Drunk U.S. Soldier Claims to Have Accidently Stole Minivan in Seoul
Well this guy has self selected himself out of the military:
Police in Seoul arrested an American soldier on suspicion of driving drunk in a stolen minivan in the city early Sunday.
The minivan’s owner reported his Hyundai Staria had disappeared around 4:10 a.m. from its streetside parking spot in the Jongno district, a detective from the district’s police station told Stars and Stripes by phone Monday.
South Korean officials regularly speak to the media on the customary condition of anonymity.
Seoul police pulled the vehicle over less than a half-mile from its parking spot, the detective said. The driver, a U.S. soldier in his 30s under the influence of alcohol, told police he found the keys to the minivan and “accidentally” took the car, the detective said.
Stars & Stripes
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Stupid is as stupid does.
Frankly, I never understood the value of not clamming up and speaking directly to the police.
They know how to spot a liar, they have all the evidence already, and even if innocent and telling the truth, a simple typo or a witness who saw things differently can get you charged with lying.
Not prudent.
But neither is getting drunk off-base in a foreign country, stealing a vehicle, and then lying about it.
So we’re all good.