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State Senator Filmed Urinating On Himself During DUI Arrest (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A state senator in Tennessee urinated on himself while taking a field sobriety test, according to reports and video from the incident. Sen. Ken Yager, a 77-year-old Republican representing a district in the north of his state, was pulled over by a Georgia State trooper around 5 p.m. on Tuesday on suspicion his vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run the same day.

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow, guys, I'm just so surprised it turned out to be a Republican doing the depraved shit from the headline which failed to mention a party. I tell you, one of these days that heuristic will be wrong, just you wait.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It happens every so often, just enough to give people links to share.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Democrats do depraved shit every once in a while, but I feel like because it's so prevalent in Republicans, "Democratic" always seems to crop up in the headline when that happens. Definitely could be confirmation bias, though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Every Republican senator is in a drug fueled orgy? Media sleeps.

One democratic city counselor ate flaming hot Cheetos? BIG NEWS!! SCANDAL!!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Tan suits :: skin flutes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

They do, but they face calls to resign within the fucking hour the news breaks. Republicans circle wagons.