Ok for cops to be let off for DUI ... not ok for YOU though .. YOU have to pay

Earlier, around 2 a.m., the Niles officer stopped the off-duty Dailey for speeding and failing to stop at a red light, McCarthy said. The suburban officer suspected Dailey was intoxicated, officials said, and Dailey, who announced he was a Chicago Police officer, allegedly admitted he’d been out drinking.

The Niles officer then told Dailey he couldn’t stay behind the wheel and offered several options of how he could get home, McCarthy said.

Dailey refused all suggestions but finally agreed to call a cab from the Traveler’s motel across the street, McCarthy said.

While in the motel’s vestibule, Dailey was spotted making a call on his cell phone before he went back to the suburban officer and asked if he could drive himself home, McCarthy said.

The Niles officer, parked at a gas station, repeated that it wasn’t safe for Dailey to drive so Dailey went back to the motel, saying he would make arrangements for a ride, McCarthy said. Again, Dailey dialed his cell phone, McCarthy said.

A short time later, the Niles police officer heard about a 50-person bar fight at the Cheers bar on his police radio, McCarthy said.

Several officers were dispatched to the scene and many squad cars were traveling at a high rate of speed to get to the bar swiftly, McCarthy said.

Niles police eventually traced the 911 calls about the bar fight to Dailey’s cell phone, McCarthy said.

Dailey allegedly maintained he was getting phone calls from others about the scuffle and had seen the fight.

But a review of Dailey’s cell phone records show the only calls made to the Niles dispatch center at the time came from Dailey’s mobile, McCarthy said. More here:

What a crock of shit.  If this had been you, you'd be going to jail ... probably getting fired  from your job ... losing about $10,000 over the next few years in increases on your insurance ... and mo' besides. But hey, you're a witch, so you deserve it ... pipe down, witch.