Free Augie!
by 54b on Jul 16, 2009 2:38 PM CDT
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PrintMost of you are aware of Augie Garrido's arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated last January. Well it appears the judge in his case has ordered him to pay a $500 fine, go without a driver's license for 90 days, and spend four days in the pokey (two have already been commuted for time served).
I'm sure Augie will find a way to turn this tough experience into a positive and use it as a teaching lesson for his players and others. It's not my place to judge him or use my admin privileges to legislate morality on this forum.
I will simply say, "people who drink out of glass containers should not throw stones and let he amongst us who hasn't driven impaired, cast the first one."
Hope none of us should ever find ourselves in the same predicament and we use this story as another sobering reminder never to drink and drive.
54b
PS. No word yet on whether or not Travis County will give him the Cedric Benson Suite (flat screen TV not included).
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I doubt he spends a day in jail
he’ll sign in, the jail will magically be ‘full’, just like it was when Benson was supposed to serve his time, and he’ll sign out, his obligation complete
That's makes two of us
I only spent one night in jail for my DWI when I was in school. But I also had two years probation, 300 hours of community service, and a $500.00 fine. I did get to keep my license.
by TexasGarcia37 on Jul 16, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I still think Yemi must have had the worst lawyer in the history of mankind
How the hell do you get a sentence like that for allegedly trying to shakedown a drug dealer for some weed?
Especially when it is a drug dealer who jumps out a window when he hears someone knocking on his door, and claims the “assailants” had a semi-automatic weapon, which was never found?
That whole case baffled me.
Pretty smart guy, Yemi
He was able to get rid of the Glock by the time they searched his apartment weeks later. Sorta forgot the Glock auto-loader though. whoops!
Sorry for the highjack, b.
Well done
Best blog post I’ve seen yet on a DUI. It’s not something to be ignored, but it’s also something 90% of us could have been nailed with at one point or another at some point, but for a bit of luck. Short and sweet, put into proper perspective….well done. I’m quite sure Augie will never do this again.
In Dallas Yemi would have received probation for that. You have to be convicted of 3 felonies before you do any real time in Dallas. I am shocked that he got that long of a sentence on his first offense. Especially considering it was basically a dope deal gone bad. Anyone know what Robert Joseph got?
Shame on Travis County
Is a four day jail sentence the norm for this crime in Arizona Texas? I didn’t think so. It’s absolutely ridiculous that Augie is subject to a harsher sentence ostensibly because he is in the public eye. Shame on this judge whose job it is to uphold and respect the law. Just sickening.
I think it's a fair sentence
"From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I have ever seen on a running back." -John Madden
by run Bevo run on Jul 17, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
What crime?
Before we start the shame-a-thon, let’s remember that no one was harmed here. This is another one of this new kind of crime where you get punished for what you might do. So let’s just toss Augie into Gitmo and then the streets will be safe again.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
Libertarian POV
Yes, DUI is an irresponsible, risky, and stupid thing to do and no one should do it. But the point is that no one was harmed and the punishment is for something that might have happened but didn’t. IMHO the role of law is not to coerce good behavior, other than by punishing acts that result in harm. (Yes, I also oppose harsh penalties for seat-belt violations — but I wear one myself.) I realize that many people prefer an authoritarian government, so I will not argue this further.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
I think legally
The punishment was about what did happen, driving while intoxicated, which is a violation of this state’s laws, which are in place to protect the people (us). I know the hipster point of views are the in thing, but if someone were harmed we’d be talking in terms of years and lives being changed. That is worse case scenario and it happens too much. There is nothing wrong with serving 4 days. He’s a big boy and will handle it just fine.
"From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I have ever seen on a running back." -John Madden
by run Bevo run on Jul 20, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
My original statement is retracted;
Upon further research, four days in jail in lieu of probation is a normal sentence for this crime. Apologies for setting off an emotionally charged chain.
nice
I will simply say, “people who drink out of glass containers should not throw stones and let he amongst us who hasn’t driven impaired, cast the first one.”
Well put, sir.
Re-read what was said. No one's justifying anything.
The point was merely that we should avoid getting holier than thou about the whole thing and take it as a lesson. There but for the grace of god go I, etc.
and I don't agree with any part of that
the bottom line is that there are plenty of people who do not drink and drive and who have never driven a car while under the influence of alcohol
it’s called being responsible and having a designated driver, and it really isn’t that difficult
Of course.
If you have never once gotten behind the wheel in your entire life after having anything to drink (something that seems unlikely from someone who calls himself Beergut in a public forum), then by all means you have every right to cast aspersions. If you don’t live in a glass house, then feel free to throw stones. 54b’s point was merely that most of us live in glass houses in this regard so instead of pretending to be high and mighty just because we haven’t gotten caught, we should take it as a lesson of the perils of our immature actions and actually do the responsible thing.
I don’t understand what’s objectionable about this point.
then I am free to cast aspersions then
Regardless, it is the rationale that “well, we’ve all done it, so we have to excuse it” that I disagree with.
You’re not the first person to assume my name means the opposite of reality.
For the last time...
No one is excusing anything. The point is in fact something approximating the exact opposite. The point was to channel your disapproval in a productive rather than destructive manner, not to change your disapproval into justification. Please listen.
Amen, Brother
Thats the same reaction I had. Let the losers in Norman do the everyone else does it bit. I have never driven while impaired and there are plenty of others out there so the everyone does it thing doesnt wash with me. I honestly would be easier on one of the players doing it rather than Augie. I expect stupidity and boneheaded acts of college kids now and then. A 70 year old should know better
I really dont like Augie remainig as coach after driving drunk. I like to thank UT is not just another school that winks at bad behavior as long as the winning continues
I really didnt enjoy the Horns playoff march as much as normal because of this incident. As much as I like to see Texas win, I want them to win with class.
This is just asinine
Is it really about the coach, not about the kids?
"From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I have ever seen on a running back." -John Madden
by run Bevo run on Jul 20, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
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