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Beverly Hills, California: Director Oliver Stone Arrested for Drug DUI
azduicenter • April 22, 2004
Director Oliver Stone has been arrested for investigation of drug possession and driving while intoxicated. He was pulled over at a police checkpoint in Beverly Hills, California, after police say he showed signs of alcohol impairment. Police say they also found drugs in his car, but wouldn’t say what kind.
In 1999, the filmmaker pleaded guilty to drug possession and no contest to driving under the influence. He was ordered into a rehabilitation program.
Stone won Academy Awards for directing in 1989 for Born on the Fourth of July and in 1986 for Platoon, which also won the Oscar for best picture.
The reported results of a BAC test in DUI cases appear to provide the answer we are seeking: how much ethanol is in a person’s blood. However, let’s look at the fine print. The Reported Results A machine called a gas chromatograph is used to measure an alcohol concentration in blood samples. The measurement, which […]
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What Do You Give a Shit About? You probably haven’t really considered the question. Finding the answer is not as easy as it may seem. Looking inward is uncomfortable. Self-examination requires courage. It may also demand change. Once you see what you really give a shit about – you can’t unsee it. Once you define […]
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Arizona has an incarceration problem. We incarcerate people at a higher rate than most other states and many other countries. Incarcerating such a high rate of people comes with both a social and economic cost. To address these issues, several years ago the Arizona legislature passed a law that authorized a portion of a jail […]
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