Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2323492)

I agree, but if the cop thinks you have been drinking you are losing your driving privileges regardless. The key is to not give them any additional evidence. You will be better off in the long run if you don't get convicted. If you say you were drinking any amount or fail a sobriety test, you are getting convicted.

Now in my current adulthood status I would say that if you take a sobriety test there is no way you will pass. I feel now that if you have to take that test you are all but already convicted. HOWEVER, as a young adult, leaving Hampton Beach NH, I was pulled over, took the field sobriety test and passed. I was drunk but not hammered, maybe 4 or 5 beers over 2.5 hours. The officer estimated me at 0.6 or something. But who knows, maybe it was my white priviledge. :D

Originally Posted by paqdkq (Post 2323369)

In reading THE VILLAGES NEWS there always is an article about people being pulled over for a DUI. When asked how many drinks they have, the answer is around 2. If it takes only 2 drinks to be pulled over, maybe should consider not drinking. I know those people would not lie about how many drinks they have consumed. RIGHT.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2323390)

Or…they can only remember the last two….

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2323524)

No, maybe they only had two. But officer didn’t ask how many joints, pills they popped, or what illegal drugs they’re on. :D Never seen so many pot heads in my life time as I seen in villages. :22yikes:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2323387)

Heh. Just as The Daily Sun is nonstop rainbows and unicorns, v i l l a g e s n e w s is all sleaze all the time. The truth content of a lot of the stories may be variable, but you can bet that if a story reflects negatively on The Villager or TV in general, v i l l a g e s. N e w s will run it.

I agree. Some people should not drink. But depending on v i l l a g e s. N e w s for the information necessary to make such a judgment might be just a bit suspect.

Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2323492)

I agree, but if the cop thinks you have been drinking you are losing your driving privileges regardless. The key is to not give them any additional evidence. You will be better off in the long run if you don't get convicted. If you say you were drinking any amount or fail a sobriety test, you are getting convicted.

Now in my current adulthood status I would say that if you take a sobriety test there is no way you will pass. I feel now that if you have to take that test you are all but already convicted. HOWEVER, as a young adult, leaving Hampton Beach NH, I was pulled over, took the field sobriety test and passed. I was drunk but not hammered, maybe 4 or 5 beers over 2.5 hours. The officer estimated me at 0.6 or something. But who knows, maybe it was my white priviledge. :D

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2323541)

I am guessing you didn't live on a college campus in the 60s or 70s.

Originally Posted by MandoMan (Post 2323564)

You are right. Sometimes when I read about these DUIs, I consider that cops are hearing these supposedly honest Americans lying to them nearly all the time. Do they become jaded? Do they learn to assume that everyone lies to them? I assume that’s what happens, but it’s very sad. Imagine how they must carry that home with them. I pity them, and also their families. For me, putting up with lies like that would drive the joy out of life.

Originally Posted by JWGifford (Post 2323613)

You’re correct. I once had a friend whose husband was a LEO. I recall her saying “you and I have no comprehension of the types of people my husband deals with every single day”. He was very stoic.

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2323541)

I am guessing you didn't live on a college campus in the 60s or 70s.

Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 2323573)

All these statics are all good info but at my age I will keep drinking because when I wake up in the morning that is not the best I want to feel all day🥃🥃

Originally Posted by paqdkq (Post 2323369)

In reading THE VILLAGES NEWS there always is an article about people being pulled over for a DUI. When asked how many drinks they have, the answer is around 2. If it takes only 2 drinks to be pulled over, maybe should consider not drinking. I know those people would not lie about how many drinks they have consumed. RIGHT.

Originally Posted by paqdkq (Post 2323369)

In reading THE VILLAGES NEWS there always is an article about people being pulled over for a DUI. When asked how many drinks they have, the answer is around 2. If it takes only 2 drinks to be pulled over, maybe should consider not drinking. I know those people would not lie about how many drinks they have consumed. RIGHT.

Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2323492)

HOWEVER, as a young adult, leaving Hampton Beach NH, I was pulled over, took the field sobriety test and passed. I was drunk but not hammered, maybe 4 or 5 beers over 2.5 hours. The officer estimated me at 0.6 or something. But who knows, maybe it was my white priviledge. :D