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LiberalFighter

(53,544 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:59 PM Jun 2020

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I may have this wrong about the Rayshard Brooks shooting in Atlanta [View all]

The police officer used this test and from what I viewed on video it appeared the officer went beyond the testing requirements. And in my opinion was testing until he got the desired result.

And then there is this.
The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test: Faulty Science in DUI Investigations and the American Courts?

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I may have this wrong about the Rayshard Brooks shooting in Atlanta [View all] LiberalFighter Jun 2020 OP

While not a capital offense, the Breathalyzer did him in. Hoyt Jun 2020 #1

They use a portable breath tester (PBT) at the scene to get probable cause. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #2

Autopsy also included a blood alcohol that was reported. In any event, the Breathalyzer got him. Hoyt Jun 2020 #4

Guess I think the BAC is irrelevant. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #7

BAC is irrelevant, except it supports failing the breathalyzer. Hoyt Jun 2020 #8

Agreed. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #9

It's Been A While Since I Trained For This But;... jayfish Jun 2020 #16

They don't have to follow that progression. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #20

Right, But You have To Refuse The FST/PBT First. jayfish Jun 2020 #23

You do not have to refuse them first. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #24

He's in a private parking lot, not on the street soothsayer Jun 2020 #3

Yes, he could have gotten out of that DUI. A friend of mine was nabbed in a similar situation. cwydro Jun 2020 #5

Look up actual physical control. PTWB Jun 2020 #17

Well, there were three conditions the attorney used to acquit my friend. cwydro Jun 2020 #26

That isn't how DUI law works. PTWB Jun 2020 #14

Read GA law on DUI. State laws differ delisen Jun 2020 #15

Here In Illinois... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #29

Being drunk is not a death penalty offense. avebury Jun 2020 #6

Agree, it's not a capital offense. But since Mom's Against Drunk Driving, police don't let people Hoyt Jun 2020 #10

Being drunk is not a death penalty offense. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #12

Was not on a road. Was not driving soothsayer Jun 2020 #13

That's not how DUI works. You've been told numerous times. PTWB Jun 2020 #21

They did, actually. They told him to go take a nap. n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #19

My daughter and me thought the same. arthritisR_US Jun 2020 #11

What makes me really sad about this is that the cop initially let him go cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #18

what they should do.... quickesst Jun 2020 #22

Don't confuse a breathalyzer with what was used here. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #25

okay quickesst Jun 2020 #27

You're welcome. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #28

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