Commerce Secretary charged with felony hit and run. Should he be fired as commerce secretary?
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SAN GABRIEL, Calif. -- U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson was cited
for felony hit-and-run following two Los Angeles-area traffic crashes
that left him injured and unconscious, police said Monday.
Bryson, 68, was treated at a hospital for injuries following the
crashes around 5 p.m. PDT Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
department and the San Gabriel Police Department said in a joint
statement.
"Secretary Bryson was involved in a traffic accident over
the weekend," the Commerce Department said Monday. "He was taken to the
hospital for examination and has been released. He has sustained no
injuries and the investigation is ongoing."
Bryson is facing felony hit-and-run charges, San Gabriel Police spokesman Lt. Ariel Duran said.
The secretary was driving alone in a Lexus on a major street in San
Gabriel when he allegedly struck the rear end of a vehicle occupied by
three males that had been stopped for a passing train.
He spoke briefly with the occupants and then hit their car again as
he departed, the officials said. The three followed him while calling
police.
"We did cite him for felony hit-and-run," Duran said. "Later the case
(will be) submitted to the DA's office which will make a determination
on what they are going to charge him with.
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Top Opinion
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ProudProgressive 2012/06/11 13:27:20Yes
+3I wish you listed "undecided" LOL. I think at this point there have been a number of allegations and we do not yet know all the facts. I think that if it turns out there is no legitimate excuse for Mr. Bryson's actions (like a medical or mechanical problem) then he ought to resign his position. However, I think it would be a mistake to jump the gun before a full investigation is made.
The press and everyone else is always ready to jump to conclusions long before the get the facts.
MY REAL GUESS IS THAT HE KNOWS WHO LEAKS NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETS AND WILL BE FALLING ON HIS SWORD SOON....
Bush is not in office anymore and quite frankly he was more Liberal than Conservative as far as I'm concerned..
This article is about a member of the current admin.. Not the last, Or Congress
Seriously, though, I know I am as guilty as others at times of seeing conclusions before all the facts are known. I am trying not to do that as much, and it's good to see I'm not the only one.
EDIT: Update - ABC News is also reporting that Secretary Bryson had a seizure, and that this is not the first time something like this has happened.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/p...
Innocent until proven guilty is still a noble thing don't you think?
But so not to set a precedent where suspicion of someone commiting a crime losing them their job ;)
After all it is something that teachers have to contend with, and if we started firing them everytime someone accused them of anything, there would be none left!
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/p...