On
October 16 1993 a South African diplomatic couple were having a garden party at
their home in Oakton when the cops arrested them for public drunkenness. The cops came to the home after neighbors
complained about noise at the outdoor party.
The
diplomat and his wife were walking two guests to their car when the cops
arrested them. The couple told Fairfax
County cops that they were diplomats, that they had immunity from arrest and
showed the cops State Department issued identification to prove they were
diplomats. It was ignored.
The cops arrested them anyway and kept them in
jail for almost four hours. On the
lighter end of things, the Fairfax police said they would conduct an internal
investigation of the two arresting officers' actions. “They will likely be disciplined if the
department finds they acted improperly”