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[@Carolyn184]

How is it that the school staff basically decided her fate, when the cop had previously asked her if she could have someone pick her up. Unbelievable. Talk about nasty power trippers.

[@Not_Always]

And what's worse is that what they charged her with didn't even rise to the level that it would require in Oklahoma.

[@thisisme3238]

This teacher, drunk or not, should have IMMEDIATELY asked for a lawyer and not said a word.... especially since her Miranda rights were not read to her.

[@dank6852]

School cliques exist for teachers too?

[@maddiekain7728]

​@@dank6852 Oh yes. They sure do. In my experience, it's usually either the English teachers or the music/choir teachers.

[@genericamerican7574]

@@maddiekain7728 English literature. He was one of the best teachers I had. Had a real skull on his desk.

[@pey-yote]

"Sorry Ma'am. Walking you down the hallway in cuffs while we ring a bell and chant 'shame' is just part of our policy."

[@behindthen0thing]

Lol

[@jamba622]

Her policy - sure I’m not supposed to drink in school. But my needs trump all others so I’ll make my own rules

[@Cannabidragon]

It's called accountability she shouldn't have been under the influence at school...

[@sarboee77]

@pey-ote I love the GOT reference!😂

[@Oliviaandtrina]

​@@jamba622 .06 it's very possible that's left over from her drinking the night before, or just hungover. It's under the limit to drive. Do you really believe someone can be safe to drive but dangerous to be around children???

[@brooke6286]

That Karen talking with the principal and the cop absolutely was the rat. She is EXCITED for this lady to get arrested. She seemed almost irritated that the cop would possibly not arrest her.

[@SassyPetal]

YES! I just commented on this! So glad someone else saw what I did!🎉

[@SusantheNerdy]

You have a drunk coworker show up to supervise and teach children, you think you'd be ok with that happening?

[@brooke6286]

@@SusantheNerdy There's a difference between someone being upset with their coworker's behavior and someone delighting in the downfall of another. This woman is lapping this situation up. She loves it. And that makes her a lousy person as well.

[@SusantheNerdy]

@@brooke6286 You've never been in a situation where someone is doing something bad, has likely been doing it for a long time and *finally* has to face consequences and weren't at least a little pleased? Imagine if those women had been reporting issues with her and they were getting ignored or brushed off or that teacher treated them badly. You don't know all the dynamics at play.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

@@SassyPetal Absolutely

[@piercegalactic]

Having been arrested for DWI when I was cold sober (hadn’t had a drink in days), but failed the on the spot sobriety balance tests, I feel for this woman

[@catht9653]

It's such a relief to hear your compassion for the accused.

[@francesdelarue4519]

I am in recovery 27 years. And this made me cringe.

[@mikebiff]

​​@@francesdelarue4519do you mind elaborating?

[@farawayxgalaxy]

Right! He jokes around a lot on some videos, but you can tell he’s seriously such a nice guy. It warms my heart

[@davydtaylor4151]

One of the most disgusting abuses of power I have seen for a while. The cop was happy to let her go untill he spoke to the other teachers. It’s pathetic

[@Lauren_C]

I’m curious if there’s any grounds to sue. A hefty payout could definitely be of help in paying for treatment, given she probably has no health coverage now.

[@worriedmomof2311]

It's terrible!! She had a drink the night before. That's not illegal. .06 under the legal limit. She is clearly not hammer drunk like the last one. I would trust my child in her care. This was first thing in the morning. Now if they would have done it in the afternoon then yes she should get fired. I hope she sues them. She is allowed to drink at home on off time.

[@lyncressler2608]

This is horrible. I'm out

[@amorl4520]

Isn't it more b/c she drove to school higher level alcohol perhaps. ??

[@janellekirk1785]

Pretty obvious which lady reported her, too..

[@DorothyKiley]

I’m a teacher and watched this 3 times bc I couldn’t believe how many major mistakes each person made. It truly is outrageous in so many ways.

[@rivermcratt3683]

Oh fucking Christ. I'm in my mid-forties and all of my elementary school teachers were fucking smashed. We knew when the teacher was too drunk to teach because when we got in we would have the old school TV and VCR on the five foot stand wheeled into the room and the lights are already be off so we knew not to raise our voices. Now the world is full of Karen's and everybody's got a cell phone up their ass and everybody is shocked and appalled at shit that has been going on for 100 years

[@truckersaregay1219]

🤡

[@ChristophTozer]

​@rivermcratt3683 Yup, I went to school all through the 80s and a drunk or hung over teacher was not uncommon. None of us kids thought anything of it.

[@jroden06]

​@@rivermcratt3683Exactly, this is why there's no reason to send children to school besides as a day care. Unless they're going to an upper crust 1% school you're not going to be given any advantage.

[@Creepystalker102]

@@jroden06you do the same pre-printed packets whether the teacher is smashed or not tho. Private schools only tend to have better test scores because they can kick out people that don’t meet the mark, whereas public schools are obligated to take students of all skills. I know which one makes the kids turn out freakier and less socially well adjusted tho, and it’s not the public schools

[@hitechfl]

Cases like this do nothing to help the situation but instead make it harder for the one arrested to get their life straightened out.

[@Makeupgal3000]

I can’t believe they’re searching her bag in front of the school officials like this. And making her admit what medications she’s taking for what purpose.

[@paulconey252]

Scum of the earth what they done on this poor woman

[@alicias.8482]

That's a HIPPA violation for sure

[@hadenanderson563]

HIPPA and FERPA

[@maryfarnsworth5685]

⁠@@alicias.8482Definitely not what HIPAA is. None of those people are involved with her medical care/insurance so asking or talking about her health information is not a HIPAA violation. A crappy thing to do, for sure, but it has nothing to do with HIPAA.

[@brandonhoover2120]

Not, literally no. Cops are not subject to this.@@hadenanderson563

[@JimSty-bh1os]

"And I know it's a small town..." The utter defeat in her voice when she said that is so damn sad. She knows what's in store for her, her son and the rest of her family, all because her jaded, self-righteous and probably hypocritical KAREN coworkers convinced the police to arrest her... This incident is nauseating to watch. That said, I hope she and her family are able to rebound from this humiliating ordeal and she gets the help she might need... I emphasized the word "might because there's also a chance that she's not actually an alcoholic but a social drinker who made a dumb mistake... Either way, none of that justifies am arrest and immediate termination from her career...

[@jordancharm6780]

The woman who showed up to work drunk is the victim? Geeze

[@cactuszak4454]

*THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW THEY TREATED THIS WOMAN* She’s not even above the legal limit, never read her rights. One officer lied to make it sound like shes .12 instead of.06! The faculty are scummy too.

[@Dan_Capone]

Yeah, that was weird how he said that another test would give .12. So the breathalyzer is that off and unreliable that it can report half the real amount? Doesn't that mean that it's also possible that the real reading would be 0.0? I mean, cops get away with all kinds of ludicrous statements like that.

[@cornhole3way694]

Most people wouldn’t feel comfortable with their children’s teachers being intoxicated. It’s dangerous.

[@littlered6340]

​@@Dan_Caponethis Like what is even the point if it can be off by 100%?? 100%???? Get another device, jeeeeeze

[@wolfpecker5710]

@@cornhole3way694yeah but there is no proof she is intoxicated. By that own cop’s admission that machine can error .06 ahead which also means it can error the same amount in the opposite direction. Not only that but they didn’t find any alcohol and she isn’t slurring her words or anything else. This whole situation has a lawsuit written all over it.

[@cornhole3way694]

@@wolfpecker5710 interestingly, I think the school officials asked for her to be arrested to avoid lawsuits by parents.

[@Zaza_Grady]

I feel sorry for her. Hope she recovers and moves on somewhere where she’s thriving and supported.

[@ldhawthorne]

Thank you Bruce for highlighting this case! I hope she hires the best lawyer in town! I truly hope she sees this video! This is disgusting how they treated her!

[@eliamrice5758]

Hi, long time viewer, first time commenter. Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out, but her failure of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test could’ve been caused by Xanax, which she has a legal prescription for. Additionally, the fact that the officer estimated a margin of error for his PBT of .06 (he estimated that her BAC was closer to .12 when his PBT read .066) shows that he has no idea how to properly calibrate his device, and it likely hasn’t been properly calibrated in months. These two facts, plus her sober seeming demeanour, make me think that she may not actually have drank at all since the prior night (though she may have drank more than she let on the previous night).

[@lirpa1981]

I agree with this comment so much Also I wish she would’ve said. Everyone else in this room give a sample and I will send op. That way we know for a fact if it’s perfect or not. If there isn’t any error it should have read zero for the others. She was absolutely railroaded and it was disgusting. Could’ve been a plan masterminded all along. What if a friendly teacher brought her iced coffee at lunch. I’m just saying. There could have been anything that happened. They held her hostage and didn’t even mirandize her. I’m so angry watching this.

[@terryKessler42719]

I’m sorry, but Xanax does not effect one’s eyesight. It has nothing to do with her failing the nystagmus test.

[@eliamrice5758]

@@terryKessler42719 Hi, I’ve been trying to respond to your comment for a while, but KZbin keeps deleting my comment when I try to include links to sources. While it may not feel like Xanax effects your vision, it can still cause horizontal gaze nystagmus due to it’s similar mechanism of action to alcohol. Benzodiazepines and alcohol are both GABAergic CNS depressants that cause similar involuntary physiological responses (including horizontal gaze nystagmus) due to their similar agonism towards GABA receptors. Other GABAergic CNS depressants such as barbiturates can cause horizontal gaze nystagmus for the same reason. I tried to include sources at this point, but KZbin wouldn’t let me, so I’ll instead encourage you to google the following: NDAA horizontal nystagmus: the science and the law (from the National District Attorneys Association) TDCAA field sobriety test review (from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association) Apologies for the inconvenience, I hope you find this information helpful.

[@eliamrice5758]

@@terryKessler42719 also, I’ve noticed that your bio says you’re a registered nurse, so you may find these resources useful in addition to the previously cited information (both from the NCBI): Central Oculomotor Disturbances and Nystagmus - PMC - NCBI Illicit drugs: Effects on eye - PMC - NCBI

[@louhortonsculpture]

@@terryKessler42719🤔it says don’t operate heavy machinery when you take Xanax until you know how it will affect you. A lot of other factors could lead to the medication affecting her when it wouldn’t affect another person.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

Why is she having to give her PRIVATE personal medical info in front of the other teachers?

[@Kitsune2009]

Thank you!! Nosy bitches you just know are lovin this. She needs help not to be judged

[@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God]

HIPAA only applies to medical professionals

[@CatalinaFOIA]

Exactly 💯 procedurally this was done wrong.

[@jordanchen23]

Not that drinking around kids is remotely okay. But I do hope a judge tosses out this case for sloppy procedural compliance. Despite what some claim, the police aren't your friends in these situations.

[@DodongoManoof]

Because cops usually have no understanding of the law and just go into things willy nilly asf but since they have guns people get scared

[@onthecoast3691]

I've seen this video twice now and it truly hurts my heart. I taught school for 30 years. I've sadly seen this several times. I can tell you the school administration is the one who pushed the police to arrest her. That school wanted her gone for some reason and this happened to help them out. The police even offered her the option of a ride. But the school needed her to be arrested so that it was a bigger deal, therefore losing her job. The school was totally behind ALL of this. I feel very sorry for this lady.

[@markhusseymh1]

The cops had little choice if school administrators wanted her out they have to arrest her or they probably also be sacked

[@deniseadkins2901]

So the administration made her drink? That was her choice.

[@zubetp]

babe, she was an alcoholic. she was drinking on her way to work. she was drinking at school. she was doing those things. the breath test can be inaccurate, but it can't say you're that much above the limit out of nowhere. listen, i have such empathy for her. addiction is a painful cycle, and the profound shame she's feeling in the video is impossible to miss. i remember when the video was first posted, and i remember thinking: this is humiliating. it shouldn't be public. and! to say teachers are undervalued in the united states is the understatement of the century. teachers are the backbone of our early development. (have you seen that key & peele sketch "if teachers were treated like athletes"? it always makes me laugh and then feel a little bummed out lol) but the fact remains that this woman was drinking at school. the school didn't make her drink, they found out a teacher was drunk while working with children. can you imagine the lawsuits that would crash down on that school if any parents found out they let her stay? those parents would lose their minds! and you can hear the disappointment in that school admin's voice. i guarantee they wanted her to stay. but she was drinking at work. they _factually_ had no choice.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

How did they compel her to drink? I believe you are conflating this incident with your own unresolved issues.

[@thizlam4810]

The school didn’t make her drink on the job…

[@nomeinthecottage4767]

This kind of thing happened to me when I was struggling with serious drug addiction as a teacher. It was the most humiliating day of my life. Thank goodness it’s not all over KZbin.

[@kellybroady6378]

Very brave of you to say. Feel so sorry for this teacher, who needed a friend and treatment, not public humiliation. So sad.

[@walvegasgunsandoutdoors]

What happened?

[@rachelwyatt6030]

If you don’t mind answering, what happened? Did they just randomly call the cops and do this? I’m sorry for what you went through and I hope you were given help and compassion compared to this nightmare of a place!

[@stephanielloyd4053]

Just wanted to say I'm sorry this happened to you, I also was struggling with a heavy addiction whilst working in school, I was with a small team, we weren't teaching staff, and my colleagues actually got me to go get help.and I got onto a rehabilitation program. My one colleague who actually became an amazing friend and support, especially when I later lost both parents. I did see the cattiness of the teaching staff though. I definitely felt some snobbery towards me as a "non teacher" I'm so sorry that you had to go through it. ❤

[@Severmore]

Hope you're not teaching anymore.

[@wehvgirlpwr]

She got on someone’s bad side at this school and they wanted to stick it to her. The school staff doesn’t appear to take into account how this will affect her little girl. I hope she hired an attorney who could help her throw some mud back at the school officials. They violated her rights in a couple different ways, no Miranda rights and they actively showed everyone in the room what was in her purse. Making her discuss her medication was absolutely unacceptable. The two “Karen’s” at the back of the room are hovering like two flies waiting for the blood to spurt!

[@gingerlee726]

Well said! Those other teachers are making me feel pretty angry. This is health matter and everyone deserves privacy.

[@wehvgirlpwr]

@@gingerlee726 Agreed! What confuses me is that she blew under the legal limit so while she did have alcohol on board and didn’t need to be around children right then, the situation could have been handled differently giving her some dignity. I can’t see that she was a flight risk so…if she was under the legal limit, take her home and call it a day. What was the legality of arresting her? Maybe the threshold for “ public intoxication” is less stringent. I really don’t know.

[@robertafierro5592]

I spotted those Karen's from the very beginning.

[@wehvgirlpwr]

@@robertafierro5592 Yep! I wanted to reach through the screen and bitch slap the both of them!

[@vankomensaskia]

Right!! Those woman are probably the most disliked teachers at school. Did the dude need back up or something!? as a parent, call me irresponsible but if she had been my kids teacher I would have felt so bad for her.

[@NativeNiches]

That’s crazy. The least restrictive means of getting a person before the court should be used. There’s absolutely no point or purpose in arresting her.

[@MRRBPOOL]

The only purpose was her humiliation. Classic bullying tactic, teachers are far from exempt

[@julesthecat.]

Those teachers wanted it and the cop caved. So gross

[@jcarroll135]

Of course there is.. that dude gets to feel like he pees standing up for the day!!

[@disillusionedanglophile7680]

In America it seems that the cops' job is to arrest as many people as possible at every opportunity. Fines, court fees, legal fees and private prisons. The prison industrial complex is a vast web of income for millions

[@808Fee]

@@MRRBPOOL If he's the principal of that school, I'd hire a PA. Trust me, everyone has dirty laundry.

[@railroadrefugee]

The funny thing about all of this is that back in the 60s and 70s half the teachers would have been functional day drinkers, as well as the principal, and the cop. The stigma sure has changed.

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

Absolutely

[@JackSmith-g9x]

Pint at lunchtime was widely accepted in my dad's day

[@Ailuj234]

The Teacher’s Union takes weeks to get back to you. As my Dad, a Judge, says “Shut your mouth until you see the whites of your Attorney’s eyes”! Words to live by.

[@andreaseversonlopez8316]

The other teacher clearly looked intoxicated but this lady seems fine. I’m really surprised they escalated this so much. I really want to know what the context is for this. Why did they think she was drunk?

[@Dan_Capone]

They clearly had it out for her. The administrators basically said to the cops: "can you arrest her? we'd really appreciate it if you could arrest her", and the cop complied. Sickening.

[@wolfpecker5710]

@@Dan_Caponedespicable! I really hope that their own sins get blasted to the public!

[@dredubz5825]

She seems really sweet. I feel bad for her. I hope this doesn’t ruin her life.

[@LeaningCedarRanch]

The “utility” is she lives in a small town and the embarrassment/shame factor can never be underestimated in a small town to this very day!! Someone at the school - that one short lady - desires immediate and life-long consequences. Zero Grace in that sad woman’s life…hope she never needs forgiveness since she’s obviously so perfect!!

[@sianjones7167]

Absolutely. Petty nastiness was the real crime here.

[@Lepenseur73]

The utility is the bail goes into city coffres. But the processing alone would cost more than her bail

[@LeaningCedarRanch]

@@Lepenseur73 - wouldn’t disagree - but the over-riding utility is the shame factor. Vengeful woman needed the teacher’s dirty laundry hung so ALL would see. As you said, costs exceed, most likely, the money the town/county would receive - the utility will be found in its highest concentration in shame…

[@happywanderer6307]

Would love to see a follow up on this one. Was she ever given her Miranda warning? What was the outcome? Those staff members were probably yammering away at all of the teachers and all of their friends abut this.

[@JimSty-bh1os]

I've never seen a faculty of literal Karen's before I saw this video.. And at the expense of this woman's professional and personal life... it's all just so damn sad and completely wrong. I hope she gets the help she needs and goes back to teaching at a place a lot less toxic than this poorly ran excuse of a school...

[@meganlr_]

I’d also love a follow up! Too bad Bruce can’t represent her! This all sucked but allowing her coworkers to watch the entire thing was disgusting. They should all be mortified to have stayed in that room.

[@ep7672]

I hope their consciences eat them alive, but I doubt they'll get anything but joy from this shameful persecution.

[@sheilafurguiel3202]

@@JimSty-bh1os Hmmmm, heard of science before? Ever had alcohol before? Just asking. Hmmm 🤔, how much alcohol do you think she had in her system after that ONE glass of wine at 2:30 am?, guess? Nope? Well, it will be between 0.03 to 0.08, then you go to sleep for about 7 hours, right?, RIGHT?, what happens then? The alcohol will be out of your system after only ONE glass of wine. RIGHT?, RIGHT? So, explain why she had 0,66 alcohol in her system when she was at school???. Only way her ALCOHOL LEVELS could be that high, was that she had been drinking about a bottle of wine until 2:30 AM, or that she drank 2 /3 glasses of wine before she left her house that morning. She failed the pen test, she couldn’t keep her head straight while following the pen with her eyes, first sign that she’s not sober. I am totally shocked that you people think it’s alright for a drunk teacher to teach your kids. Dang, would love to know where most of these people live who thought that she was sober. She would have gotten a DWI if she had been driving. Seems no one knows about science in this group.

[@Stephanie4686]

I love how compassionate you are! ❤️ You're such a levelheaded and down to earth person. We need more people like you in the world! ❤

[@robinharris4247]

This happened to my sister who was a special education teacher for 30 years. She developed a drinking problem later in life. They found her to be drunk at school and there was vodka in her classroom (this was 20 years ago) they told her to go to rehab and get clean for a certain period of time and if she did she could return to work with her current status in tact and she would have random alcohol tests. She did all that and returned to work and was sober for 5 years. Unfortunately she relapsed hard and died at the age of 55 from severe alcoholism. Her work really treated her with respect.

[@Sputterbug]

thats sad, I'm glad the school got her into rehab though

[@natalie235]

I’m sorry for your loss.

[@robinharris4247]

@@natalie235 Thank you she was a person I never in my life would have gone down that path.

[@robinharris4247]

@@Sputterbug Yes it was very sad. I never would have thought that would have been a path she ended up on. That said her work was very good to her. Unlike these videos. Some things should not be put out to the universe :(

[@itsMaverickz]

Damn that's sad af

[@zvisger]

I just have to say I agree with so many of these comments about the other administrators being pretty nasty. You could just feel their angst towards her and how badly they just wanted her to get arrested regardless of any details or of her wellbeing. They're just those people who feel like they're the judge, jury, and executioner.

[@KimberlyBishh]

Yeah and I bet a lot of those administrators are pill heads they probably do meth and all kinds of shit get drunk every night.. statistics say that's true

[@spicyirwin5835]

Would u want ur child being taught under alcohol. This is 3rd teacher. Another teacher had alcohol, meth & coke in her posession. Other teacher was drinking while teaching. Maybe during lockdown they got a habit? Kids learn what they see far more that what they r told. Hence cig smoking or vaping.

[@DeborahStJohn-jo6gx]

Yes. I’ve been a teacher for 40 years. The blonde woman really went for broke- she was already fired- but blondie pushed for arrest.

[@iinmediasres4938]

The principal seemed almost gleeful when telling her that this might make the news. I feel so bad for her.

[@Dan_Capone]

@@spicyirwin5835 Stop with this false dilemma, please. No one is saying that the only two options are humiliating her with an arrest or letting her teach while being drunk. There was no reason for the arrest, she could've been sent home and given a job suspension while she gets help or gets cleaned or whatever. We're all people.

[@missmonster2066]

OMG Bruce, this is wild. You really showed a great example of the difference between having a lawyer and not having one in this situation. This is a really good video. Love your channel!❤

[@Bulldogg6404]

29:50 there was an audio issue. for those who want to know what Bruce said (following the teacher and officer exchange about not disclosing who reported her for drinking on the job): "However, once you get to court, you have to know, because they gotta put them on the stand and talk to you about it. You have a 6th Amendment right to confront your accuser."

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

Thank you!

[@drtyslzy]

Thanks!

[@Flick14]

Thanks! I have hearing problems & for a moment there thought I'd suddenly gone completely deaf 😂

[@Sway392]

Thank you, was going to come down here to say the same thing.

[@dianajane6185]

Thank you. That is important info to know.

[@Kay_Watermelon]

I do feel bad for her. She did mess up, but she was respectful and accepting. The other staff were utter cunts, basking in someone else's shame. It seems like no one even cared to offer a helping hand, they just tossed her in the dirt. My god I hate the abrupt buzzing in bodycam footage.

[@jenniferlee6955]

I'd drink if I were a teacher having to deal with administration that is so blatantly unsupportive not to mention behavioral issues with parents & students (though probably not on the job). This was simply mean.

[@quinnvids]

not to mention Oklahoma is one of the worst places to be a teacher. They are dealing with a teaching shortage and give thousands of emergency teaching certifications to make their schools even slightly functional. when I worked in an Oklahoma school the wonderful, committed teacher whose classroom I worked in was on food stamps due to low income and commuted over an hour daily despite the fact she'd been a teacher for decades in the state, literally had cared for kids in the middle of a tornado as it hit a school. teaching is a devalued profession in Oklahoma, if they want things like this to stop happening (second viral drunk teacher video of the year less than a month into the school year) it will take more than public humiliations of those dealing with addiction. "From 2001-2018, Oklahoma’s enrollment in university education programs dropped by 80%. That decline caused Oklahoma City University to phase out its early childhood and elementary teacher preparation programs altogether." "Oklahoma’s teacher shortage led to a record-breaking 3,780 emergency teaching certifications issued in 2022."

[@racharina]

I agree.

[@baby.nay.]

Just smoke weed

[@jenniferlee6955]

@@baby.nay. 😁

[@theKashConnoisseur]

I wouldn't drink, I'd just find a different job. Take care of yourself, don't abuse your body in order to numb your mind and soul to a painful situation.

[@ChristopherSaindon]

I was on TV from 1995-2017 (TV meteorologist) and in every newsroom I worked at, I saw reporters do stories like this. By the end of that day they looked angry and clinically depressed too. It makes you really sad to watch things like this.

[@elizabethamarh7540]

Bruce, the way you had me responding “mirandize her!” at 19:14 😂 I’m so grateful to have found your channel. Love the enjoyable, educational content y’all produce, thank you.

[@SteviiLove]

Last year my fiancé was pulled over under suspicion he was driving while intoxicated (he wasn't, he swerved for a pot hole while on his way home from working an overtime shift) and did all the sobriety tests for over an hour before pulling out the breathalyzer which he blew all zeros because again, he wasn't drinking. The officer then tried to say his prescription was a controlled substance which it's not as it's is a non narcotic and simply says handle machineryand driving with caution until you know how it effects you. The officer could not detain him or give him a DUI but refused to let him drive the 10 minutes home; he had to call my mom to pick him up and then get dropped off at his car the following day. It was BS.

[@LG-nm6pn]

Sooooooo a school teacher at my local elementary (which both of my now adult children attended) recently passed. She was a good teacher, took a couple of days off and never came back. Long story short she died from cirrhosis one week after she took time off. Besides the yellow eyes, the other parents couldn’t really tell. She was a full functioning alcoholic…..and was a teacher at that elementary for 30 years. It’s a horrible illnessx

[@stephanielloyd4053]

To be telling her all the "evidence" infront of those back stabbing bitches was truly unacceptable. She's been humiliated, and I can imagine the teachers have wanted her gone for a while. Perhaps she's a bit "out there" or "loud" for the other staff. But she cant be fired for that, so they have created this scenario. Absolutely disgusting. She was so respectful and dignified.

[@StackedOdds76]

She wasn’t liberal enough for them but what pushed them over the edge was when she refused to hang a rainbow 🌈 flag in her classroom

[@josephmarzullo]

@@StackedOdds76she was be part of the maga cult

[@LV_223]

I agre with you except for one point. No one created this scenario. The other teachers at the school obviously capitalized on the opportunity, but no one forced booze down her throat. This teacher put herself in this situation. That said, the way this was handled was just horrible. As embarrassing as it was, the way the cops handled this basically gave her a get out of jail free card. Any lawyer worth his salt will get this thrown out due to the multiple instances of misconduct we all witnessed here. No miranda warning, making her disclose medical information in front of uninvolved parties, taking her to jail essentially at the request of school staff…just absolutely unprofessional and very obviously done to embarrass her and punish her for her actions, which is absolutely not the cop’s job.

[@stephanielloyd4053]

@LV_223 I agree with your comment, however, even though they didn't physically force her to drink, I just wonder if they made her life so awful in the workplace she was driven to it!

[@KLee1028]

@@StackedOdds76 are you dumb?

[@bramsrockhopper3377]

This case was nothing like the other drunk teacher one. Chalk and cheese. Both the cops and the school behaved like shits in this case, and I found myself rooting for the poor teacher instead. She wasn’t drunk at school, she just had some alcohol left in her system from the night before, and needed a ride home and a caution against drinking too much the night before a school day. That’s all. Those school staff WANTED her out for other reasons. Guaranteed. And I bet those cops drink more than she does. Poor woman. Imho

[@Cymraesarall]

Agreed

[@withgoddess]

I'm glad you can see it. 30 years ago I had drinks the night before and was NOT intoxicated. I had gotten up bathed etc etc and gone to work hours later. It was still on my breath apparently...though I was in no way intoxicated. I was censured for it by the boss and it was embarrasing. It bothered me because I was not intoxicated. So much for a perfect work record... I didn't have another drink after that even to this day 30 years ago.

[@etanolpolice]

them mofos wanted her out so bad, bro i tested 0.06 after 12 hours of drinking a beer

[@GRMLS5]

@@withgoddess The news article I read said her behavior in the classroom was of concern. By the time the police got there the school had already organized a substitute teacher and were looking for a long-time teacher. She had lost her job by the time the police got there...can not see the need to arrest her or handcuffs or the way this video was publicly released. The school district admitted they didn't think the children saw her drunk.

[@wrennybaby]

Ain't no way you she JUST drank last night. If she drank then slept, then went to school SHE WOULDNT BLOW A 0.06. She is lying about not drinking.

[@jessewade4557]

I feel so bad for her!!! She was so polite and accommodating. I would have been crying loudly! 😂 God bless her and her little one. I hope she gets through this and is much better for it. I feel like the school people didn't like her. They were weird as shit! This whole thing is hard to watch. She didn't deserve this. She should have been made to go home. ......... I hate when people like those school people bully other people. Thanks Bruce! I love your videos!!!!

[@kymberley9216]

Some people try to be cooperative and this is what they get in return. She thinks they’re treating her well because they’re speaking calmly to her but no they’re turning some small town drama into a bigger deal. Parading her through the school in cuffs. They could’ve let her walk out to the police car THEN….. cuffed her n stuffed her.

[@JimSty-bh1os]

I've never seen a faculty of literal Karen's before I saw this video.. And at the expense of this woman's professional and personal life... it's all just so damn sad and completely wrong. I hope she gets the help she needs and goes back to teaching at a place a lot less toxic than this poorly ran excuse of a school...

[@gurutruecrimeguru1405]

Why is everyone defending being a drunk school teacher and drunk driving which she did in the morning?

[@louhortonsculpture]

Dang you’re lucky!! I wanted to be a teacher, I loved my teachers, but I could see the abuse within the faculty and superiors when I was still in elementary school.

[@fashionhistorylover]

​@@gurutruecrimeguru1405 She was under the legal limit though.

[@sfisher2860]

I ❤the grandma jokes. They are hilarious 😂😂

[@ellie6229]

What was with the blonde lady pushing for her arrest? That's so privileged and evil. She has no empathy... I'm a teacher and I know that would be a nightmare

[@RaSheedapower]

Stop using the word privilege it's tired and shows limited vocabulary. Yall just use the same buzzwords over and over to seem "woke"

[@hi-d12forlife]

I was thinking the exact same thing. She was probably the one who snitched on her because she was so wanting her to get arrested and she wasn't even acting impaired!!

[@August_Underground_6669]

Yeh what a witch. I hope the parents see this and freak out on the school because this is wrong. Jesus tap dancing Christ she was under the legal limit too! I know tons of parents who have a few drinks at home and are in charge of their kids. This is not fair. Something tells me the staff just had a grudge against her.

[@dnaharis7037]

The other teacher is pushing for it because this woman broke the trust of that school/state, the kids, and the parents. She endangered everyone there. Fuck around and find out

[@johnwerner69]

​@@RaSheedapowerFunny how you complain about people having a small vocabulary and using the same buzzwords over and over and then you say "woke"

[@traciaugustyniak4365]

Wow. I grew up in a suburb right outside Chgo. NOW I live in a little town in SW MI. And little towns are MEAN. I always told my kids, watch yourself around here because people will never let you live down your mistakes. They'll never forget...

[@GeoffInfield]

Breaks my heart - as someone who quit drinking 4yrs ago after a similar wakeup call, she strikes me as someone who'd embrace a second chance and never drink again. She's under the limit to legally drive, she's chill, I don't see any risk to kids? Do it twice and you're toast but now she's unemployable and at risk of drinking herself to death instead of straightening up when given a second chance 😢

[@theKashConnoisseur]

She was under the legal limit at the time of the test (someone in the comments said the clock read 10 am) but that would indicate she was well over the legal limit when she drove herself and her 8 yr old child into school that morning. That is, assuming she wasn't simply drinking on the job like she was accused of doing.

[@badger313]

​@@theKashConnoisseurbut she wasn't caught in the act of doing that. It can't be a retroactive arrest for what occurred prior to this

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@badger313 Says who? The statute of limitations certainly didn't run out in the handful of hours since she'd committed the crime of driving under the influence. And the evidence that she had done so seems pretty clear to me.

[@SoulDelSol]

You're projecting your own experience onto her. There is no way you can use this to evaluate her prognosis. This doesnt make her unemployable and is not an excuse to keep drinking.

[@stellarsyd]

This makes me sad! I am a teacher and this year has been so freaking difficult. Maybe as a society we should ask and wonder why teachers are doing this? Everyone is constantly leaving our mental health in the dust and putting our feelings last. Of course it is not okay what she did, but I agree with Bruce that maybe they should have provided her with resources and support! Teachers are constantly bending over backwards for everyone and get little in return. It is just all devastating 💔

[@siouxsielvr]

This is BEYOND infuriating. What a bunch of heartless assholes. Zero empathy and she was so nice and polite. I have to believe in karma in cases like this. I hope they get theirs, and soon.

[@misse7154]

I feel bad for this woman. I've spoken with my daughter's teacher and teachers are under so much stress these days. Especially with covid, many parents are still afraid to send their children to school. I used to serve as a civil servant in a position of public trust where any intoxication would be a big problem. In many ways analogous to this situation. In all my years I was never aware of anyone being treated like this. We had an employee assistance program and often these matters would be handled by HR. The agency I worked for also had its own law enforcement capacity, but I'm doubtful that they would have jurisdiction over something like this. This would be seen as an embarrassment to the organization, and never handled in such a sloppy, public way. The school should accept some sort of responsibility, and have at least sought to protect its own from such a public debacle. I think this should be just as embarrassing for them, as it us for this woman- especially if this was something she struggled with for some time. This video exposes gross mismanagement of personnel. Not excusing this woman's behavior, just noting that the school system bears some sort of responsibility as well.

[@jesnemo2677]

29:00 “what is the purpose of the arrest?” I feel like the officer is going by what the school wants, not the other way around and putting that control on the school who seems overly eager to have her arrested. While I agree she should have consequence this is so different from the other case you covered. I feel like there’s more to it, like she wasn’t liked or something for them to throw the book at her when she could have just gotten a ride home and resigned

[@KoolBreeze420]

I once got so drunk I woke up 2 provinces away that's about 3500 km away from my home. She should have refused and walked away. Where's this booze that she drank at the school? I've gotten so drunk that I was drunk the entire day after. I now only drink once a year but I only just started doing that so I quit drinking for around 20 years because I was scared of where I might end up but. I'm in a much more stable mindset so I decided to try drinking. I figured I'm to old and lazy to go on another walkabout across Canada. lol

[@Rex-qf7en]

As someone with issues with substance abuse (not alcohol, a prescribed stimulant) I can tell you right now that it's not easy to get help. When you have bills to pay, you feel like feeding your addiction is the only choice, because you can't perform without it, without going through rehab or a period where your ability to perform will drop significantly. For all I know, that woman knew she had a problem, but didn't have a way to address her addiction without sacrificing her job. It's super easy, and honestly, sometimes the best decision when you have people relying on you, to put off dealing with your addiction. Sometimes it's just something you don't think you can afford to deal with. One day, you just wake up in a hole, and it doesn't ever feel like you really understood that's where you'd end up.

[@Th3Watch3r]

This is an Excellent summation of someone trying to work while addicted. That was me for 20 years. I just celebrated four years sober. It took 90 days of rehab though for me to start to feel even remotely ok. A year later i was still fighting. About a year and a half is when i finally started to be able to enjoy anything. It is possible but i see how so many fail.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Some of us abuse drugs for years, realize we're slowly k*lling ourselves, and quit cold turkey never to pick it up again. While the withdrawals and cravings did suck, it was also just that easy: I quit, and I won't use again.

[@emilycarter2492]

Anyone who works a successful program will tell u that most addicts/alcoholics won’t get clean & sober until they have no other choice. The reality is that by giving her hefty consequences, her chances of getting and staying sober are dramatically increased.

[@anon3336]

Exactly!

[@faszikilawang8445]

Who could do something so vicious as to report me for being a criminal danger to the children I'm responsible for? Indeed.

[@Lucina..]

I hope after those few minutes of smug satisfaction those teachers got to feel, this lady reigns HELL on that school with litigation.

[@kmvoss]

I just hope they all get the same treatment if/when they are arrested. They threw this woman under the bus and backed over her a couple times. She needs help but they destroyed her instead.

[@Amythriveschanginglives]

Okay I have to say something serious here. My mom was an alcoholic I lost her at only 65 a little over 3 years ago to this disease and she only ever drank wine 3 glasses a day max!!!! My whole life as a child I remember mom having her apple juice is a cup while she drove me everywhere. I even hid her special apple juice dueing a car accident when i was 8 yrs old. As an adult I'm soooo pissed she got off on her DUI bc she could have killed so many ppl and would still be alive if it wasn't for her having a good lawyer (no offense Bruce yall kick ass at what your do) but one night she drove over 2 miles with 4 cops behind her trying to pull he over, she finally stopped blew a 2.38 and on her court date only got freckles endangerment for not pulling over for police immediately. She deserved that DUI and totaled a car 2 weeks later and drove it home at midnight and I woke up to find it in the driveway(how she drove it home I'll never know) she hit a telephone pole at 45mph reversed and drove home. I thank God every day she didn't kill someone and many fights we had when she wouldn't dump her wine our as she left a gathering to drive home (bc lord knows you were never going to get her keys from her and I had called the cops on her any times when she left praying they got her in time before she got home) they never did but God i tried everything after she got off on her DUI. I miss her every day but I wish more people were vocal about how not cool it is to be a mom who drinks whine to get through your day. I see tee shirts and cups glorifying drinking as a mom and it breaks my heart bc ofbthe trauma I dealt with as a kid having a mom who chose wine over her only child every day until her last day. I don't drink but a few times a year bc it scares me knowing how easily it becomes a coping mechanism and as an ex addiction from other substances I know I how easy it is to fall victim to these things. I just wish these BPTs did hold weight in court especially when they are high high like my moms was. She failed every field test and still no DUI bc she had a good lawyer. Speaks volumes for the layers like you Bruce but at the same time she faked her way through all of the courses she had to take and never drove sober botba day since I was born.

[@julieharrison4439]

I hope this woman gets good advice and sues the pants off everyone concerned. This was so hard to watch.

[@lindaumbarger2025]

So you want someone under the influence to teach your kids. I think not.

[@bev8020]

🙄

[@traceymcdonald7949]

😂😂😂😂 You have no idea how bad this situation actually was. She drank and drive daily for months with her kid in the car and while teaching

[@firesideconfessions7454]

This is what I wanted to see!

[@jtr82369]

This is all pretty disgusting to me.... Termination and arrest of someone who has a pretty minor alcohol addiction is only going to make things worse for her instead of getting her a small amount of help that she needs. It's going to cost so much more dealing with this arrest vs just having her start AA and submit to testing as a requirement of employment.

[@windywednesday4166]

IDK... I suppose those are all things that the woman should have thought of herself before she was drinking at school. The big clue for me is that she continues to absolutely deny that she was drinking at school, which is improbable considering the level of intoxication. IMO, there's a certain point where people in that level of denial need a bit of a shove.

[@jtr82369]

@@windywednesday4166 after a certain amount of times I would agree but this seems like it's the first accusation and nothing really happened as far as harm to anyone. I think this is a good time to get treatment before it becomes a problem. arresting her and getting fired is only going to exacerbate what was a minor addiction that could be treated.

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

@@jtr82369I agree, if this is the first time she has been seen drunk/drinking, it’s likely that her problem is just starting to ramp up. She needs help, so making some program or testing a requirement for employment would be a good wake up call for her and could _actually_ do some good. Arresting her was unnecessary. Losing her job and the humiliation of such a public arrest is more likely to put her on a downward spiral. I’m not saying let her get off scott free, but taking action and accountability would be more functional as well as more human. Also, it would hopefully serve as an example for other teachers who might have addictions or severe mental health issues - instead of feeling like they have to hide it even more, they would know that help is available and it’s not the end of the world if they mention it. Seeking help should be incentivized. Teachers are especially prone to addiction because they have so much on their plate; they have to deal with kids (or worse, teens), they barely have a budget and sometimes have to buy stuff for the classroom themselves, AND they get shit pay (in the US). It’s a thankless job but the best teachers are in it cause they care, and even the best teachers can burn out and turn to alcohol or drugs to cope. This teacher could’ve sucked and just not cared and drank on the job, but we don’t know. I’d always rather treat addiction as a mental health issue than a criminal matter.

[@windywednesday4166]

@jtr82369 I think you're making assumptions that aren't supported by this video. I think if somebody is getting so totally blasted the night before work that they're still drunk the next afternoon... or they're drinking on the job it's already past a 'minor problem'. 🙄 I would suspect that there have been numerous occasions leading up to this that would have been a wake-up call if this woman was going to get herself help. She needs to stop lying to herself and having other people go along with it before she is willing to seek help.

[@jtr82369]

@@windywednesday4166 I think you are also making assumptions that aren't supported by the video, so I think we both doing the same thing here, agree to disagree on the actions taken. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt based on her demeaner and statements and the demeaner of the principal (he never mentions this being a repeat incident nor does he give the attitude that we would normally see from a boss dealing with a troublemaker employee).

[@neekromancer]

I used to know someone who would start drinking pitchers of hard booze immediately after waking up & worked security at a college. I don't recall the school but they handled it so kindly, rehab was paid for by his insurance & they welcomed him back upon completion. I feel for this woman. People who work in CPS have high rates of alcoholism because of the horrors they have to see when advocating for abused or neglected children. She needs help, not a record.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

I've seen pitchers of beer, but never pitchers of hard alcohol. One would think a bar would not be willing to serve such a large drink seeing as that's enough alcohol to kill someone. Maybe they're using mini pitchers tho, IDK.

[@neekromancer]

@@theKashConnoisseur oh he wasn't getting served somewhere, that was at home. Good point.

[@kathrynd4912]

Moral of the story: Anything a cop asks of you say no. Four words: I want an attorney.

[@tmo314]

I love that this lawyer is comfortable swearing on camera. Very down to earth lol

[@lilyjanelahue5795]

Imagine having Bruce rivers as a dad❤, love the admiration you show your son each intro! Love how he’s creating your legacy each video to look back on❤

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

I’d have given anything to have had a Dad like hjm. I had one like he had. 😢☹

[@THE-id1by]

She isn't publicly intoxicated. She isn't stumbling around, slurring her speech, loud and unruly. Nothing. Based on a bac of .68 which they contend has an error margin of 0.4 - 0.5. If this is the case why don't they arrest over half the people in bars, or leaving bars, or leaving sporting events, or leaving wedding receptions, etc. Why do they only test drivers in a dui traffic stop and not passengers as well? This whole thing was ridiculous and Bruce didnt call it out nearly strong enough, not nearly.

[@chariseyoung9547]

I had a grade 2 teacher year 1967 who would give us something to read quietly then handed out test question sheets. She sipped on a silver mickey flask then nod off. The bell would ring for recess and she would wake from her stupor saying clash dishmished. We'd all giggle and usually another spare teacher would take over the remainder of the day. Many spares in that class that year. She needed someone to Narrate a play had 2 days to get someone she chose me. I memorized everything got the play through successfully with standing ovations. How did she know I was adept at English and History? She was intelligent very observant yet a drunk and the School Librarian helped her get into A.A. I felt compassion for her while other students put thumb tacks on her seat, I attempted to remove them as I had experienced Alcoholic relatives who were kind yet compulsively drunk.

[@Bongaboingy]

What a fun memory lol

[@tomoates8568]

The horizontal nystagmus test is complete bs, I agree! I work as a patrol officer so I do it sometimes because I have to as part of the sfst's, but the hgn is never a deciding factor for me if someone is intoxicated. I've done the hgn test on completely sober people before and still saw some "jerkiness" so it's not exactly a reliable test in my opinion Also just wanted to say, as a cop you had me cracking up all the times you called out exactly what the cop would say 😂 you know the playbook well sir! I completely agree that this was a pointless arrest that helped nobody. Here in Texas that would be a class C misdemeanor (lowest level we have) and I would've used my discretion and just either A. Let her get a ride home from someone, or B. Just given her a ride home myself. She's already suffered enough consequences for such a low level offense by losing her job, why arrest her?

[@JulieAVL]

Well said!

[@GenOfEveL]

Thank you so much for your take. This is such a sad situation and she really didn’t deserve all of this. I hope she sees this comment section. My heart breaks for her…

[@savannahcatchat]

My dad use to work for Walmart. Around Christmas one of the bank drops went missing. He had been the manager to deposit it. It was around $100,000. The FBI got involved with the case because of it being a bank. My dad was very honest person. I saw him find a penny on the floor at work and turn it over to the office. Anyway, they told him he needed to do a lie detector test to prove he didn’t steal it. My dad was so nervous he failed the test. Before anything else could happen it turned out some kids were using fishing poles to grab the bags as the bank night deposit didn’t have a lock. So I am wary of police if they say it will just help you.

[@karenkneisley288]

My heart broke with this. 1. The cop explained with maintenance drinking and she said yes she knows (not reading about this but her experience with drinking) 2. The boss wants her to be arrested so he can make her resign.

[@egoequus6263]

I was not aware the police did this outside the context of DUI. This looks like an internal matter with the school.

[@cameronica]

Yeah, I don't get it why police even came for this.

[@markhusseymh1]

Her fellow teachers called law enforcement on her

[@scotta.5681]

This was so unfair to her. It really feels like the Principal and other person involved aeemed to give off an air that they didnt care for her. The cop was nice but his arrest of her was just bs. Ans they understand that her child waa there. Such bs. She kept herself composed and didnt make a scene and was polite. She definitely seems like the type of person who bottles stuff up and than releases it later. Feel truly eorry for her.

[@nikkimclay5474]

She cannot teach or supervise kids drunk !!

[@dannyeverette4551]

Exactly what I been saying since I first saw this video , the lady with the short silver hair cut , literally said "I can't belive your not gonna arrest her and just let her leave " I was like this bicth is the one who told on her 100 precent

[@BENNY_MAC]

​@@dannyeverette4551😂 she's definitely the snitch.

[@bt4582]

The cop may have seemed nice but he certainly was not.

[@CabinFever52]

This was at the behest of his major who did the HGN and talked to the principal in the other room. The arresting cop was just following his "superior's" orders.

[@breewixom6179]

Thank you for a compassionate reaction. I really believe she is an alcoholic and needs compassion. As a recovering alcoholic, my heart hurt for her to lose everything. Yes, she works with kids and it's not ok. But at least give her a chance to get treatment and rehabilitate her instead of throwing her away. I felt that she responded well and wasn't out of control--she didn't seem very intoxicated which makes me think she probably didn't drink that morning. I appreciate that you felt the arrest wasn't necessary. Hope she can get help through this. Recovery is stressful without public shame, she will need support.

[@LoriPeace]

Several thoughts on this video: If this were to go to trial, wouldn't she have the right to face her accuser? Someone accused her of being drunk on the job -- doesn't she have the right to face that person? Also, they never did mirandize her -- told her she was under arrest and let her keep talking. And yes, now this is all over the internet. Also, I hated that the principal had a resignation letter drafted for her to sign -- in that moment of distress when she certainly wasn't thinking clearly, regardless of how much alcohol she'd had.

[@ashleybergstrom8934]

OH, Karen ran right over to type that letter up. Scum

[@NealBurkard-ut1oo]

The acuser is the police

[@piano1500]

Miranda rights can be given later within reason. So for example, before placing her in the police car they could have told her. We just don't see it on the video.

[@chrisdell5679]

They don't need to mirandize her in the fashion you're assuming since she blew a .06 (which yes is lower than .08, but the other officer explains why its still 'illegal' in this context). It's akin to an officer not needing to mirandize someone when he witnesses a crime having taken place. If an officer witnesses a hold up at a bank, he doesn't need to mirandize after neutralizing the threat and placing the defendant in custody. Unfortunately, we don't really teach our citizens their rights and how to handle themselves in these situations. If anyone thinks Miranda rights are going to be spouted this soon (ala a Law and Order scene) we need to stress differentiating reality from pop culture tropes.

[@IsaacSanberg]

@@chrisdell5679 This is completely wrong.

[@allysonf419]

I have to say that after I heard that she had a prescription for Xanax made things a lot more clear. This woman suffers from anxiety. And I don't think anyone who doesn't suffer from anxiety understands how terrible it can be. So the inclination is to self-medicate. The alcohol allows someone who suffers from anxiety to interact with other people in a social fashion. Even though ultimately the alcohol makes the anxiety worse it's worth it to able to be with other people socially. And the Xanax allows people with anxiety to work. Someone very close to me suffers with this and has finally gotten through rehab and is sober thank God but still takes other medication for the anxiety. This woman definitely needs help and unfortunately our culture just wants everyone to just get it together and get over it and that's not how it works

[@StretSkolar]

This is why I like watching yo show bro , this is why I love yo show frfr bc you are entertaining and you provide the people (us) with substance thank you and you are a awesome lawyer 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@CharacterWaste]

If you’ve been around kids these days then you def have sympathy for her. Praying she gets help and doesn’t carry the shame

[@ButtholdSurfer]

I'd be taking Xannies too if I had coworkers like that.

[@therealsedna]

Stop blaming children for your own issues. Adults should own up to their own problems.

[@Beatyofeet32]

@@therealsedna It's not blaming the children. It's blaming a dumb ass system that places 10-20+ kids under the care of a single adult when parents complain about the effort required to care for a few children at home ( and these are the kids THEY decided to have ). The expectations placed on these teachers, not to mention at the level of pay they receive, is insane. And then people act like they care about education 🙄

[@J_Nine_Lives]

"I'm sorry ma'am, you're not going to blow your way out of this one" 😂🙃

[@tropezando]

Might be worth it for anyone surprised by their breathalyzer results to see if they have any liver or kidney damage affecting their ability to process alcohol at a normal rate, or if they have ammonia in their breath from decreased organ function. Could be affecting the numbers they're blowing.

[@jevinday]

If they had liver damage wouldn't their BAC be higher? Because it would take longer to process right?

[@Hidakaku56]

@@jevinday thats what they are saying, if it takes longer to process then it might truly have been a single glass of wine from the night before that hasn't processed as fast as it should have.

[@Tragu6]

The reason they took her into custody was to make an example of her! Good😊

[@JB_Fraulein_Kunst]

I feel sorry for her, which speaks to how poorly the other staff and the police conducted themselves

[@DrummerGrrrl]

The lady in the white tunic seems overly eager for this woman to get arrested. Jeez.

[@deesrose6003]

Yeah fr

[@mariusvanc]

It's the most exciting thing that's happened to her all year. Maybe longer.

[@catalinacurio]

She’s dying to run home with the gossip…

[@KayGardinerAndrews]

She was prob the one who reported her ?

[@westernbrumby]

Her arrest is worth celebrating drinks all round

[@lucysnowe31]

.06 and she's fired??? That's messed up. The video with the other teacher had her at 3x the legal limit so I can understand that to a degree. Plus, she lied through her teeth and tried to cover up. But this lady is under the limit, still got arrested, still got fired (or was given the opportunity to resign, isn't that nice) and it just seems like railroading. I'm not excusing her being intoxicated around kids by any means, but what about helping her rather than ruining her life in one 20-minute interaction? She's probably done forever in terms of teaching thanks to the exposure from all of this. I hope she'll be okay. I really do.

[@michelewheldon7183]

She'll retire

[@dark_sky_guy]

Yep an ill bet more then one of those ppl there are dirty in one way or another if looked into everyone has something they're hiding..the one lady seems like the one who told the way she asked will she be arrested like she wanted her to be humiliated...just sad really

[@Jbayz]

That blonde woman reveled in her brand of justice

[@bt4582]

Exactly! Plus her child will now be be bullied and shamed more now. Wish they had been more humane.

[@dkp55loved]

I think it is wrong to arrest her and humiliate her. She isn't a monster. I feel bad for her and her daughter. Why didn't they just give her a ticket? I hope she gets help for her problem.

[@anastasia.outschool4992]

They also made her sign a resignation letter, which is a contract while she’s technically under the influence. That lady with a white shirt and light hair didn’t wait to kick her out of there.

[@cameronica]

She's no lady

[@mariahsmom9457]

I love the father-son aspect of this channel. What a great dad!

[@lisafedor3082]

That administrator knew her could went to that school! He could have been a decent person and called her to get into treatment! She and her child could have been saved a lifetime of feeling shamed! The cop also could have showed more compassion, this is a mental health issue. Disgusting. Thanks to you I'll never say a word to help them treat me with such disrespect and lack of empathy.

[@x7ate9x81]

Our 1st grade teacher came to school either drunk or hungover. She used to hit and spank us. And with me that had undiagnosed adhd, I always got the worst of it and I was singled out in every activity. It got so bad, my mom pulled me out and homeschooled me. Apparently it has been happening for years because when I was in middle school, she got arrested in the middle of the school day. I’m 21 now and it’s crazy looking back and realizing how wrong that was.

[@AliValentine143]

I'm sorry a drunk was abusive to you. I'm glad your Mom took care of you. I don't know what was wrong with my son's 3rd grade teacher, but he was an angry guy, and I ended up homeschooling my son that year, too. I've met some strange school staff.

[@jamiepender6667]

Wait WHAT?! You had a teacher use corporal punishment recently?!?! That is absurd. I’m glad she got fired and I’m sorry you had to deal w that. I know the agony of undiagnosed adhd and the questioning every day like I want to be good why can’t I just be good? And everyone around you tells you how bad you are. It’s horrible. ❤❤ healing thoughts and vibes for you.

[@forestwitch13]

I hope I see her around town. I dont know her personally but I will talk to her and tell her that she has support and thousands of people hope for the best for her. This town has always had a pd that has done questionable things.

[@ashleybergstrom8934]

I hope you do see her and let her know. That would be wonderful.

[@seaturtlepoppy7679]

I don't envy her at all. I hope she sees comments like these - every one I've read has been positive (towards her - not the school/PD).

[@kandystanislaw6919]

I HOPE she fights for her job back ❤ THIS COP IS ON A POWER TRIP!!!!

[@anneherbert2553]

Exactly! So obvious.

[@carrielopez1728]

I actually think it was moreso the administration staff who were there than the cop. I only say that because at first, he was going to have someone come pick her up. It wasn't until the Principal, or whoever he was, pushed his weight around that the cop suddenly changed his mind in favor of arrest.

[@kita476]

When I watched the original video I was so confused! I was like how is she getting arrested for public intoxication when she was UNDER the legal limit for driving and she technically didn’t say she was driving that day. I also saw it so problematic that they said if she doesn’t resign they’d have her arrested. This whole thing seemed odd.

[@carolnichols8971]

And immediately had a resignation letter in front of her. Small town, single mom teacher, bet the Karen's couldn't wait to get rid of her.

[@lovegodlivealoha3352]

Outrageous! Great pick, Michael! This is horrible! No, tell your father he was wrong to suggest she resign! She had rights. She was manipulated. When she resigned, she gave up her job in the union. And she got arrested anyway, tho she was given the false hope she wouldn’t be arrested if she resigned from her job. You departed from right here.

[@itssahib4512]

The entire approach here was cruel, unjust and out of pocket. Absolutely heart breaking.

[@nessy9022]

It's difficult to fathom what it must feel like to live in a country with a social contract stipulating any misdemeanor you may be accused of/arrested for is likely to end up in the public domain as content for broadcasters to monetize/profit from. It's like a big old timey reality show with your birth certificate/green card/travel document as a consent waiver.

[@ogolthorp]

It’s the trade off for holding police accountable with body cams. If the footage wasn’t available to the public then the cops could just pick and choose which footage to release.

[@nessy9022]

@@ogolthorp Like many countries, we have cams here, defendents/related parties have legal avenues to access the footage as pertinent to their cases/legal needs. What I'm commenting on is this US feature whereby bodycam footage appears to be proactively released to the public for little more than entertainment purposes.

[@CabinFever52]

The USA has many problems with balancing rights.

[@ellapines2850]

❤ Thank you for saying that! You are spot on.

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

​@@nessy9022If you find it difficult, you can stay on Your side of the the pond. I find it difficult you gave up your right to bear arms, you won't see me there any time soon.

[@Neil3D]

Just like everyone else here I'm ignorant to most of the facts, but I did get a surge of annoyance when the cop radio'd in to ask if someone else could respond to a burglar alarm because they're busy locking up a tipsy Karen. Imagine it's your house being burgled and you find out this is where the cops where at.

[@joshm60]

That stood out to me too. Once you make sure she has a safe ride out of there, give her a citation in lieu of arresting her, and make yourself available to respond to more serious, time-sensitive crimes.

[@sharonwilson8208]

I'm feeling the same thing. She didn't deserve to be all over the internet! I'm not seeing anything to protect her privacy. She has a serious illness, on anti anxiety meds, does she need this? I've had teachers plastered in school and they didn't get this treatment. BTW it was 10:00am by the clock on the wall. My employer offered treatment, paid while in treatment, and insurance covered her treatment. This was difficult to watch. They walked all over this woman. Her sister wasn't going to help, except pick up her child after school. 😢 Maybe she will get the help she needs.

[@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God]

Any arrest body cam footage is public record. She's not being targeted, it's not that deep.

[@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025]

or maybe thisll cause her to spiral, damage her marriage and drive her to drink harder and sadder, becoming a worse alcoholic than the one that was trampled all over

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025 Drinking and using drugs is a choice, nobody makes the user do it. If she spirals, if she drinks more, if she damages her marriage, those are all choices SHE makes. The only way to get better in this situation is for the user to take ownership over their life choices, and to choose better going forwards. Nobody else can do it for them.

[@wibekah]

It seemed to me that her sister did not believer her when she said she had not had anything to drink that morning. I seemed to me that her sister knows she has a severe drinking problem.

[@michellemartinov6267]

“I drink at home before I come in” lol!

[@nishahyde]

That's exactly what I was thinking, they are picking on her like punks that got picked on in school. Go do a real job.

[@pineapplegirl8078]

I remember my 4th grade teacher (1978) literally had a flask in his desk drawer, AND there was a liquor drawer in the teacher’s lounge! I got to be an office helper when I went into 6th grade and found it 😂 The 70’s were wild!

[@Stanley.77]

I took a breathalyzer once in my life, 20 years ago, when I was pulled over for for going above the speed limit. My breath smelled like beer, but I knew I only had one beer, so I took the breathalyzer...I actually volunteered to take it (something I would never do today, even though I don't drink). I was told to slow down, and sent on my way. No ticket.

[@alexp6712]

My brother and I are six years apart, and we had a lot of the same teachers. I had a music teacher who was obviously hammered during classes, and kept making excuses to leave the room. In my brother’s day, that guy had a glass of “water” he would drink during class.

[@brandynicjones]

As a teacher myself I’m pretty sure that a large number of teachers would have this same breathalyzer result the following morning.

[@Platinum907]

Many jobs

[@SusantheNerdy]

That's disturbing.

[@christan6956]

Re-watch this and just focus on the teaching staff, this is the most exciting moment of their entire careers and they get to play police in deciding this woman's fate. No doubt, she's been an annoyance in the break room and pissing us off at meetings, let's really make sure she don't come back and coerce her into resigning, not thinking beyond their petty issues outside the law. Well, the wheels of justice start rolling and when she's coerced into resigning and pleading to at least call her sister, that's where watching the staff around her pays off. Around 35:00, they each realise to themselves what they've done and how uncomfortable it is as they scamper to look 'busy' on their phone or computer, doing something else and not responsible.