls, and even diabetic emergencies(if they're still conscious) because all of these alter the brain in some way causing abnormalities in the pupils reaction...I could literally teach a chimp how to do it properly don't know why it isn't used by police officers [MENTION=9161]CaneFan79[/MENTION]

The Feds at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), you know the people who won't force recalls until the bodies have piled up enough to outweigh automaker political donations, are still in love with HGN even though their are serious problems with it. Of course, if you give a research organization grant money, they will give you the results you want to hear:

www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Articles/Associated%20Files/810831.pdf

Jurors don't understand it, think LE is gaming the test, and the documentation that goes with it many times vague.

You mentioned diabetes. A diabetic measures their blood sugar with a simple devices that is well known in the USA circa 2016. How blood alchol can't be measured by a similar device baffles me. I would have such devices controlled by medical personnel and issued as sealed units for each shift (designated LE units go to hospital to retrieve it) and once used, a chain of custody begins...Having a person try to track a pen at 2 AM on a dark road side (or in the city with all manner of lights) is archaic.

 

[canecat]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

 

[canecat]

Kevin Olsen exhibits a pattern of this **** and the poor baby just needs help.

Mark Walton isnt even drunk and he is trash that needs to get booted, isnt worth the time or effort and doesnt deserve a 2nd chance.


hmmmm....

Yeah people calling him trash ect are trash themselves. We , or most of us , have driven after drinking , smoking , swallowing , sniffing ect a little too much in our youth and while it is wrong it is forgivable.

 

[BigDikCane]

just seen it on espn... dammit mane.. I hope he can bounce back

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

Kevin Olsen exhibits a pattern of this **** and the poor baby just needs help.

Mark Walton isnt even drunk and he is trash that needs to get booted, isnt worth the time or effort and doesnt deserve a 2nd chance.


hmmmm....

Yeah people calling him trash ect are trash themselves. We , or most of us , have driven after drinking , smoking , swallowing , sniffing ect a little too much in our youth and while it is wrong it is forgivable.

I wouldnt admit to swallowing in your youth.....

 

[theu852]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

?????? you are putting not only your life but others lives at risk as well when you get behind the wheel drunk.

 

[AK_Cane]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is in
significant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

?????? you are putting not only your life but others lives at risk as well when you get behind the wheel drunk.

Definitely not the most intelligent thing I have seen posted on this board. It's more than just a "bad decision" for yourself. On that note he wasn't even driving and only blew a .06. He should get hit with underage consumption that's about it.

 

[WestGaCane]

Why do we fight so much amongst each other? We're family. Go Canes.

 

[AK_Cane]

Why do we fight so much amongst each other? We're
family. Go Canes.

Lol

 

[dycane]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

Yup. Brilliant. I've always said my pilots shouldn't face criminal charges for operating aircraft drunk unless and until they torpedo one of my flights into the Atlantic. Deterrence is so 1980's.

 

[Southbeach44]

He gonna have to run some stairs??

 

[Bicho]

A dui arrest could happen to anyone. It's a very subjective crime. Jurors have sympathy for you if you look decent on video, cops tend to embellish signs of impairment in their testimony/reports.

 

[the storm]

You do know that with police unions, it is virtually impossible to run out a rogue cop. That is the problem. Take it from someone who knows.

Impersonating a police officer?

How so?
Was he at a local 7-11 eating a donut and thumbing through gun magazines?

As a former cop, this comment has me ROTFLMAO!

Haha!
I have several friends from my soFla high school days who ended up being cops.
Good guys.
There is good and bad in every profession.

 

[bigpurk45]

suspend him 2-3 games and let Choc get some carries Yearby Gus Choc

 

[canes732]

Its not that big a deal but for people to say it shouldn't be a arrest are just stupid the reason they get arrested is to protect you and me from the idiot whos driving drunk and sure its not something someone should be shamed for because its a mistake but he could've killed himself or worse someone else for this one little mistake.

 

[MovingZen]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

It might sound like it, but it's a flawed argument. Driving a car is not something you just get to do. You have to prove you can drive and that you know the laws that govern driving. If you speed you get a ticket, if you endanger the lives of others by driving recklessly you can be arrested. When you drive impaired you are driving recklessly. As much as I like to drive fast, I know speeding laws aren't bogus. There's nothing bogus about DUI laws. Driving is not a right. If you don't like the law, don't drive. Should we dump all trespassing laws? Of course there are parking lots at bars. You can go to a bar and leave unimpaired. That argument is as silly as saying just because I have a gun I'll use it to break a law.

 

[NY Shyne]

My lawyer can get this down to parking on the highway. Big fine but nothing else.

Give me a call Walton family. #Juice

 

[rccollins]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

It might sound like it, but it's a flawed argument. Driving a car is not something you just get to do. You have to prove you can drive and that you know the laws that govern driving. If you speed you get a ticket, if you endanger the lives of others by driving recklessly you can be arrested. When you drive impaired you are driving recklessly. As much as I like to drive fast, I know speeding laws aren't bogus. There's nothing bogus about DUI laws. Driving is not a right. If you don't like the law, don't drive. Should we dump all trespassing laws? Of course there are parking lots at bars. You can go to a bar and leave unimpaired. That argument is as silly as saying just because I have a gun I'll use it to break a law.

wondering how often Mcanes305 has ever left the little area he/she is from, because i can assure you, if you have traveled even a little bit in this country- you would no that not EVERY BAR HAS A PARKING LOT. ha

 

[Port Knox]

These reporters are disgusting man
Video of Walton being released from jail
https://twitter.com/ann_keil/status/724053294688157696
Praying he bounces back man, feel terrible for him

Was looking up Ann Keil's bio expecting to see Gator or Nole alum. But American University? She'd get it tho.

 

[Gatorhater]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

?????? you are putting not only your life but others lives at risk as well when you get behind the wheel drunk.

Most drivers are doing that when sober. It is hard to defend drunk driving but texting, sailing, and even talking make any cell phone a threat to others. Smart phones are truly dangerous. Myself, I have tendency to turn my head when talking to anyone in passenger seat, plus being Italian means driving with no hands mandatory for any meaningful discussion. PC prevents mentioning the horrible driving skills of many groups another sort of crime, but living in South Florida provides ample opportunities for exposures to every risk related to ***, race, nationality, former State of residency driving hazard. Oh crap, I forgot to mention age related dangers -- young punks and old farts seem about equal risks. How long before all those are illegal? Seriously, can we risk any human driving? Once the internal combustion engine propelled automobile is outlawed by the climate gestapo, one thing should be obvious, AI will do all the driving.