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50. What made you think they were giving him a break?

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Sun Jun 14, 2020, 07:28 PM

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Did the Atlanta cops trick Rayshard Brooks into driving while intoxicated? [View all] pnwmom Jun 2020 OP

That is exactly what it looked like, a set up! nt 42bambi Jun 2020 #1

I think it's clear the driver had operated the car, but he could have presented Hoyt Jun 2020 #2

How was it proper to ask him to move the car when the police clearly thought he'd been drinking pnwmom Jun 2020 #5

I thought they were giving him a break, but yeah they could have pulled Hoyt Jun 2020 #47

What made you think they were giving him a break? pnwmom Jun 2020 #50

What I just said. Not gonna write it again. Hoyt Jun 2020 #51

You didn't explain what you meant. They DID try to handcuff him, haul him off, etc. pnwmom Jun 2020 #53

SOP for this poster's Blue Lives Matter POV obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #76

They gotta figure how he and his car got to the drive-thru lane...Where he passed out? jmg257 Jun 2020 #3

He deserved to be shot cuz DUI! Dream Girl Jun 2020 #4

Did someone say that??? jmg257 Jun 2020 #6

It was certainly implies..."plenty of reason to believe he was operation under the influence Dream Girl Jun 2020 #10

Lol - ok. I am defending NO one. I already stated numerous times it was a terrible shooting. jmg257 Jun 2020 #13

You did not say that. Tipperary Jun 2020 #37

Cheers! I know. Try adding a little real insight and you become a murder-justifier. jmg257 Jun 2020 #41

Hang in there.! Tipperary Jun 2020 #43

it is bullshit that people are putting words in your mouth SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #70

Thanks. Unfortunately you have to expect it now. Can't have a coversation jmg257 Jun 2020 #72

You're dreaming Disaffected Jun 2020 #56

No one that I could find. Sneederbunk Jun 2020 #15

Thank you. Its getting so if you dont spell out every little thing around here jmg257 Jun 2020 #17

Yeah, that happens here alright. Disaffected Jun 2020 #57

WTF? Sheesh. And we're all supposed to be the reasonable ones (in the country)! jmg257 Jun 2020 #60

He said that a friend had dropped him there. But that doesn't answer my question. pnwmom Jun 2020 #7

Ah got ya - sorry for the mistake. Your right, the cop should have moved it. jmg257 Jun 2020 #9

Yeah, a drunk suspect could have tried to make a run for it in his car! pnwmom Jun 2020 #14

Sheesh another great point! Cheers! jmg257 Jun 2020 #18

He was in the car, in line, in the drive through lane. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #65

No Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #8

According to the article I posted, just sitting in a car that was OFF doesn't constitute pnwmom Jun 2020 #12

He was blocking the drive thru that is why the car was moved. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #16

I know why the vehicle needed to be moved. But the cop shouldn't have directed pnwmom Jun 2020 #44

It was not off. It was running. Tipperary Jun 2020 #39

I can't speak to why on Earth the police would have him move the vehicle sir pball Jun 2020 #58

You are right. COLGATE4 Jun 2020 #26

Something similar happened to my client. no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 #11

Brings to mind the old legal maxim COLGATE4 Jun 2020 #25

I dont know what the law is in Georgia ... jcgoldie Jun 2020 #19

Yes. The wanted to chalk up a DUI. The cop who did all the talking oasis Jun 2020 #20

Wrong. You can be arrested sitting in your car, engine running, in your driveway, drunk Baclava Jun 2020 #21

But there is no evidence Brooks car's engine was running. Brooks had to turn it on pnwmom Jun 2020 #27

Did it levitate there? Pretty good chance he drove it there, drunk, thats enough for court Baclava Jun 2020 #34

He said a friend had dropped him off. Again, why would the cop ask a suspected DUI pnwmom Jun 2020 #35

How does a friend "drop off" someone in the drivers seat? Tipperary Jun 2020 #46

You didn't answer my question. I am interested in the behavior of the police officer pnwmom Jun 2020 #52

All this back and forth arguimg about a DUI is ok I guess for... brush Jun 2020 #38

Maybe, but if u want what ifs, what if they found the body of a dead girl in the trunk? Baclava Jun 2020 #42

Please. There was no body in the trunk. The guy asked to... brush Jun 2020 #45

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #48

Or handle it with compassion and let the guy walk home... brush Jun 2020 #54

Or that, but cities/counties/states make a helluva lot of money for DUI arrests, they wont stop Baclava Jun 2020 #55

There was a time that would have happened. Mom's Against Drunk Driving, or Hoyt Jun 2020 #49

There are cops on both sides. In 6 years I never even made it through a whole ticket book. jmg257 Jun 2020 #61

There need to be more like you. Can effective training instill... brush Jun 2020 #63

Sheesh l dont know. I thought so way back when, and it should be possible. jmg257 Jun 2020 #64

Another trick of law enforcement mercuryblues Jun 2020 #22

Ugh. Did they ask her about retaking it? Are you required to say yes to a second test? pnwmom Jun 2020 #32

No mercuryblues Jun 2020 #73

if he's in the car with the keys in the ignition COLGATE4 Jun 2020 #23

Why did the cop ask a DUI suspect to DRIVE A VEHICLE? That can't be proper procedure. pnwmom Jun 2020 #30

Generally when the car is stopped in the Drive Thru lane of a COLGATE4 Jun 2020 #67

Why did the police officer ask a possibly drunk suspect to get back into his car and drive it??? pnwmom Jun 2020 #68

You'd probably need to ask them. COLGATE4 Jun 2020 #69

In virginia, if you are sitting in your car drunk. drray23 Jun 2020 #24

+1 nsd Jun 2020 #29

But then WHY did the cop ask the DUI SUSPECT to drive the vehicle, pnwmom Jun 2020 #31

Yeah, asking him to move his car was a mistake and didn't make sense. nsd Jun 2020 #36

OK. When I had a small Turbineguy Jun 2020 #28

Rayshard Brooks was entirely too talkative and cooperative during the initial encounter. sop Jun 2020 #33

Yes, it's painful to watch. He was clearly trying so hard to not irritate the officer pnwmom Jun 2020 #40

I talked to an attorney who had a client charged with DUI for sitting on the porch... CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #59

That attorney is telling stories. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #62

Agreed. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #66

Either that, his client lied, or he's one sorry assed attorney. Hoyt Jun 2020 #71

Your attorney buddy is a teller of tall tales obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #77

Years ago TheFarseer Jun 2020 #74

This would be way different from NJ law where a moving vehicle is not necessary for dwi Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #75