Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Again & Again & Again & Again

 A Madison County grand jury indicted former DHS Communications Director Danny Blanton in February for his fourth DUI offense.  

The indictment states he was arrested on July 10, 2021 for a DUI.  He was convicted of DUIs in June 2021, May 2014, and July 2004.  He previously served as the Public Relations Director at Ole Miss but resigned the position in November 2015. 

25 comments:

Kingfish said...

Not approving your copying of long articles into comments. Link them.

Anonymous said...

Drunks gonna drunk. If only the laws were much more stern on these tools.

Anonymous said...

I mean, there isn't much to do in Madison county besides drink.

Anonymous said...

2:21, Don't be too smug. The DUI law was amended this year to include the following language:

"The provisions of this section are fully applicable to any person who is under the influence of medical cannabis that is lawful under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act"

Anonymous said...

Seems like the perfect Public Relations Director for the UMiss crowd. (Come on, you were all thinking it!)

Anonymous said...

Worked for JSU for a while also. Has made the rounds.

Anonymous said...

2:46 : Who's being smug ? I do not drink and drive nor to I ride dirty. I have lost 2 friends and a cousin to fugging drunk drivers.

Anonymous said...

Anything after 3 DUI's should be mandatory life in prison.


Anonymous said...

Forward Rebels!

Anonymous said...

Previously worked for Entergy as well.

Anonymous said...

Ole Danny has an impressive resume in State Government, I wonder who he has the goods on? He has a storied history! Just google his name!

Wonder who he has the goods on!

Anonymous said...

has he ever heard of uber or lyft??

Anonymous said...

Extensive employment history - How many times has he been told "You are a lush; quit or we will fire you for cause?"

Anonymous said...

The State of Mississippi does not tax alcohol enough to pay for the social costs. State leadership is too cozy with the powerful hospitality and liquor lobby. The guy needs Jesus.

Anonymous said...

7:51 Want to go back to the Prohibition days? No, the State is not liable for the "costs" people who use various substances and drive cause. The people who do that are. Where do you get the idea that government is responsible or liable for what people do?

Anonymous said...

Just can't help it with the last name of "Blanton(s)"

Ethan said...

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on Tv. But my recollection is that the 4th go round is a felony; as in big boy jail.

Anonymous said...

to 3:44....wow, you are a vicious mother arn't you?

Anonymous said...

1:52, I'm about as small-government as you can get and still retain some government service (fire, police, road maintenance etc.) There will always be costs associated with alcohol - as in this case, the cost of the police officer having to arrest, housing in jail, court costs and the like. If a drunk driver caused an accident, the fire department might get involved. By placing this officer in the position of having to deal with a DUI, he was pulled away from another task, and the taxpayer has to foot the bill for making sure there are enough officers to deal with it all. Without alcohol, there would be fewer problems the government has to deal with. So, yes, increased tax on the alcohol is a reasonable way to recoup some of this expense.

Anonymous said...

We once had a town drunk who enjoyed riding his Harley up and down the street once he got good and juiced. My mother decided one winter night to help him do better so she waited on the street and when he came down thru she threw a brick at the dumb SOB. The nights got easier after that. Thanks mom.

Anonymous said...

8:51 thinks life in jail for a habitual drunk adult who has demonstrated he has zero interest in utilizing Lyft or Uber to prevent him from murdering innocent people, FOUR TIMES, is too mean.
And that is just the FOUR TIMES a cop caught him.

God help us with you snowflakes.

Anonymous said...

11:01 : God has already made its decision on us. Including snowflakes. Clearly the decision is to let us continue downward. No floods, no space rocks....no rapture......

Anonymous said...

937, there is already a connection without your solution of taxing the product more. And your suggestion is to tax thousands for the failures of dozens. Not small government as you claim to be - come back again when you can make a better claim of your beliefs.

There are fines included with the charges when arrested that go specifically to cover some of those costs. And the fact that the cop that copped him drunk 'could have been doing other cop chores' like trying to catch speeders - you know, those folks who bought gas at the local convenience store and used it to break the law - doesn't pass the smell test.

If your explanation of how you are a 'small government, except' justifies the government (you know, the small one you supposedly support) should be taxing this product more to cover this crime, please tell us what other products you think should be taxed to cover the additional cost of providing those services you find necessary. You don't have to include your increase of the gas tax - I've already provided that cop's pay in my discussion above.

Anonymous said...

Shame on the people behind your screen writing disparaging things about this man. Alcoholism is a horrible disease. It makes people do things that they would never normally do. He has obviously made mistakes that I am sure he regrets, just like the rest of us. He has fought for all of us to have the freedom that we enjoy today. He is former military and was awarded the medal of Honor. We cannot begin to imagine what he went through and everything he saw. Let’s spread kindness instead of hate. Can you imagine having your most embarrassing mistakes posted on this trash website for everyone to give their opinions about you and what you did? It’s horrifying. BE KIND!!!!!

Anonymous said...

medal of honor?!?! Puhleaze...


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