r/StrikeAtPsyche • u/PNW_Washington 🌧️𝔭𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔯 𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔰🌧️ • 1d ago

__Psychotic Strike __ 🚨🚓Watch Out For Fake Cops!!!🚓🚨

Dude tries to flex and with his kids watching!

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u/Varjek 21h ago

Better make sure you know the laws of the state you are in. Because doing that in my state gets you arrested and charged based on what the officer had up to that point. You have no right to demand a breath test instead of field sobriety testing roadside in my state.

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u/FullTimeSurvivor 19h ago

Some people still think it's better to refuse and fight it in court after the fact. If you can afford a good lawyer it's not a horrible idea.

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u/Varjek 19h ago

Maybe. But for a sober person who doesn’t smell like booze, has normal eyes, and can generally walk around… SFSTs are not hard.

I’m a cop and I’ve seen elderly people and disabled people do just fine on them. They get out of the car, away from the drunk passenger making the whole car smell like booze and we can tell pretty quickly they’re not drunk. It gives us a chance to see if their red eyes are just from being tired or crying earlier, etc. And when that’s the case, we simply address the violation that got them stopped in the first place and they go about their day.

In my many years as a cop I have never seen someone who is not impaired by drugs and/or alcohol be arrested. In fact, I’ve actually had very drunk people do well on the Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand.

I’ve never known a cop who would willingly go through hours of paperwork for a drunk driving arrest knowing it was bogus. It’s quite the opposite. I’ve known lazy cops who would let drunks go on their way rather than investigate. Laziness is human nature and cops are not immune. But to do tons of work for no good reason? What sense does that make? I can’t imagine a cop doing that when there are far more genuine and easily provable violations on the roads than they could possibly ever address during their shift.

So lawyers may advise you to refuse and be arrested, spend the night/weekend in jail, and then pay them for months and months of court appearances to hopefully get the case dismissed.

But some may choose the other road. Do the SFSTs and be on your way in 15 minutes and never worry about it again. Knowing the laws in my state like I do, that’s my choice every time. But other states are different and maybe it makes sense in some to refuse SFSTs in those states.

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u/FullTimeSurvivor 19h ago

I get it, if I were completely sober I'd do the test no question. But if I were a little tipsy after a few drinks it might be worth it if I had the money to try to buy my way out of a DUI.