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Member Opinions: By: Stewiegb on 7/7/11
Thank goodness, and the judge, that this prize of a guy is finally locked up. Hopefully they will sentence him to the max next month. By: yardart on 7/7/11
Do not understand why this man was granted bail given his history. Are concerns for the safety of society an important component for the granting of bail? Am I wrong? By: Dave on 7/7/11
Bullock's lawyer said it was a "tragedy for all involved". Any pain and suffering incurred by the criminal is not a tragedy, but justice. Tragedy is what the innocents experience. The lawyer should spend a little time with the victims until he realizes the stupidity of his comment. So this guy is still drinking and causing trouble after all he has done? Where is a dungeon when you need one? By: Tony on 7/8/11
this is a very terrible situation, but should any of you be commenting of his character? Who knows if he's an alcoholic, has some sort of trauma, depression, who knows. And if you had a family member that was going through either side of thus tragedy I doubt you'd want some Brentwood home bodies commenting on it. And man this reporter is terrible. You should be able to cover a story without sounding biased. No matter what's it about. All I can say is I wish the best to both families and hope they both get the help they need. Mr bullock should go to rehab for a year or two over jail though. If anything jail could make it worse. Look at all the 8th offense DUI we have in this state, and always come from jail previously, should we not try to fix the problem so it doesn't happen again? Or would it be better to point fingers and lock them up for 15 years. Seems like were asking for disaster. Anyway hope all works out for the injured woman. By: Justice1211 on 7/11/11
Let me just say that I am a family member of the victim and this whole situation is tragic for HER and HER FAMILY- not Mr. Bullock. His lawyer should be ashamed of using those words to describe HIS situation. And as for the person who said "I doubt you'd want some Brentwood homebodies commenting on it"- I love hearing that other people are concerned and seek justice for other Brentwood county residents. And you say no jail time? There is no other place this monster belongs than in jail! Period. Give him re-hab in jail or when he gets out. I hope he gets the max 15 years for what he has done- and continued to do over and over. By: jewelalene on 7/11/11
In response to Tony: Most people who are depressed or have problems in their lives do not get behind the wheel of a potential lethal weapon and run over people. Ask the women he hit if she is depressed today. Regardless of why he is driving drunk, he is driving drunk. The woman Garret Bullock hit has no control over her body, cannot feed herself, walk, move, etc. Garret Bullock ruined her life. She is a wife, mother, sister, daughter and has no movement from the neck-down. Garret should spend a day caring for this woman and he might think twice before drinkiing and driving again. If Garret Bullock cannot help himself, I guess prison will. At least I will feel safer on the roads around Brentwood once Garret Bullock is no longer driving. By: victoria on 8/13/11
Wow, this IS a tragedy for EVERYONE. First, has anyone forgotten that Garret Bullock has a mother, a father and 2 younger sisters? Are they not suffering as well? Has anyone thought about the fact of anyone close to Garret, like a girlfriend or possibly a wife someday that might be a little distraught about all this as well? Or how about the fact that Garret himself has to live with what he has done to Mrs. Scholes for the rest of his life? It is absolutely awful what happened to her but an eye for an eye will not change her situation or bring justice to any case. I cannot believe that so many people are so willing to say things about someone when all they know is what this reporter is posting. Have any of you lived with Garret, gone anywhere with him in public or even had a simple conversation with him? I didn't think so. And in response to jewelalene, plenty of people are depressed, addicted and even psychotic but are still capable of driving a vehicle. He caused an accident, not deliberately scanning the road for his victims. How many of us have had something alcoholic to drink and got behind the wheel of a car at ANY point in our lives? How many of EVERYDAY PEOPLE cause accidents and hurt even kill people and didn't even drink anything? This accident could have happened to anyone by anyone at anytime. People fail to remember that drinking is NOT illegal and driving after you have been drinking is STILL NOT illegal. Drunk driving is. Be little more knowledgeable, a little less opinionated and a little more respectful. Mrs. Scholes and her family will never be the same and I completely understand the community's concern for the safety of the city and area with Mr. Bullock being in jail, but who's to say how he gets help and whether or not he is worth saving? His alcoholism is treatable and he should be given an opportunity to seek help himself. I guarantee EVERYONE posting on this page knows someone or has a family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol or depressed and really needs some type of psychological help. It is awful how people are so quick to judge others but fail to realize we are all humans with problems. I send my prayers to Mrs. Scholes, her husband, her son and the rest of the world who's lives are affected by this tragedy. Garret has worked his whole life, paid his taxes and maintained in very good standing with creditors. OUR tax dollars pay for him to be in jail. I personally would rather him be out making better use of his time by paying his debts and not soaking up "3 hots and a cot" at my expense. If everyone could have their way, this world would be more of a mess than it really is. If any of YOU drank and hit someone, I guarantee you would not wish for the max for yourself. By: Rdkil on 12/28/11
I am very ashamed at what Mr. Bullock has done--even more at the fact that he has shown little to no remorse about what happened. He continued to drink and drive despite whatever danger he posed against others. This is not the only time that he has hurt others. Mr. Bullock also has a history of violence against his own family and friends. I congratulate the strength of his gf to call the police during their last fight. He is definitely out of control and it is only getting worse. I hope that things get better for Mrs. Scholes and she gets as much compensation from Mr. Bullock as possible. Nothing can change what happened to her but that does not make everything OK in the end. Mr. Bullock ruined her life. He may not care or show any consideration (even when locked in jail) but that does not relieve him of responsibility. Login and voice your opinion! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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