hyp·o·crite [hip-uh-krit]
–noun
1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME ipocrite < OF < LL hypocrita < Gk hypokrits a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equiv. to hypokr(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tés agent suffix]
West Jordan, UT
The former head of Utah Highway Patrol’s DUI unit has pleaded guilty to alcohol-related reckless driving.Fred Swain crashed his police cruiser into a concrete barrier in June 2006. A breath test at the time revealed his blood-alcohol level to be 0.11 – in excess of the state’s legal limit of 0.08.
Swain’s plea to the class B misdemeanor charge was entered in 3rd District Court on Monday. It was actually his second guilty plea – he had already entered one in Draper’s justice court, but was appealing that conviction. The city prosecutor says he doesn’t know why Swain ended the appeal process.
Lt. Fred Swain submitted his resignation shortly after his DUI crash in 2006. “My behavior has not been consistent with the best requirements of the department,” he wrote. “I can only do the right thing from this day forth. I am in need of correcting my behavior and becoming once again the type of person I once was not so long ago.” More >>
In the judgment of this drunk driving cop, dragging his case out for 2 years before ending his appeakl and pleading guilty to reckless driving was the right thing to do. Hypocrite. Liar.