Stating the obvious

The Minnetonka police officer who gave U of M student Nick Stremer a ticket for underage drinking, it could be argued, was just doing his job. It could be argued, I said. But, arguing with a fool is always a bad idea.

Like a lot of the people quoted in today’s Strib story and on MNSpeak, I think Nick is a hero…and Minnetonka Police Chief Joy Rikala is a constipated boob. As she justifies the ticketing of Nick, she admits that the girl who actually drank herself unconscious wasn’t ticketed. According to the story, “Rikala said officers were concentrating on saving the woman’s life.” Except for the officer who was concentrating on giving Nick Stremer a criminal record, that is.

Joy Rikala is the former chief of the U of M police. Imagine the experience she has dealing with drunken minors. Too bad she doesn’t seem to have learned anything from it.

So, I’m sending a contribution of $70 to MADD in Nick Stremer’s name, and a like amount to the Minnetonka police. I encourage them to use it to buy a dictionary and look up the word “discretion.”


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