the Allen police department in texas has released a recording
up a 12 minute phone call placed a few days ago
by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Dewhurst's relative someone he described
as I think it's his
something like um half
daughter half niece in law by marriage or something like that some relative
above lieutenant governor of Texas david Dewhurst was it was busted for
shoplifting
okay and Dewhurst decide hey I'm lieutenant governor
I'm gonna call the police station an ominous a let's get her release now some
people are completely up in arms about this I got two emails one from Stacy in
one from Steve
saying this is a government official flaunting his
his authority in trying to get special treatment others are saying listen
he very specifically says in the recording that I'm about to play for you
I'm not trying to go around the law but what can I do
to get her release now let's start listening to this phone call here Lewis
and I find it I find it very very interesting will pick it up
when Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst finally gets
a police officer who is at the Detention Center on the phone take a listen to
this so it evening the same thing to do worse I'm lieutenant governor very picky
mister all and I wanna call and find out what's happening
I just got hammered big hole I wasn't open help with your
family with respect all from my ships sister
whose rooms we have no
daughter in law baling hay fever what the rest that
I think the wat
on a bus 30 p.m. I'm charge
she was sick smokers to see her neighbors Helen
the bird for lunch creepers and he was
picking up during an automatic line k the forty two dollars and apparently a
bag
involving tripping seven dollars worth of groceries muslims
me and so I didn't go on there all right let's get forward and mister
weaker women in the world and I'm I have great
I'm sorghum you don't know me but I am
every year the number one see I mean
okay ok a have all of the law enforcement agencies within check
their number right or and I'm gonna
or purview you don't know it but I'm a supporter view from the border
everybody on board and was given it also be arranged upon will be a good fit
and that's where you have to post on her Archuleta Collin County Sheriff's Office
okay with it if she's there right now where you are greedy can you there's no
but I can't I can't have a bond down through here to help you don't want to
get Collin County could that be ok for her book and process and be processed at
the county
a Class B misdemeanor are who I need to call can you help on number
couple numbers but the county judge their dry fly control
cater here she and talk what do I need new
in order to not circumvent anything follow what
right but but 52 consistent this is
reject who picked and matures you don't mean
and your position you were aware that we don't we don't
the decide guilt or innocence hope that's exactly right that's really the
point the police does not decide guilt or innocence so
I was into the four 12-minute call I encourage you to do so just google
Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst police call
I think that david Dewhurst was not in the most egregious way that we've seen
but still trying to exert his power and influence and the threat
love love a reprimands to try to get his
niece in law by a marriage or whoever is Stephanie Sanel I think was the term he
used
he ask for the phone number I've the surgeon supervisor
and the sergeant decline for that he asked for the numbers have judges and
the sergeant declined it's not is that his role
and his duffel WFAA reports on several occasions Dewhurst says the commander of
the Texas Department of Public Safety
but will be calling to follow up on his inquiry
so I think there's no question here Lewis that he is trying to get special
treatment he's trying to flex his muscle
but it is not the most egregious example love this that we've seen but it is
it is not unusual among politicians to to
took to act in this way it's not unusual among anyone was in a position
to to use their power influence to help a family member look if I were in
trouble
and I knew I knew someone who could without breaking the law
attempt to help me out I would ask them to you and I would expect them to you
well but the thing is the legal and I would do the same
for my family members if I were in his position so when what he is asking
though I think when he it was not shocking but it is just an example of
this kind of narcissistic delusions of grandeur typeof
up to a point of view in a sense because he is asking the police officer
he saying listen what she's I know I'm lieutenant governor and I know she's
innocent and it's just not a fair position to put that police officer and
because the police officer does not decide guilt or innocence and not only
that
the police officer Dewhurst is speaking with is not the arresting officer and I
think that as the police officer said
lieutenant governor you know that I don't decide guilt or innocence and it
would be inappropriate for the police officer to make an exception but put for
second Louis
putting aside this specific case this is not a liberal-conservative thing
this is a narcissistic delusions of grandeur
among politicians typeof thing here in Massachusetts the lieutenant governor
Tim Murray
was pulled over going something like a 110 miles an hour
a I don't know about drinking or not that kind of speculation on that part
and and a 110 miles an hour and that's the type of thing
that that really is kinda falling under this umbrella which also includes
executives and i ty this back to one thing we have a number of studies that
show
that high-level executives a big corporations and politicians
are much more likely to be sociopathic
than the average person and I think this type of behavior
is kinda been lined with that general thing that we now
I'm I'm not making the claim bit but that's not the case
I know this is true among many politicians but what i'm saying is
with specific regard to helping family members
I don't care I i understand that I think most people would do that if they could
and thats I don't know that across the board I mean in other situations yeah
like driving 110 miles per hour drunk
of course we'll bring that into question but helping family that's just what
people do
my point is that he is trying to help family by and by asking the officer to
do something that he knows is wrong which is to say well I'm gonna be
convinced by this guy calling me on the phone that this is someone is in a sense
on a change the rules
and that would just be flat-out inappropriate I know we'll get a lot of
thoughts on this one from the audience