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LSD, Alcohol - Experienced - Busted DUI

Wow people are being mean. Don't you know that it was trapped? Oh wait... it really wasn't.. the cop was nice sort of.

Well... it did an online test to show that the sophisticated breathalyser was wrong!

And, its genetically a male so, that makes the... uh wait... nevermind, concentration is independent of weight and body size, which is what the breathalyser measures. oops.

Well, .110 isn't bad... at that level coordination and reaction time is significantly lower. But so what? It can drive good still probably. The LSD probably made up for the low reaction time some...
 
Beenhead said:
I dont know where you are but I think they treated you very well, in the US you would of gone to jail blowing over .1 like that, you could have killed someone, thats a very high BAC, you should not drive when you are drunk period.
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.1 a high BAC? You're kidding right?
 
I'm going to disregard any opinions here and just say that GODDAMN you got off easy. If I was you I would be praising the fuck-luck gods rather than complaining about my treatment. Unless you have gotten used to being treated as a girl?? <chokes down rude comments, swallows hateful tones>........
 
GoddessLSD-XTC said:
I'm sooooooo disgusted with the cop trapping me like that! Ruined a good trip.


F*ck this world & laws!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
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Maybe you should be disgusted with yourself for driving while drunk and on acid? Fuck the world..? I don't think its the world that has problems in this case.
 
citizenuzi said:
I'm going to disregard any opinions here and just say that GODDAMN you got off easy. If I was you I would be praising the fuck-luck gods rather than complaining about my treatment. Unless you have gotten used to being treated as a girl?? <chokes down rude comments, swallows hateful tones>........
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Totally unnecessary and rude, and insecure to boot. Why make a comment at all? If I were you I'd be trying to hide the fact that I was displaying such fear over the subject, not show it purposely.
 
Anyone who gets caught drinking & driving is caught fair & square ~ you cannot justifiably moan about it!

You knew the score before you turned the ignition on.

Just as well they didn't know about the acid......



Sincerely


A.Hypocrite
 
I just found out more info on the science of the Breathalyser machine and weight and another online drink/BAC caculator came up with similar results as the Breathalyser.

I think I'm gonna plead guilty, not drink and drive.

Wanna get any driving suspensions (think it's a mandatory 90 days but they let U use your car for work) and mandatory re-hab classes (if I decide not to go to jail) done with during the winter so I can cruise during the summer :)

EDIT: U also hafta go to jail 24 hours (10 days if U don't take some bogus classes) I might just take a 10 day vacation :)

$1500 fines (plus a lot of fees for the classes and U pay for your jail vacation too I think).
 
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^^^ No, they didn't know I was tripping. (If they took blood they woulda found pot, coke and maybe the 'cid too.)

I posted in the Legal forum here and all the Mods say I should contest the charges. I'm thinking that would be a good idea 'cause just in case I ever get busted again, the second and third DUI is MAJOR trouble. Moreover, one of the Mods said my insurance rate would go up 300-500%!

I also feel that if U or I were on that jury, we would stick it to the pig who busted me. I'm sure there will be one person on the jury who "blows" stop signs regularly or goes 5-10 mph over the speed limit, which is essentally what I did to get stopped in the first place.

I've gone through that stop sign hundreds of times on my way home. It's no BIG deal. I wasn't endangering anyone. Haven't had a traffic ticket in 10 years!

Moreover, I was socially drinking. Never get "drunk". I know my limits -- if I didn't leave that bar, I woulda asked for water for my next drink. The bartenders probably wouldn't have given me any more drinks after the three I had . . . they have refused me more drinks before. I'm sure the drinks were not really doubles -- sure didn't taste like much Vodka. They didn't charge me the full price for a double and I watched them pour them.

At home my drinks are 1/3 Vodka, the rest Juice. I drink at home to the point that I can't drive but I never pass out, pee in the pants, fall on my ass or vomit. Last time I puked after drinking was at my older sister's wedding (bad food?), after that I quit drinking for 10 years. Other than that, I NEVER vomit.

I was driving very slow anyway, cruising the Ave where all the bars are. It is a quiet, residential stop sign with lotsa bicycles during the day-time (less than a half mile fron the University). Made a right turn, which is "safer" than going straight and having to cross two lanes of traffic. Moreover, there were NO parked cars blocking my vision and I was wearing my glasses.

I'm soooooo pissed!

Found out another of my friends got caught in a DUI trap near this one and she felt as pissed as me about it. She pled guilty after a lawyer's advice. I'm wondering if the lawyer I consulted with lied to me about my chances of beating this just so they could make an easy $3600?
 
Didn't get caught with its gun, DUI on acid, coke and pot, possession of cid, was at stage where most translation of effects from BAC sites call "loss of fine coordination, mild speech slurring, dizziness"- a few points over the limit, didn't get thrown in JAIL...

You bought the ticket, and unintelligently took the ride. Take it like a man or woman for fucks sake. You don't have a right to be pissed. My friend is still in jail for his 1st DUI offense involving just driving on WEED, no alcohol. Got sentenced to 30-60 days and its been 40 days. Hes having a hard time mentally in there, doesn't seem like he'll be the same person.
 
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You seem like a cool person but you sure are doing a whole lot of rationalization to yourself! I am surprised the mods at Legal Q&A told you to contest the charges... did you tell them the whole story? Because they got you with a .1-something on the breathalyzer, which is just flat out over the legal limit. Sorry, but it is. There's no contest there. They'll probably go harder on you if you try to deny it and then they still find you guilty.

The first thing alcohol does is shut down the parts of you that are capable of realizing you're too intoxicated to drive. Because any amount of alcohol effect is bad to drive on... it simply makes you less reactionary and less intelligent while you're on it.
 
its the acid that did it.
you can drink until oblivion and not even feel it.
the test with following a pen or the flashlight with the eyes is simple. if you're sober, your eyes move smoothly from left to right. while high, they go from left, immediately middle and the immediately right. its not a smooth movement.

you're goddamn lucky to have that kind of BAC and not spend a night in jail esp since you were driving.

my advice...get a lawyer. first of all, when you goto court, you wont have to wait in line. people with lawyers get in and out quick (this is from personal experience)
talk to the lawyer as to what you should plead. its a fucked up scenario usually.


DUI's are hardcore these days but alot of times, its worth the money for a good lawyer because they probably know the judge to some extent.
when they ask for a statement from you, always apologize for your actions and waisting the court's time.
it helps.


given that the cop didnt even take you in, i'd say his statement might even be worthwhile, which i'm sure is in the report the judge will see.
 
I don't feel guilty, I feel victomized.

Spoke to one of the best DUI lawyers in town who wrote a book on Arizona DUI, James Nessi. I think I can beat it by making the cop look like a jerk before a jury.

Like I said, two days before my friend did the same thing and they just gave him a warning 'cause he wasn't drinking. The question is whether or not I was "impaired."

The DUI lawyer said he would challenge the Breathalyzer test. Said my readings weren't too high.

I'm sure if I told the judge, "Technically I'm guilty but I don't feel guilty," the judge will enter my plea as "not guilty."

I'll hope the jury agrees that I got a raw deal.
 
GoddessLSD-XTC said:
I don't feel guilty, I feel victomized. [...] I think I can beat it by making the cop look like a jerk before a jury.
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Would this be the same cop who moved your car for you so you could pick it up the next day instead of having it towed and impounded? The same cop who didn't just cuff you and take you immediately to jail, but rather let you take a cab home? The same cop who didn't write you a ticket for Failure to Yield even though he saw you executing a rolling stop?

You fully admit that you were tripping on acid and that you had at least three double screwdrivers at the bar, but you feel victimized because you got caught for DUI? It's been pointed out to you repeatedly that breathalyzers don't work the way you think they do, but you keep scratching for any excuse you can cling to that will let you keep lying to yourself that you're the victim and that you did nothing wrong.

GoddessLSD-XTC said:
The question is whether or not I was "impaired."
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Actually, the questions are, in order: 1) Were you operating a motor vehicle? and 2) Was your BAC over the legal limit? If the answer to both of those things is yes, then you are guilty. Do not pass Go. Do not collect 200 dollars.

I personally feel that the court will be more lenient with you if you admit your crime and cop a plea, rather than asking for a jury trial on a DUI, wasting a bunch of taxpayer money, and presenting some insipid defense that's just going to ruin a bunch of people's day by forcing 12 people with better things to do to miss out on their lives for a day so they can watch you delude yourself about how you're a victim.

It's America. You have the right to try to get a lawyer and beat the system. I respect that, and I'm not saying I might not do the same thing if I were in your situation, but quit trying to fool yourself into thinking you're not guilty. You strike me as the kind of person who could tell themselves "Grass is red!" 3 times and then pass a lie detector test.

P.S.: Rather than be scared about how harsh the penalty might be for your 2nd or 3rd DUI, can I suggest an alternative? Don't drink and drive.
 
Look honestly I'm a law student and I don't want to be an asshole to you because you seem like a nice person. But let me tell you the truth here, you blew over the state maximum of .08 on the breathalyzer, after .1 your chances of getting into a serious car accident begin to rise above 25x normal which endangers the lives of everyone around you. Regardless whether the cop is an asshole or not, he may have potentially saved a life/s that night because you decided to drink and drive and trip anyways.

In plain english: you will not beat the ticket, bite the bullet, plead guilty, learn your lesson.

Do you even understand how much it will cost you to plead not guilty and fight the case all the way to a Jury trial, try tens of thousands of dollars for a decent lawyer. You won't be able to get off from the ticket on account of the cop gave your other friends warnings instead of a ticket, because thats called police discretion which means they can take into account each cases specific circumstances and render a decision.

You were not victimized, you could have created a victim had you made it to the next club you were going to and got even more intoxicated and probably driven after that. In this case, you are the offender

The fact that you got off without getting in trouble for the acid, pot, or coke and that you didn't kill anyone should be incentive enough for you to just plead guilty and get it over with.
 
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GoddessLSD-XTC said:
I'm sure if I told the judge, "Technically I'm guilty but I don't feel guilty," the judge will enter my plea as "not guilty."
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Why do you think this? I very seriously doubt that saying that will get you anywhere at all. If you plan to contest it, definitely get a much better reason than that first. :|

Plus, if you don't appear guilty, they will go much harder on you, trust me. They will not see it your way. They'll say "there's a drunk driver who doesn't even feel bad about what she's done" and slam you.

Finally, because you don't feel guilty does not mean you aren't guilty.
 
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This is stupid, you drank to much and drove, got caught, and now your pissed. Comments like drinking and driving many times before show delusion, not confidence. Sorry but you broke the law. And that's one of those laws we should probably keep.
 
I'm sure if I told the judge, "Technically I'm guilty but I don't feel guilty," the judge will enter my plea as "not guilty."

Thats got to be one of the most ridiculous things of ever heard. If you say that he is gonna ask "well which one is it?" or "Guilty". There is only room enough in a courtroom for one ginormous ego, the judge. Grow Up.
 
You still got off lucky that you weren't ticketed for running the stop sign or that the cop didn't notice you were on acid.

The cop also treated you a lot better than he had to.

Stop bitching, and suck it up. I don't typically side with cops, but you're being dumb, and you're certainly not the victim.

If you do anything to try and fight this, the judge will probably be harsher on you.

And go ahead, say "technically I'm guilty, but I don't feel guilty." I imagine it'd probably piss off the judge quite a bit.
 
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