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gave the cop a bunch of attitude

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Maybe I wasn't really clear in my original post. I didn't give the guy attitude until he said he was going to take care of my car and not tell me what they were going to do. If they were going to try and tow my car, there was no way in hell I was letting them do that until they gave me a Breathalyzer because they obviously had nothing on me and I was no where near the legal limit.

Of course looking back on it now, if he said they were towing my car and I demanded a Breathalyzer, it would have just landed my ass in jail and my car towed just to prove I wasn't drunk. Good thing I wised up in mid argument and told him I was shutting up.

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bah..

sorry we missed it, we were down at PF Changs last night, weren't out that late though...

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I never ate there, you'll have to give me some pointers on what to get there sometime. I've been told it's expensive but it's really good.

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gave the cop a bunch of attitude

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Maybe I wasn't really clear in my original post. I didn't give the guy attitude until he said he was going to take care of my car and not tell me what they were going to do.

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I replied back with a little snicker "If you say so."

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Wow. An almost perfect blow-by-blow of what NOT to do when pulled over.

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So you went to a few bars, than started to drive home and got pulled over, gave the cop a bunch of attitude, and still got let off without being arrested.

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The OP *has* to be white. There's no way a black guy doesn't end up with a beat-down in this situation.

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My wife has both prosecuted and defended many drunk driving cases. Everyone claims to have had "two beers," and I think you were full of [censored] here and don't want to admit it, because it [censored] up a great story about the cops "mistreating" you. On top of that, you failed two of the tests, AND acted like an ass. My money says you were DUI and were very lucky to have gotten off.

Advice that you will probably ignore:

1) Always kiss ass when pulled over, even if the cop is being a total dick.

2) Quit drinking and driving.

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So he tells me to get out of my car and tells me he's going to give me a field sobriety test.

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The story should have ended here. Don't agree to take these. Ever. Once they decide to get you out out of the car and have you stand on one foot and say the alphabet backwards and all that nonsense, it's 90% likely they have already decided they are going to arrest you and just want get some more evidence. Don't give it to them.

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Good advice. Even if they take him in and he blows a 0.03, failing field sobriety tests can be used against him. Of course, refusal would have resulted in sure arrest, and I'm frankly not sure how he avoided arrest, since he failed two of the tests.

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I think you were full of [censored] here and don't want to admit it

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Nope, as I already said, I had 1 16 oz beer (Lumpy Dog) at Rock Bottom, 1 sip of Saki at Yokoso and 1 Mandarin & Cranberry at Bar Louie over a 3 hour period.

Not sure why you don't believe someone can have self control when drinking.

If I was lying, how in the hell would I have gotten off without anything happening to me? Police just don't let drunk drivers go home with nothing happening to them. They knew I was sober.

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Police just don't let drunk drivers go home with nothing happening to them.

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This isn't the case everywhere. I know one city where the department tells the cops not to give DUI's as a matter of policy, and there are many localities where DUI enforcement just isn't a priority. I can't even tell you how many people I know that have gotten pulled over shitfaced, checked for warrants and sent on their way.

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Don't drink and drive, jackass.


Jokes aside, don't drink and drive. Without the jackass part [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]