Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa - Privileged

Yesterday, when several of us TSRA members were discussing this, I said:

"I am not a fan of his, unless we (which more than likely we will) find out he received preferential treatment, we should use this to our advantage in future attempts at repealing onerous state and even feral legislation with him signing on, introducing, and twisting arms."

And, of course I knew he would get preferential treatment, but what has startled everyone is the fact that:

"McAllen Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Henley tossed out the case against Hinojosa just before his arraignment, a court procedure in which suspects are read their rights and allowed to hear charges against them. A suspect typically is booked into jail after arraignment."

And Monday evening when he first faced reporters, he said:

"I was handled like any other citizen," Hinojosa said when asked if he received special treatment because of his post.

The Transportation Security Administration screeners handled themselves professionally, he said.

Hinojosa became agitated at reporters when he was repeatedly asked whether law enforcement would have treated an ordinary citizen the same way.

"You understand English?" the senator asked. "I have a license to carry a concealed weapon."

No Chuy, you do not have a "license to carry a concealed weapon." What you have is a Texas Concealed Handgun License, and no where in the legislation does it allow CHL's to carry in the restricted area of an airport. I know my instructor, and every subsequent competent instructor I have sat in with, plainly specifies that it is a CHL- not a CWL. Further, if you thnk that CHL gets you a buy from prosecution, that only happens if you are some Lord Muckety Fuck-Up with political clout, such as yourself. And to prove my point, you should read the Texas laws since you were not in office, 1995, when it was passed and you just might not confuse the two next time.

However Chuy, a minor screw-up like you had is no big deal in this Paranoid's opinion, but what is, is the shit eating judge who tossed this during arraignment and you lying to everyone saying:

"I was handled like any other citizen," Hinojosa said when asked if he received special treatment because of his post.

This is where you really fucked up.

Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows damn good and well that if anyone, such as myself, had screwed up like you did, we would have spent at least the night in the graybar motel, and would not have had it tossed.

You really fucked up Chuy, and it ain't over.

--WP