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I was pulled over after quickly accelerating out of an offsale parkinglot (never reached speed limit nor squealed the tires) when the officer asked if I had anything to drink, I said half a can of beer, couldnt finish other half cause it was too warm haha(the truth, and am legal age) He then told me he belived I had too much to drink and got my car impounded and license suspended without giving me any kind of field sobriety/breath test. Wait, thats a lie.. he got me to blow into his face and even said he couldn't smell anything but that didn't matter cause I could have used somthing like a mint to hide the smell (forget his exact words, been a long time)

I even asked if I could blow into a breathalizer and he refused.


I'm not looking to fight this case or anything cause it's long done with but i've always been curious if what he did was right/wrong?


This happened in Canada FYI

He did it, so he must have been right.

I honestly can't tell if that's sarcasm or not..


When I was young I was watching a fight with a buddy from a little ways away and a cop came running by and clubbed my ribs after I turned around to see who was running up on me, then kept on going. An adult using a weapon on a 14 year old standing there causing no kind of harm what-so-ever.

That doesn't make it right simply because he did it..

I honestly can't tell if that's sarcasm or not..


When I was young I was watching a fight with a buddy from a little ways away and a cop came running by and clubbed my ribs after I turned around to see who was running up on me, then kept on going. An adult using a weapon on a 14 year old standing there causing no kind of harm what-so-ever.

That doesn't make it right simply because he did it..

Sure....:rolleyes:



Anyway, in the academy (Canada started this first) recruits that are about to graduate, and have passed the FST class, can have a REALLY small device (pretty much a microchip) inserted behind the left clavicle that basically makes an officer able to read the persons BAC. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but departments here in the states are starting to utilize it. Its a tad more accurate then the older Breathalyzers.


Let me see if I can find a picture of the chip like device

Heres a picture of it. Its really small and doesn't hurt what so ever. Pretty cool all the innovative ideas they keep coming out with (http://www.terniweb.it/imgnews/microchip.jpg)

Heres a picture of it. Its really small and doesn't hurt what so ever. Pretty cool all the innovative ideas they keep coming out with (http://www.terniweb.it/imgnews/microchip.jpg)

You know, I read about some departments using this, only they were installing the chip in the officers hat. If this chip detected a bac of >.08 it would automatically radio out the proper 10 code so that dispatch would know. This is why departments require officers to wear their hats, and tickets can be dismissed if the officer did not have their hat on ;)

You know, I read about some departments using this, only they were installing the chip in the officers hat. If this chip detected a bac of >.08 it would automatically radio out the proper 10 code so that dispatch would know. This is why departments require officers to wear their hats, and tickets can be dismissed if the officer did not have their hat on ;)

Quit watching the Sci-Fi channel Kendral ;)


I being serious...:)

If you are over the limit, you are impaired. I don't care if you believe that you "were driving fine", you weren't. You may have felt fine, but every unit of alcohol reduces your ability to make good decisions and drastically impacts upon your reaction times. The legal limit is there in recognition of this fact, and of the fact that drink drivers are gambling with their own and other people's lives.

Quite frankly if you already had a suspended sentence hanging over you then you should have considered the consequences of committing further offences. Even if you weren't aware you were over the limit, you were obviousloy aware that you were uninsured.