Alcoholic drinks Wite-Out
Alcoholic Antic-of-the-Month
Story from “This is True”by Randy Cassingham, with his “tagline:â€
“YOU GONNA DRINK THAT? Juan Briceno, 33, was arrested for drunk driving in Omaha, Neb. As he waited at the police station for a breath test to establish his blood alcohol level, when arresting officer John Neaman stepped out of the room, Briceno picked up a bottle of Wite-Out from the table — and drank it. The quick act was captured by a video surveillance camera, which then shows an evidence technician pointing out Briceno’s ultra-white lips when Neaman returned. Neaman canceled the breath test and took him for a blood test, which came back at .28 percent — well over the .08 limit. Briceno was convicted of fourth- offense drunk driving, a felony. (Omaha World Herald) …You can’t blame a guy for wanting to look his best in his mug shot.â€
Briceno was obviously fueled by liquid courage to ingest a different liquid…and a distorted sense of reality to think (our best guess) that it might mask the booze. This is yet another example of why reading about the antics of addicts can be far more interesting than fiction.
(Story and tagline from This is True, copyright 2008 by Randy Cassingham, used with permission.)