> The cop then made him do a field sobriety test <
Unless you’re some sort of gymnast, nobody can pass one of those tests.
No one is required to perform a field sobriety test .A breathalyzer is a different story. The reason for the field sobriety test is if you fail, then they have grounds to ask for a breath or blood test. Even if you pass a breathalyzer or a blood test, if you fail the field sobriety test, you may still get convicted.
What people fail to understand is that those “tests” are completely voluntary. They are attempting to get probable cause on you so that you can be arrested. You completely have the right to decline any and all tests, including the field breathlyzer. Don’t play their game.
Nobody can pass one of those tests.
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Which is exactly how they were designed.
I actually recited the alphabet backwards for an officer once. For some reason I missed the letter V, but he let me go my way. He said no one ever volunteered to do that. ☺