Field drug tests are not admissible in courts in most states
- get each traffic cop one 2) there are similar devices for the rapid testing of drugs as well
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Tja@programming.dev 1 day ago
If they could? They have tanks, for fucks sake. They don’t lack resources.
The only reason for bullshit tests is that the cop gets to feel powerful deciding himself instead of a specific measurement by a calibrated instrument.
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I don’t think they’re interested in making it more difficult to arrest and charge people.
Semester3383@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Actually, no, there aren’t. As of this moment, there’s no way to know if you’re intoxicated by marijuana, and, since that’s legal in a number of US states, that’s a ‘problem’. (Although, let’s be real, stoned people tend to drive reeeeeeaaaaaalllllllllly slowly, not exactly hugely dangerous.) You can detect the metabolites with a urine or blood test, but that doesn’t tell you how long ago you used it, or if you’re still under the influence.
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 11 hours ago
There are oral rapid tests for drugs in my country that the police use