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Comment Re:Why would you refuse a breathalyzer? (Score 1) 1219

I did say roughly and I apologize for being so rough. I don't know what an "autoblog" is, but here is a direct link to the NHTSA page: http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Crashes/CrashesAlcohol.aspx

The number, exactly*, is 37% involve alcohol. The quote from the bottom of that page:

Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
Alcohol-Impaired Driving – at least one driver or motorcycle rider had a BAC of .08 or higher.

* subject to NHTSA estimation

Comment Re:Why would you refuse a breathalyzer? (Score 1) 1219

I find it amusing that the second post I've replied to is again from you.

Right... Which seems more likely? That they go to all this trouble and expense to give themselves a power trip, or that they do it to save lives? If they didn't care about whether you were innocent, why would they want to insist on giving you a blood test? Surely they would just get the judge to compel you to use the breathalyzer and use that to convict you.

You might not really understand how it works. First, there is no trouble nor expense to consider because the accused is going to pay for all of it. Have you seen the fines in the states? Second, you do not need to have a BAC over the legal limit to be convicted of DUI. "DUI" encompasses a broad variety of claims but in the end they are all defined to mean that you can't possibly be driving safely. Performing a breath test or a blood draw is only a means to gather more evidence against you. If the officer wants to arrest you he or she will do it no matter what the test results. However, if you blow a .10 you will ALSO be given a ticket for BAC. That means you will get two tickets at that point (though you'll almost never be convicted of both). Normally the officer needs to have a reason for stopping your vehicle. Many times that comes from speeding. So you'll probably be given a third ticket for your speed (or whatever you were pulled over for). Again, you will most likely have that ticket dropped by the prosecutor along with the BAC ticket.

I'm skipping many finer points but the gist is that DUI isn't strictly related to alcohol nor blood alcohol content. Additionally, you can be arrested for DUI (or DWI) no matter what the breath and/or blood tests indicate.

It is illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol, but some still do it anyway and that results in people dying. Trying to prevent the loss of life is exactly what the police are supposed to do.

It is not always illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol. Additionally, roughly 75% of fatal accidents do not involve alcohol. While you are wrong about what the police are supposed to do (well, you are correct in spirit but that isn't actually the mission of the police), how do you explain their utter failure in changing the number of fatal traffic accidents since the 80's despite the hugely increased focus on alcohol use?

Finally, you might be tempted to ask me for citations. Luckily, google is your friend.

Comment Not long (Score 2, Interesting) 138

It's almost too bad this information has been released. On the plus side there could be many people that could grab some information, now that it's public, before it gets blocked. On the other hand, if they don't already know about this workaround they might not ever find out since the normal access to the internet is censored.

Giving myself a headache I am!

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