In not-so-recent news, former Travis County District Attorney candidate, Mindy Montford, was arrested for public intoxication. The charges were subsequently dropped due to insufficient evidence (see here and here for coverage).

What I found interesting is that Montford found it "shocking" that she was arrested for public intoxication just because she was attempting to advise her friend about his rights during a DWI investigation. Sadly, I don't find it shocking at all. Over the course of my career—including my time as a prosecutor—I've seen cops routinely lie and abuse their power. The only truly surprising thing about Montford's experience is that they thought they could get away with abusing such a well-connected person. Only a career prosecutor (or perhaps our dear governer) would expect to be treated fairly when defying the police.