The West Wing - Driving while being Hispanic

[WOI999]

"get the next associate justice of the Supreme Court out of jail!"

[grumpytosnowwhite]

"Because he's a crazy man out to ruin my life!"

[captnswing]

edna1628: Yeah, right - The right of some irresposible bozo to get behind the wheel of a lethal weapon drunk trumps my right not to be killed by aforementioned bozo. Breathalizers and Booze Busses were the best things to ever happen for road safety in Australia - and believe me, I'm not one to give up a civil right easily...

[andyt2k]

@captnswing It's 10 seconds of blowing into a tube and waiting for a beep, it's not like they're taking a DNA sample and asking what position your wife likes in bed, if they did that to every person in the country every 6 months and it resulted in one 96 year old homless guy not being hit by a car, then it's worth it

[patrickcorliss]

@andyt2k

In Australia we don't even blow into a tube anymore. Just count "one, two, three" until the cop says your done. The machine is sensitive to your breath.

[Sonnabend00]

@captnswing

*APPLAUSE*

I was stopped at a breath test station, and of course was negative (I NEVER drink when I am driving EVER..I have a 12 hr rule. 12 hrs before I drive, NO alcohol)..they nailed the asshole behind me who WAS drunk. I got home safely because they nabbed him

[studentofsmith]

@captnswing Yeah, right - The right of some irresponsible drug dealer to do business trumps my right not to be killed in the crossfire of a gang war. Random searches are the best things to ever happen for street safety in Canada - and believe me, I'm not one to give up a civil right easily...

[kohstamojahn]

@captnswing the fact that you're WILLING TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHT is more disturbing than the right being denied you

[edna1628]

Of course he refused the breathalizer....everyone should refuse the breathalizer!!

[murtaent]

You can't. They just count it as you being drunk.

[PeterFormaini]

I agree - since refusal results in an automatic DUI against your driving record.

Save your civil rights outrage for some activity that actually does not put the lives of OTHERS at risk, you bimbo.

[younghoss]

@PeterFormaini

In my state, a refusal can lead to a serious penalty. But often without those test results, a DUI case gets negotiated down, and the refusal can get negotiated down, too. So as a result, though penalty for refusal CAN be stiff, refusing often serves as a very good negotiating tool.

Lastly, not to approve of drinking and driving, but to remind some here DUI does not necessarily mean drunk. It is a low limit of alcohol tested and "under influence" is not always same as drunk.

[mrcakey]

Who are the 22 idiots agreeing with @edna1628 ? You drink and drive you should be put behind bars for at least 6 months no questions.

[chrissline77]

@edna1628 ..........No one should drive drunk, I think you mean.