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To: simpson96
refused to participate in standardized field sobriety tests

A sober person should do the same ... "field sobriety tests" are totally subjective frauds.

declined to provide breath samples

Bad idea ... the machine might be broken, but at least it provides an objective measurement.

8 posted on 05/20/2026 10:28:55 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Refusal is a bad idea. FL law on the subject...

https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.1932.html

If a driver thinks the breathalyzer isn’t accurate, there is nothing that prohibits the driver from having a blood test done.


12 posted on 05/20/2026 10:34:16 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: NorthMountain

“A sober person should do the same ... “field sobriety tests” are totally subjective frauds.”

100%. Actually more like 1000%.

Damn near all of the cops who administer those tests could never pass them, and they know it. But we’re supposed to do them perfectly, while under the stress and threat of being (possibly falsely) arrested.

But yeah, take the damn breathalyzer test if you don’t have anything to hide.


24 posted on 05/20/2026 10:45:20 AM PDT by PermaRag (Facts, context, and more facts)
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To: NorthMountain

Article: “declined to provide breath samples”

“Bad idea ... the machine might be broken, but at least it provides an objective measurement.”

In Florida, that is an automatic 12 month suspended license and second-degree criminal misdemeanor charge, which can mean up to 60 days in jail and fines.”


26 posted on 05/20/2026 10:49:16 AM PDT by TexasGator
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