[quote]AngryVader wrote:
SeanT wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
anonym wrote:
As far as I know, in Mass., the field breathalyzer is not admissable in court - only the one at the station is valid.
And, just so ya know, everyone who doesn’t fall over and break their nose thinks they “pass” the field sobriety test. Personally, I think it’s useless to begin with.
I agree. I have a few friends that are officers here and they’ve all said that people will ‘fail’ the FST even when they are well under the legal limit. Many will fail simply because they are nervous.
FST are NOT required to be taken in most states(all if I remember correctly, you must take a chemical test although). In fact field sobriety tests are designed to failed. Don’t believe me? A study was done with 21 completely sober people(0.00BAC) completing FST. 14 police officers were asked to review the tapes(they did not know they all had 0.00BAC), they said 46% of the people had too much to drink.
Oh I definitely believe you. One of those officers said those very words, “FSTs are designed so that even sober people are expected to fail them.”[/quote]
It’s horrible and most people do not know their rights! I was amazed to learn a few months ago that I have the right to refuse these and it is advised I do. Even though I never drink and drive(zero tolerance here), it still pisses me off that police are TRYING to put innocent people(if they do not have probable cause to administer the Breathalyzer) in jail.
You got what you deserve. Assholes who drive drunk kill people, and destroy families.
Hope you learned your lesson. [/quote]
He was in parking lot for cryin’ out loud! Not on the streets being a stupid fuck.
I think you can get out of this. Being dumb with the cop is what did you in, and of course driving around doing donuts. Hahahha, for real, were you doing donuts?! You should have just taken a cab or fallen asleep on the passenger side. But for real, you might get lucky & beat this. Good luck & just live & learn from it!!
Doing donuts in the parking lot was dumb. His interaction with the cops was not very dumb. There is little incentive to cooperate when you are caught doing something very stupid.
A cop may be lenient when you roll a stop sign. It is unlikely he will be when he catches you doing donuts with beer on your breath.
I just got off the phone with the arresting officer. He was kind enough to forward the video prior to your arrest for all of T-Nation to see and judge.
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Damn hillbilly, must’ve been really bored.
Anyway, dude probably burned off 30K miles off the tires.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Doing donuts in the parking lot was dumb. His interaction with the cops was not very dumb. There is little incentive to cooperate when you are caught doing something very stupid.
A cop may be lenient when you roll a stop sign. It is unlikely he will be when he catches you doing donuts with beer on your breath. [/quote]
Cops are definitely not lenient if your doing donuts or even just a burn out.
A couple of months ago, here in my city, four teens were in a popular hangout on a Sunday night. Well the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado did a burn out and the cops caught him and wanted to pull him over. The teen driver then tried to outrun the officer which led to a high speed chase. Maybe 5 miles down the chase, the driver got into the expressway but then as he was exiting, he hit the curb and the truck flipped over a couple times killing all four passengers, two male and female teens.
Even if you drive by there today, you can still see where the tires hit the curb and the marks left on the wall on the expressway. Sad story.
[quote]skaz05 wrote:
I got a DUI once. I spent two weeks in county jail, and my license was suspended for almost two years.
County jail sucks. County jail really, really, really fucking sucks.
Not having a license sucks. It really, really, really fucking sucks.
Don’t drink and drive. It really sucks. Really, really, really fucking sucks.[/quote]
You are right, county jail sucks to no end. Why you spend 2 weeks in the county for a deuce is beyond me. That must have been one hell of a deuce, or you had an outstanding warrant. I met a guy who was fighting a Fed beef for 2 years, asking me what month it was his sense of time was so warped. Stay out of the county everyone.
you didn’t get a DUI yet. You haven’t been convicted. Just take this as a cheap lesson and learn from it. A cab ride or a cheap no-tell motel is a LOT cheaper than a DUI conviction.
What you did was stupid. Be it isn’t a major hurdle. You got off cheap. No injuries to ourself or others.
Play the racket and get an attorney. Maybe you can talk with the DA before this get it dropped yourself.
I got a DUI when I was 18. I can empathize because I knew so little about alcohol and was very naive (never drank in highschool or anything). How old are you? My situation may be a little different since I was so young and I haven’t had anything on my record before or after (I’m 22 now). I’ve had no problems getting internships or summer jobs. In fact I got a pretty competitive internship this summer and I even had to list my prior misdemeanor offenses on the application.
If you get charged, your life will suck for up to 1 year (depending on the state). I had to go through a ton of bullshit and lost my license for 8 months. But I came out of it much more mature and wise. Best of luck to you.
I just got off the phone with the arresting officer. He was kind enough to forward the video prior to your arrest for all of T-Nation to see and judge.
Police claim that you were not doing donuts in the parking lot, but on the highway. At the time of the arrest when asked about your actions you responded with ‘Feeding donuts to the poor’.
What were you drinking? Gin’n’Juice?
How much does HP does you truck make and how long do the tires last?
Please don’t drink and drive, smoke and fly instead.
Ps. Your insurance agent called to advise of cancelled coverage.
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Or just smoke and ride the (short) bus in style: - YouTube
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
skaz05 wrote:
I got a DUI once. I spent two weeks in county jail, and my license was suspended for almost two years.
County jail sucks. County jail really, really, really fucking sucks.
Not having a license sucks. It really, really, really fucking sucks.
Don’t drink and drive. It really sucks. Really, really, really fucking sucks.
You are right, county jail sucks to no end. Why you spend 2 weeks in the county for a deuce is beyond me. That must have been one hell of a deuce, or you had an outstanding warrant. I met a guy who was fighting a Fed beef for 2 years, asking me what month it was his sense of time was so warped. Stay out of the county everyone.[/quote]
But the county’s so full I’ll be out in three days, right back it again, I can’t staaaayyyy awaaaaaay, just can’t stay away.
