Arrested for DUI...Blows .000

[nw_hunter]

Interesting! In South Carolina.....This guy appears to be sober in the video. He blew a .000 and had no drugs in his system. They still charged him with DUI. Why go to the trouble if your going to charge someone anyway? His trial is next week.


http://www.dailypaul.com/281880/my-friend-arrested-for-blowing-000-and-no-drugs-in-urine-by-greenville-deputy-jonathan-jackson

[LONGTOM]

With my limited lung capacity there is no way I could ever do that test.
 
I would be very interested in knowing the outcome of this trial.
Please try and keep us informed as to the results.

 
 
LONGTOM

[Oldshooter]

Sumpn's not right here! maybe some corruption?     Will be interesting to see the outcome.

[Anna]

I've seen this before NW , and even had to go to court and testify there was nothing wrong with
the charged driver . Police now have the authority that if they come to your house on a disturbance
call that even you called in on a neighbor . And they suspect you have been drinking even without
a breath test . They can take you in on their word alone and place you in a drunk tank for 12 hours .
You are not arrested , no charges are filed on you but you will spend those 12 hours in custody .
I am not kidding guys we are seeing this happen a lot lately taken right off your own property drunk
or not . You get some rookie who doesent like you and your going to jail for 12 hours .
This is causeing people to say never call the cops take care of it yourself .

[Couger]

..... we are seeing this happen a lot lately taken right off your own property drunk
or not . You get some rookie who doesent like you and your going to jail for 12 hours .
This is causing people to say never call the cops, take care of it yourself .

Thanks  for  the  headsup.      
 
Vindictive cops?  Whatever happened to a false arrest?
 
Only reason I would want to call the cops is to avoid breaking the law, example if something bad happened like a traffic accident and not calling the police was itself an offense.
 
We live in crazier and crazier times.

[nw_hunter]

I've seen this before NW , and even had to go to court and testify there was nothing wrong with
the charged driver . Police now have the authority that if they come to your house on a disturbance
call that even you called in on a neighbor . And they suspect you have been drinking even without
a breath test . They can take you in on their word alone and place you in a drunk tank for 12 hours .
You are not arrested , no charges are filed on you but you will spend those 12 hours in custody .
I am not kidding guys we are seeing this happen a lot lately taken right off your own property drunk
or not . You get some rookie who doesent like you and your going to jail for 12 hours .
This is causeing people to say never call the cops take care of it yourself .

Crazy times we're living in Anna, and it's getting crazier by the day.My family has many people in it either in Law enforcement or retired from it, and they don't like what they are seeing either.My Brother retired as a cop at a Federal facility. My Sisters Son worked in Law enforcement for over 10 years. My Brother in law is a retired Capt. with over 30 years in police work. 20 years as a city Cop and as a  County Deputy and Security police at a Federal installation. His Son is currently a Sgt. Det. for a major city and he is counting the days till he can retire.Neither he, nor his Dad nor my Brother like what they are seeing in law enforcement today.

I find it hard to swallow because I always had so much respect for our Men and Women that took the oath to protect and serve.As the country is going to crap, so are the people who are sworn to defend it.I have always found myself reluctant to say anything bad about law enforcement, because there are those who do their job well and honor the oath they swore to keep.The big problem is with the policy makers! The politicians who implement these laws and rules that make things like this possible.

[jrfrmn]

Sumpn's not right here! maybe some corruption?     

Ya Think!

[ThomTender]

As retired Law enforcement my opinion is that the urge to get promoted is so infectious that some cops will do anything asked of them. It is the old  "I'm only following orders". We as a society have created this ourselves. Police are used as an extension of the Tax Dept. to raise revenue for the establishment. One small example, In my day we were paid overtime to give out radar speeding tickets. Safety is the excuse but not what is done. Have you ever seen radar run in a high accident area, Never. It's all about numbers and money. I also must admit as a young married Tpr. with a family I also followed the money so I know of what I speak. Thomtender

[Anna]

It was a real shocker to me when I found out they could do that. The man I'm referring to called the
police because of harassing phone calls and rocks being thrown at his dogs and house by some kids .
Pretty simple stuff just something the cops could have ended with a visit to the kids parents .
He said when the police arrived they didn't care to hear his story. And told him there was no evidence
of what he was saying and wouldn't even bother to go look at the caller ID or listen to his answering
mach. The first thing they asked him was had he been drinking , he hadn't I know the man he is
an elderly diabetic and tried to tell them that and show them his medicine .

His wife even told them he doesn't drink but they insisted that he called them for no reason like he
was bothering them. So they cuffed him , threatened him with a taser, and took him in .
In jail he kept telling them he needed his insulin but they just ignored him . 12 hours later they took his mug shots , fingerprints, and threw him out on the street with no ride home or even a phone call.
He walked three miles to a tire shop and called for help. Guys this old man was two steps away from
from a very bad condition for the lack of his meds. No arrest, no charges, no real evidence he had
done anything wrong, and no breath test or medical aid. His wife said it was horrible what they did
and how he was treated ,

I asked one of our lawyers about this after his wife said that after they took him away another cop
kept asking her if there were any guns in the house they needed to know about. That's when a shift
Sargent showed up and told them they all needed to leave now . No apoligys , no answers but at
least it ended there except for the incarceration . Just letting you know be real careful out there
when your consitering calling the police .That lawyer said although he was treated badly the police
are within their rights to detain you for just about any reason they see that they need to .The thing
he couldn't answer and was concerned about was the questioning about the guns when none were
present . If that Sargent hadn't showed up where would it have gone from there ?

[Tommyt]

I watched the entire video, too bad the cop wasn't willing to back off the Bad call
 
It's states at the end he goes to court TODAY
 I'm looking forward to the outcome

[Couger]

 I'm looking forward to the outcome

Err ..... aah, Don't hold your breath!
 
 
If the cops are found in the wrong, will be a wonderful surprise. 

[yellowtail3]

sigh... this sort of thing further deepens my already considerable distrust of LE, and contempt for same

[vabeachman]

I think the officer is trying to inflate his self worth.  The guy should have been released.  Are there photographs of his eyes?  Seems pretty subjective. Years ago in PA we had the same problem with a Judge.  No matter how minor the offense, even first timers, he sentence to jail.  The jail was a pea farm in Florida that got federal funds for each inmate.  The pea farm would send payments to the Judge for each inmate he sent them. 

[Couger]

..... No matter how minor the offense, even first timers, he sentenced to jail.  The jail was a pea farm in Florida that got federal funds for each inmate.  The pea farm would send payments to the Judge for each inmate he sent them.

okay, how did the story about the judge - end? 

[gypsyman]

Cops with too big of ego's, and a govt. that's in need of money. Hope things work out for the guy. gypsyman

[Anna]

Anna,,,,things are bad in Afghanistan for sure, but could you give us the name of the county you're talking about in your last post?  I need to put that on TM7's 'places to avoid and not spend money' list.....
.
...Thanx...TM7

I could be wrong TM7 but I think its like this in every state and not just here . Its a left over i think
from the old days where a cop or deputy could take in a drunk so to have them sleep it off in a cell .
So I don't believe it is anything new but now it is being abused .
Stating a drunk could become a danger to themselves or other people . In the old west they
obviously didn't have breathalyzers, a deputy could just haul you in because he thought you were
drunk or being a nuisance . I'm sure its one of these old laws still on the books like being in
possession of a set of wire cutters near a cattle range . They were really harmless laws back then designed to deter cattle rustling or public intoxication on a nuisance scale .

[yellowtail3]

I think the officer is trying to inflate his self worth.  The guy should have been released.  Are there photographs of his eyes?  Seems pretty subjective. Years ago in PA we had the same problem with a Judge.  No matter how minor the offense, even first timers, he sentence to jail.  The jail was a pea farm in Florida that got federal funds for each inmate.  The pea farm would send payments to the Judge for each inmate he sent them.

If that is true - and I'm not doubting you a bit when I write that, vabeachman - then that judge should be locked up for life. Not a few years, not fined, not disbarred - LOCKED UP FOR LIFE. Using position/power of the state to unjustly deprive citizens of their freedom, and for money? I put that about on par with someone shooting at me. Time to shoot back.

[SHOOTALL]

In Va. , in the county I live in a guy was put in a mental hospital for observation for posting on U-tube. Later released after a lawyer felt sorry and took his case . He was a just returned vet .

[vabeachman]

Pennsylvania Judge Gets 28 Years in 'Kids for Cash' Case

Read more:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/11/pennsylvania-judge-gets-28-years-in-kids-for-cash-case/#ixzz2QdJ5ZLxv.
Never trust the system.
 

[nw_hunter]

Interesting! In South Carolina.....This guy appears to be sober in the video. He blew a .000 and had no drugs in his system. They still charged him with DUI. Why go to the trouble if your going to charge someone anyway? His trial is next week.


http://www.dailypaul.com/281880/my-friend-arrested-for-blowing-000-and-no-drugs-in-urine-by-greenville-deputy-jonathan-jackson

UPdate! If you go back to the daily Paul, on page two you will see an update on the DUI arrest
The gentleman went to court with council. They offered to change the charge  to careless and reckless driving. He has refused to accept and will take it to a higher court. The Deputy who arrested him has received citations from the department  last year for the most dui convictions of the year How about them apples?

[Oldshooter]

Be interesting to see how them apples get peeled.

[Couger]

Pennsylvania Judge Gets 28 Years in 'Kids for Cash' Case

Read more:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/11/pennsylvania-judge-gets-28-years-in-kids-for-cash-case/#ixzz2QdJ5ZLxv.
Never trust the system.

THANKS for posting V'Man!  (that poor, poor S.O.B. judge!    )

[dammyankee]

It's a shame that you can't even trust the law anymore. I wouldn't call them unless it was after the fact. Half the time they won't even show up when called. I'm sure there are some good ones but not that I know of. I don't trust any of them.