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Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 3 days agoI agree with never taking to cops. But if a cop says you’re doing a sobriety test, you don’t have a choice. Either do it or get suspended for a year. And they don’t need a reason, all they have to do is say you were swerving or you smell like alcohol
Tja@programming.dev 2 days ago
Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I prefer this over having drunk idiots all over the road tbh.
Tja@programming.dev 2 days ago
Those are not the only two options. I also prefer this to getting kicked in the nuts, but there are a million better options.
Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
How do you suppose we keep drunk idiots off the road? I feel like we’re too soft about it tbh. I feel like being caught driving drunk should come with mandatory jail time tbh.
Semester3383@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not correct. Field sobriety tests are ‘voluntary’ in all states in the US, although refusing to take one may be used as evidence against you in a trial, depending on the state. Likewise, you can refuse breathalyzer tests, although that may carry significant civil penalties.
Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Did you even read my comment. I literally said refusing to do a test gets your license suspended for a year in most states. If you don’t do the sobriety test, the cop will most certainly ask you to do a chemical test, breath or blood, and refusing will get you a suspension.