EPPD, accountability delayed is accountability denied
El Paso is facing a drunken-driving crisis, and recent events make one thing unmistakably clear: city leadership must act.
Two El Paso Police Department officers were recently arrested for DWI and assault and remain on administrative duty while investigations continue. What elevates this incident into a public-safety concern is the reported presence of a firearm while one officer was intoxicated.
Texas law prohibits carrying a handgun while intoxicated, civilians and law enforcement are held to the same standard. An impaired, armed individual endangers the public…