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Hall of Fame Selection
Not to be outdone by the fabulous Dustin Winesberry, we have a female contender for world's sexiest mug shot.
That would be Tasha Lee Cantrell, 19. She was riding with a friend in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on April 5 when her friend was pulled over and arrested, and her car impounded. Stranded, Cantrell asked an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy for a ride home, and the obliging lawman gave her a lift.
During the ride, the deputy heard a metallic "Pfffft" in the back seat. Apparently, Cantrell was unable to wait until she got home: she had allegedly pulled a can of "Steel Reserve" beer out of her purse to drink. The brand's "primary claim to fame," Wikipedia notes, is its "unusually high alcohol content (8.1% ABV) and low price."
Did we mention Cantrell is only 19 -- two years under legal drinking age? And that she was in a moving (police!) car? Dep. Mitchell Landis made a detour: instead of taking her home, he took her to jail, to be booked for underaged drinking.
That's where they got the fabulous mug shot:
And like Winesberry, they brought her back later for a more serious (if lower resolution) shot:
Her face says it all: hangovers can be a bitch.
Source: CBS News
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Posted by Tom B., Delaware on April 17, 2010:
Mike in Dallas, your brother in law can probably get that conviction expunged, and if it is his only one, he would then be able to leave it off of things like employment applications. And in most states, he could also qualify for a CC permit.
Posted by Mike from Dallas on May 31, 2010:
Bob, there is the Confidential security clearance which is given to just about anyone. Then there is Secret, which means you have to list every sin you even thought about committing. Then there is Top Secret where the FBI interviews everyone you've ever known, so they can get info about sins that others just think you've committed. You have to account for every single address you've lived at since the age of 18. Any gap creates a major snag in your clearance. They go hunting for any debts you may have outstanding, back at a time when computer databases were not interconnected. Extremely expensive manpower, so they don't just waste the money and hand them out like Halloween candy.
There are individual clearances that go beyond Top Secret, but since they are so individual and not so common, they have no general name. In the Navy, we referred to them as Crypto, but it was a misnomer.
My brother's account was not closed. There were two charges, one for insufficient check (misdemeanor), and the other for writing on a closed account (felony). My brother figured it was his mistake that he didn't keep better track and just pleaded guilty. Afterward he discovered that, in his willingness to plead guilty, the prosecutor selected the higher offense.
But since it's not caused him any issue for employment or other issues, he's never bothered trying to expunge it. I don't know about the laws in his state, but under Texas law, he can never be granted a CHL to carry a handgun on his person.
Meanwhile, for all the felonies that I've never had to answer for, I have both a CHL and a security clearance. That's why I say background checks are fairly meaningless. It only applies to those who've been caught, and still provides no indication of future behavior. And THAT was the basis of my original comment, without the personal recriminations.
Posted by Bob in Illinois on June 2, 2010:
To Mike from Dallas:
Sorry to hear about your brother, but I guess it run in the family if what you say is true. Yeah not only can he not get conceal carry licenses but he also cannot own or handle a fire-arm but in some states he cannot even live in the same house as a fire-arm. He could be arrested and then that would be a second felony and be well on his way to becoming a three time loser under Texas law.
On a different note, the other security clearances that you cannot seem to know the names of are (at least when I got out of the US Army in 1981):
Top Secret – NATO: Which are issued to personal that are assigned to other NATO countries and are perceived to have access to those countries classified documents. Example: Military intelligence, military attaches, NATO security personal, etc.
Top Secret – Nuclear: This is generally assigned to personal that will have access to and responsibility for nuclear weapons and or nuclear weapons components. Example: Pershing II Missile Techs, ICBM Missile and command personal, EOD-N (Explosive Ordinance Disposal – Nuclear), etc.
Top Secret – Cosmic: Assigned to those that have direct access to L-SAT telemetry techs, flight status of any form of aerial observation platform, DoD (Department of Defense) Technology R&D, missile guidance systems, The Star Wars Defense system would have fallen under this, etc.
There is six levels under each based on the individuals specific job responsibility and rank. There are also combinations for some that have overlapping responsibilities. For the most part just having one of these security clearances is not enough within any area there is a standing Need to Know requirement. Oh yeah I almost forgot, they do not just go back to when you were 18 they go all the way back to when you were born, because some people go in the military when they are only 17. And depending on your clearance they will even investigate your parents and other family members. But then you would not know because you only had a Top Secret security clearance.