Posted on 07/02/2008 7:00:52 PM PDT by buccaneer81
You're simplifying the process. The judges will sign the warrants after the suspect refuses the breath test & when the cop explains there is probable cause to believe the suspect was DUI.
Although there's plenty of reasons to be suspicious of cops, I really don't think, in this case, they will go to these lengths for those who have only had a beer or two.
There will be up to 450,000 people in downtown Columbus tonight for fireworks. Beer will be sold & you can bring in coolers. There will be *plenty* of opportunity to get those who are truly DUI without worrying about the marginal cases.
What are the stats on the percentage of drivers stopped for DUI that are actually over the limit? How low can the percentage get before it becomes prima facie evidence that the cop's judgment of "probable cause" is unreliable?
Gee, I can't imagine why... ;-)
Refuse a breathalyzer, automatic suspension.
That’s why God made taxies.
an excellent way to celebrate July 4th.
Your concern is warranted (no pun intended).
But again, there will be so many people truly DUI this weekend & tonight the cops won't need to mess with the marginal cases. It becomes an even bigger waste of their time, resources & credibility than necessary. Why go through all that then have the perp/accused go free because your evidence wasn't strong enough?
Especially with so many sh*t-faced people on the roads this weekend?
Some jurisdictions seize the vehicles of DUI suspects, and force them to--even if acquitted--spend hundreds of dollars in fees to get their car back or else (for cars that aren't worth that much) just abandon their vehicles altogether. I don't know whether the cops here are in such a jurisdiction, but in lawless places that steal people's cars I can see plenty of reason to make DUI arrests without worrying too much about what will hold up in court.
Taxi, rrright... My wife and I were almost killed when a taxi driver passed out on the Eisenhower Exway in Chicago, thank God it was late and not much traffic. Drove from midtown to Jfk at night without the cabs lights on, probably because they simply did not work as he totally ignored my banging on my plexiglass prison. My wife was dumped in the street near Lincoln center when the driver changed his mind about where to let us off. Closer to home here taxi drivers are more likely to be more stoned out of their minds than the fares they pick up at the bars, but they are never pulled over for some reason? Thanks but I will walk.
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