The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Officer Gets DUI After Being Honored By Mothers Against Drunk Driving Group

Episode Date: August 5, 2024

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Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey y'all, Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history.

Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Colvin. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records.

Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Welcome to Gracias Come Again, a podcast by Honey German, where we get real and dive straight into todo lo actual y viral. We're talking música, los premios, el chisme, and all things trending in my cultura. I'm bringing you all the latest happening in our entertainment world and some fun and impactful interviews with your favorite Latin artists, comedians, actors, and influencers. Each week, we get deep and raw life stories, combos on the issues that matter to us, and it's all packed with gems, fun, straight-up comedia,

and that's a song that only nuestra gente can sprinkle. Listen to Gracias Come Again on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you

wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHe I heart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I never heard of donkey the other day. What is it? Say it again. Charlotte. I'm a donkey.

Yes. You are a donkey. I'll show you how to act a donkey. Charlotte. The same is true. Dog here today for Monday, August 5th goes to an Arizona police officer named Zachary Hyde. Now, it's a teachable moment in this story,

and the teachable moment is simply about irony. Life is too ironic, okay? It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence, absence to value presence, Fergie singing the national anthem to appreciate Whitney Houston singing the national anthem, dry Whitney Houston singing the national anthem. Dry vagina to appreciate that gush gush.

I'm just trying to paint a picture for you to let you know that life is ironic. And you will immediately understand the irony in the story when you hear it. Let's go to AZ Family 3 TV for the report, please. Tempe officer honored with the Hero Award at the annual Mothers Against Drunk Driving banquet a month ago was just arrested for DUI. State troopers pulled over Officer Zachary Hyde early Wednesday morning. He was off duty. He's on admin leave now pending a full internal investigation.

Hey, Officer Zachary Hyde, police officer honored by MAD only to get caught driving under the influence after being honored. Y'all know what MADD is, right? The Mothers Against Drunk Driving who fight tirelessly to prevent drunk driving and support victims of the reckless behavior we call driving drunk. You, Zachary, were Officer Jekyll when you got honored, but you became Officer Hyde when you got that 80 proof potion in you. Okay, Zachary got honored by MADD for our roads safe, only to become part of the problem. You would think being honored by Mad would be a badge of honor. Okay, you'd have some pride about that. A reminder to uphold the very values you were recognized for, right? Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Officer Hyde

decided to go from hero to hypocrite, and that's why I believe he might have been set up. Now, I don't mean he wasn't drunk. He was drunk, okay? He was drinking and he was driving, okay? He chose to get inebriated. He chose to drive. But I do believe Zachary was set up, okay? He got this award, and one of the other officers or somebody in his life that knows him was hating, okay?

They was like, hell no. Zachary drinks more Maker's than me all right he was just drunk driving last night and he's getting rewarded by mad this afternoon might have to drop a dime on that ninja okay that's what i think happened all right somebody couldn't stand the hypocrisy so they lined them up and rightfully so because nobody should be drinking and driving all right zachary you are a police, the person the public looks to to protect and serve, the person the public looks to for law enforcement and safety. You got recognized by mad the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Zachary. That should be a moment of reflection for you. All

right, a moment to double down on the message you're supposed to stand for, okay? You're supposed to double down on the message that you got honored for but instead you decided to make the kind of mistake that lands you in the very headlines you're supposed to prevent damn Zachary you know you had a rough day when you're honored by mad in the morning and end up needing their services by the evening okay what if he was celebrating being honored by mad and that's why he got drunk in the first place what if he thought the award came with a few free drink tickets? I'm just trying to make sense of something that doesn't make sense.

And the reason it doesn't make sense is because it's just simply the irony of life. Zachary, this is the kind of behavior that not only tarnishes your own reputation, but also discredits the efforts of organizations like MAD. And this is just another reason why we the public don't trust law enforcement. Okay? You had one job, Zachary. Actually, two. All right? First, uphold the law.

That's it. Nothing more because you're a police officer. Second, set a positive example, especially after being honored by MAD, the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, for apparently setting a good example. And guess what? You managed to fail at both jobs. All right? They say life is all about balance.

Well, Zachary was trying to balance a mad award in one hand and a drink in the other. Imagine being the poster child for mad one minute and then turning right around and being their next case study. I hope this serves as some type of wake-up call because it's certainly a teachable moment. But not just for you, Officer Hyde, but for anyone who thinks they're above the law are immune to the consequences of their actions because nobody is above accountability. Please give Officer Zachary Hyde the biggest

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Wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts

that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.

Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Welcome to Gracias Come Again, a podcast by Honey German, where we get real and dive straight into todo lo actual y viral. We're talking music, los premios, el chisme, and all things trending in my culture. I'm bringing you all the latest happening in our entertainment world

and some fun and impactful interviews with your favorite Latin artists, comedians, actors, and influencers. Each week, we get deep and raw life stories, combos on the issues that matter to us, and it's all packed with gems, fun, and influencers. Each week, we get deep and raw life stories, combos on the issues that matter to us, and it's all packed with gems, fun, straight-up comedia, and that's a song that only nuestra gente can sprinkle. Listen to Gracias Come Again on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can.

Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.