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Android3.14

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62. I agree
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 07:28 PM
Feb 2014

And that is probably what will happen.
I'm asserting that a guy running a stop sign and stumbling during a field sobriety test will make cops justifiably sus[picious and that they have an obligation to keep a person they suspect is intoxicated from driving, probably by arresting him.

Texas RandiFan1290 Feb 2014 #1
He was guilty of DWB... MarianJack Feb 2014 #2
Yep. DWB was his real crime. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #7
Beat me to it. I posted that as a comment to the yahoo article. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #8
It must be that great minds thing going on again! MarianJack Feb 2014 #66
Go Blue Texass! Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #3
After all, alcohol is the only substance that impairs driving Android3.14 Feb 2014 #4
The article says he voluntarily gave a blood sample too. gollygee Feb 2014 #12
And? Android3.14 Feb 2014 #17
He blew 0.0 and offered a blood test gollygee Feb 2014 #18
I agree Android3.14 Feb 2014 #62
I couldn't pass a field sobriety test hobbit709 Feb 2014 #45
I'm in the same boat as hobbit709 but for different reasons. Lochloosa Feb 2014 #46
I am with hobbit as well. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #49
so you support DWB arrests? noiretextatique Feb 2014 #57
Again, why do you have to be obtuse? Android3.14 Feb 2014 #63
So, everyone that runs a stop sign should have to consent to a field breathalyzer? blueamy66 Feb 2014 #59
If the government can't prove it, then it did not happen. jeff47 Feb 2014 #29
You're defending this? ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #51
You left out your point. I will guess. Officers should be allowed to arrest and detain for rhett o rick Feb 2014 #67
Yes. don't you see how it works Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #68
No one would tolerate a thirty percent error rate in any other profession. MADem Feb 2014 #5
Poor guy. He should never have consented to the field sobriety test. Amimnoch Feb 2014 #6
In TN., dotymed Feb 2014 #10
in virginia a refusal is one year licence suspension. loli phabay Feb 2014 #34
I didn't realize this varies from state to state. Amimnoch Feb 2014 #39
no way Cane4Dems Feb 2014 #19
That might work if you're white - TBF Feb 2014 #20
The compelling requirement varies from state to state. JoeyT Feb 2014 #28
Most states do not require a FST. former9thward Feb 2014 #33
"Consent" is a luxury not always available to us... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #31
I can't argue about racist, crooked cops. It's a too common and disgusting practice Amimnoch Feb 2014 #41
uh, if he was sober, yes he should. in NY, refusing the test means lose your license. nt dionysus Feb 2014 #35
Come on, badge sniffers. Defend this! Please tell us it's only a few of them Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #9
About the way I feel about it. marble falls Feb 2014 #22
Hey! It's just a very small minority, a few bad apples. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #26
So does that mean that every time someone runs a stop sign ... ananda Feb 2014 #11
It's called DWB. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #14
What's it called when the police stop a white person for running a stop sign? Android3.14 Feb 2014 #42
running a stop sign hobbit709 Feb 2014 #44
Raised in the Dallas area (25 years) and lived in Laredo and Houston for several years Android3.14 Feb 2014 #64
were you arrested after proving you were not drunk? noiretextatique Feb 2014 #60
Don't be obtuse Android3.14 Feb 2014 #61
If they extend that to a rolling right turn on red here, Thor_MN Feb 2014 #21
If you are a minority, thats about right. marble falls Feb 2014 #23
Acevedo is a major asshole and APD has acted like storm troopers ever since he took over hobbit709 Feb 2014 #13
Traffic was godawful thirty years ago, when I was stationed at Bergstrom MrScorpio Feb 2014 #15
think 3 times the cars and half the brains hobbit709 Feb 2014 #16
And almost 80% of those people came from somewhere else in the last 15 or 20 years. marble falls Feb 2014 #24
Not about Race erpowers Feb 2014 #25
So how many whites are regularly arrested in Travis Co. Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #32
^^^this^^^ L0oniX Feb 2014 #38
I Do Not Know erpowers Feb 2014 #43
For some people, it's never about race Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #47
"They think racism doesn't exist." What? AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #50
White privilege can be a powerful thing Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #56
"and it blinds even some sensible people." And I'd argue that..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #65
You're right. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #52
never about race noiretextatique Feb 2014 #58
I see now what his crime is...DWB. Rex Feb 2014 #27
Sounds More Like DWB Than DUI DallasNE Feb 2014 #30
They just wanted to search his car for drugs -DWB- taught_me_patience Feb 2014 #36
Breathalyzer? or Blackalyzer? You decide! L0oniX Feb 2014 #37
These ass holes need to lose a civil suit. Money seems to be Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #40
What makes you think that? Savannahmann Feb 2014 #48
not true. the cum. effect of being forced as a city or county to pay for rogue cops Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #53
The Breathalyzer showed that he CLEARLY wasn't drunk. IF you wanted to get someone Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #54
omg Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #55
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