This weekend, Mount Vernon police pulled over and arrested a Skagit Valley man for his 14th DUI. Our only question--why does this guy still have his license? We're not big on removing judicial discretion from sentencing, but it would seem to this Seattlest that the DUI is one conviction where "three strikes and you're out" should apply. Three DUIs, and say goodbye to your license. Instead, since this is the man's fourth DUI arrest in under ten years, he can be charged with a felony; this seems only to punish him, rather than to protect other drivers he may come into crashing contact with when drunk behind the wheel next time around. more ›

John Calkins, the police chief of Pacific, Wash., was arrested last night on suspicion of driving under the influence. Calkins was pulled over in Bonney Lake after a citizen called 911 to report a possible drunk driver. The chief claimed he couldn't take a roadside breathalyzer test because of a "medical condition involving his throat." We are familiar with his condition, we believe its scientific name is bullshit. To us, this sounds distinctly like an excuse only a fellow cop could get away with after being pulled over soused. Thin blue line, indeed. more ›