Before I Forget (literally, as in I'm posting this then- forgetting it!)

"Troopers eventually investigated 13 issues and found four in which Wooten violated policy or broke the law or both:
• Wooten used a Taser on his stepson.
• He illegally shot a moose.
• He drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion.
• He told others his father-in-law would "eat a f'ing lead bullet" if he helped his daughter get an attorney for the divorce.
Beyond the investigation sparked by the family, trooper commanders saw cause to discipline or give written instructions to correct Wooten seven times since he joined the force, according to Grimes' letter to Wooten.
Those incidents included: a reprimand in January 2004 for negligent damage to a state vehicle; a January 2005 instruction after being accused of speeding, unsafe lane changes, following too closely and not using turn signals in his state vehicle; a June 2005 instruction regarding personal cell phone calls; an October 2005 suspension from work after getting a speeding ticket; and a November 2005 memo "to clarify duty hours, tardiness and personal business during duty time."
"Mike is not without a blemish," the union's Cyr said. But some of the problems noted by Grimes were small matters, he said. Many troopers were told to reimburse the state for personal cell phone calls, he said. Wooten had to miss work for court during the divorce, he said. " -ADN

Anchorage Daily News has more at http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html .
I really debated posting this non-issue but, I've been curious about it, so I looked into it and came away surprised that I may have been wrong, if Governor Palin had tried to influence the situation it would be much simpler to regard it as a public safety service to her state and not abusing her influence because the guy had been married to her sister. He was and might still be a danger to the public and himself. I'm at a loss to explain how he got away with what he did- if it were you or I we'd still be in jail.

One thing it did impress upon me, if this is the best they've got on her- the Governor and her supporters ought to be in good shape.