Posted on 12/07/2009 3:10:51 PM PST by GOPsterinMA
“yes you can - if you crash your car and the police who respond don’t have a suspicion that you are intoxicated or under the influence of drugs then the law does not permit them to go on a fishing trip for evidence well after the incident.
Everyone has the same rights - you and Tiger Woods. You can have affairs too.”
Bingo! We have a winner. I’m not condoning Tigers actions but the police need probable cause and they clearly had none. I think someone in Florida Law enforcement saw some TV time and a book deal down the road if they could get the goods on tiger. The DA did right on this by saying get out of my office with your self serving fishing expedition.
As someone who has lost a family member at the hands of a driver who was high on crystal-meth, I can promise you that DUI is as "real" a crime as it gets.
What about when the cops go on sweeps and arrest people in bars for public intoxication, or other times people are arrested for public intoxication?
Sounds like you know the lay of the land - well put!!!
Thanks for reminding me of that. It does seem to me that you and I would not get this ‘courtesy’ treatment.
Traffic duty is a good bit safer, and therefore preferred. It also generates revenue via citations whereas apprehending, prosecuting, and warehousing criminals costs money, to be avoided in a recessionary state budget climate.
How is careening down the street, hitting hedges, fire hydrant and tree not “probable cause” of DUI?
OMG, Tiger is Michael Jackson!
Tiger's behavior doesn't surprise me, but if Phil doeas all that, I'd be very surprised, especially the cheating on his wife. Do yuou have any sources?
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It appears they BOTH were/are junkies! :)
Let me get this straight - you're argument is that a driver who is involved in a low-speed, single vehicle accident in clear conditions and on dry roads in the middle of the night, who is found sleeping next to his destroyed vehicle, and who eye witness statements allege was drinking and may have taken prescription drugs earlier in the evening - is NOT "reasonable cause", which is the standard in FL?
Is that correct?
In any other time with any other driver, that person would have been arrested on suspicion of DUI. It's not even close.
Not to take this thread ‘off’ topic...but what did the mother in law, Mrs. Nordegren do to deserve being labled as ‘ugly.’ What...she grew old and comes here to help her adult daughter and care for her grandchildren.
Geesh...
I’d like to see your sources regarding Phil too.
Amen. Sorry over your loss.
Exactly - the PGA is going to have to do something...Tiger’s a junkie.
The cops have to see you in the automobile with keys in the ignition!! Standard law from one side of this country to the other.<
Standard misconception from one side of this country to the other. It is a very easy case if the cop sees you in the driver’s seat and the exhaust is blowing. But in general, the elements are:
On a public road
In control of a vehicle
Impaired (by whatever standard is illegal: drugs, alcohol, etc)
At an accident scene, a witness places a person as the driver of the vehicle and that person fails a field sobriety, you have a start for a good case.
If a person in an accident admits to driving, in a noncustodial interview, you may also have a good start.
Tiger, IIRC correctly gave his driver’s info and reg via an attorney. Tiger admitted he was driving. It’s not an issue.
DK
Automobile accidents happen every day and most are not drug related.
You tell me how hitting a fire hydrant and a tree IS probable cause....?
It was two in the morning, he may have just fell asleep at the wheel. Maybe he had a seizure. Maybe he had tire failure. Maybe the suspension gave way on the one side of the vehicle. Maybe a dog ran in front of the vehicle and he wrecked trying to avoid killing the dog.
Get the picture?
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