Bodycam: Woman Fails Miserably to Recite ABCs, Gets Arrested For DUI After Crashing Car
Submitted 10 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to publicfreakout@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1_0pB8IN7Y
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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Drusas@kbin.social 10 months ago
I watched that whole damn video and there was no freakout. It's just a sad woman being cooperative.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
You need to post some videos. If you can take the time to comment that it’s not a freak out, you can one up it by providing one.
Drusas@kbin.social 10 months ago
Unfortunately, I can barely keep up with daily life, so aside from me being a mod here and there, I mostly rely on you helpful people for the good stuff.
ApeNo1@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Genuinely curious. Why are subjective field sobriety tests still done in the US versus roadside saliva drug tests or breathalysers for alcohol.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Same reason why “open container laws” are a thing, where you can be found guilty for a DUI even if you didn’t drink anything, if they find an opened alcoholic beverage in your car.
Or why they can bust you for DUI when you were not driving but just sleeping in your car.
Because it’s one of the tools of law makers and police to criminalize as many people as possible and use selective enforcement to punish certain groups.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Don’t forget for them to also let you off the hook if you know someone or are important (and like you).
vind@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Easier for the cops to detain people
Drusas@kbin.social 10 months ago
Saliva would require a warrant, but they can require a breathalyzer test without a warrant. Breathalyzers need to be regularly calibrated, so it could partly be laziness in that regard. But I'm pretty sure it's mostly because they want to prove you are not safe to drive regardless of your blood alcohol content. The longer the stop, the more opportunity there is to find something against you.