• CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com
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    3 days ago

    Everyone can refuse breathalyzer. Everyone should actually, because it will take longer to get to the station. This guy is a POS but if anyone didn’t know, now you do

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      3 days ago

      Doesn’t work everywhere. In Canada refusing the breathalyze test carries the same potential charge and failing the breathalyzer test. I know, I already agree with the “what the f*** kind of law is that”, but this is how things are.

      DUI’s are a play-to-play win (paying enough for a good lawyer) or you need to be apart of an exclusive club, otherwise bend over.

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      3 days ago

      Everyone should actually

      Everyone driving drunk should. But, you know, you should maybe also not drive drunk

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        3 days ago

        You’re assuming that police only accuse drunk drivers of driving drunk.

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          3 days ago

          They can accuse you without a breathalyzer test as well and they can fake blood tests just as well as a breathalyzer test. If you assume the police are just gonna plant evidence, refusing a breathalyzer test will do nothing.

          CaptnNMorgan clearly stated, that they recommend taking the test at the station because of the time to get there, indicating that it’s about degradation of the blood alcohol level. They’re clearly showing that it’s not about innocent people being wrongfully accused. I know ACAB, yadda yadda, that doesn’t mean everyone accused by the police is a saint. Some people are just assholes and anyone driving drunk should get the book thrown at them. Including of course off-duty cops.

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            2 days ago

            Nobody should drive drunk, but everyone has a different tolerance. Someone can blow a high number and not even feel buzzed, if their tolerance is high. I’m not talking to bad people who don’t care about other lives, I’m talking to people who would otherwise be taken advantage of by the police and their obtuse laws.

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              2 days ago

              Dude, you’re literally defending drunk driving. Please educate yourself on the effect of alcohol on decision making and reaction speed. Just because someone thinks they’re not impaired doesn’t mean it’s true and how they feel doesn’t play any role in it whatsoever

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                2 days ago

                Bro, there is a difference between being drunk and not realizing it, and being sober while blowing a high number.

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                    1 day ago

                    You are wrong. Someone with a high tolerance won’t be drunk, but they’ll have the same amount of alcohol in their blood as someone who is wasted and has a low tolerance.

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                    2 days ago

                    “I drive better after a couple drinks, it loosens me up but I’m not even buzzed.”

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      3 days ago

      In UK you get a charge of failure to provide and it worsens when you refuse again at the station.