The ridiculous excuses thread (idiotic things people say to excuse their misbehavior)

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But officer, I was just speeding so I could get to Claire McCaskill so I could kill her...

 

A Utah man was busted for allegedly leading cops on a high-speed chase while drunk and high on drugs, claiming he was en route to kill former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, police said.

 

George William Stahl, 36, was busted early Wednesday in Summit County, where a Utah Highway Patrol trooper clocked him doing 115 mph on I-80, according to the Deseret News.

 

When the trooper attempted to pull Stahl over, the driver booked it, going at least 130 mph as light snow fell, a police affidavit said.

 

The chase came to a halt when another trooper used tire spikes to stop Stahl.

 

The affidavit noted that Stahl, of Cottonwood Heights, was “belligerent and appeared heavily intoxicated” and reeked of alcohol.

 

“There was an empty 12 pack of Budweiser beer in his vehicle as well as a partially consumed other 12 pack. Stahl stated that he was on Adderall and LSD and beer,” the document said.[/url]

 

He allegedly told police he was “on his way to Missouri to kill (former US Sen. Claire McCaskill) if she wasn’t dead already,” according to the affidavit.

 

“Stahl made several real threats to Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill,” it said. “He stated that he was on his way to Missouri to kill her several times.”

 

He also allegedly told cops that he hit the spikes at 135 mph.

 

Stahl was taken to the North Summit Fire Station for a medical evaluation before he was booked into the Summit Count Jail.

 

He was charged with making a threat of terrorism, failing to stop at the command of police, reckless driving, speeding, DUI and drug possession.

 

McCaskill, a Democrat, served as a Missouri senator from 2007 to 2019 before losing her seat to Republican contender Josh Hawley, the state’s attorney general at the time.

 

On Wednesday, McCaskill congratulated Hawley on the recent birth of his daughter.

 

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I recall, while I was living in SC, a local senior (73) was stopped by the highway patrol for speeding that at times exceeded 100 mph. When asked to explain her excessive speed, she replied that she was late for her hair appointment.