Capitalist Libertarian Freedom Region

1 day 9 hours ago

It is the LEO version of the Kobayashi Maru.

No way to pass it?

1 day 8 hours ago

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Not if they do not want you to.
As standard as the tests are, there is no standard script for which ones are applied, and how.
They can trip anyone up, eventually.
Whether you are intoxicated, or not, is entirely incidental.
Remember, these people honestly ask why you are squinting when they shine a light in your face.
Just ask to go right to the breathalyzer, if you think you are being played, and are indeed sober.

Xyanth

23 hours ago

Just ask to go right to the breathalyzer, if you think you are being played, and are indeed sober.

After what I witnessed and at my age, I think I would go straight to the blow as well.

15 hours ago

In their defense, not everyone who seems drunk, is.
Over the years, some have learned to creatively repurpose the tests to hint at other substances, or medical conditions possibly present in inexpressive suspects unable to properly elucidate for themselves.
Though, you cannot be blamed for thinking that cops just like effing with people, because they do. A lot.
After all, they are people, too, and people love screwing around with people.
It is why there are a lot of angry people in this world.

7 hours ago

Though, you cannot be blamed for thinking that cops just like effing with people, because they do. A lot.

In any population as large as the number of cops in this nation, there are going to be a number of assholes in that population. As more and more good cops flee for other jurisdictions with better policies and support for their cops, or flee the profession for something else, that percentage of officers who get off on screwing around with cops is going to rise.

That said, the vast majority of cops out there are not out to screw around with people. If something I wrote implied that, my writing was not clear. I've worked with cops through the majority of my professional life. Most cops just want to do what needs to be done with a minimal amount of grief to all concerned. That said, I have seen more than a couple times where a laugh was had at the expense of an arrestee, but usually after that arrestee has gone out of their way to earn it.

In the case I witnessed at dinner the other night, the officers were not screwing around with the drunk driver. He was clearly drunk, a little abusive of the officers running the test, and the officers were not screwing around with him. He failed the tests miserably (damn near fell on his ass twice), and he needed to be taken off the road.

7 hours ago

Cops are like DI’s.
Trying to trip you up is just part of the job.
The reasoning is a little different, but if you know better, you can have fun with it, and if they have a sense of humor, they get it, and you might even make a friend.

Xyanth

4 hours ago

Back in my ambulance days there was a two man team that worked district 2. Everytime someone would talk themselves into an arrest, they had a routine that had bystanders laughing out loud.

It went something like this:
"Awwwww... You've got a warrant. Ray tell him what he's won."
"You've won an all expense paid trip to our city jail where you will get a free portrait and study of your fingerprints."
"But wait, there's more..."
"That's right Steve. If we can get you through booking in time you will get the bonus treat of our jail's world famous, award winning catered dinner of some kind of meat, beans and a slice of not too dry bread."

Those two were a hoot. As a rule only those who were being a pain in the ass got the "Tell him/her what they've won" routine. Seriously those two could have been a stand up comedy team. They alternated between who was the straight man and who delivered the joke. Too bad there wasn't video back then. They would have been social media superstars.