To blow or not to blow...
You have one chance to beat the rap (from an old police dep't doctor
and assistant coroner)... If you know you are going to blow over the
impaired limit (it's not just drunk that is a threat to your airmans
certificate, it is being impaired also)
First do not take the field sobriety test... Do not get out of the car
and walk for the officer.. When they order you out of the car, comply
but immediately sit down on the ground, don't talk to the officer,
don't answer questions, do not stand or walk as they demand... Be
pleasant... Don't resist anything, but do not give them an objective
measure to claim you failed the field sobriety test...
This will make them wonder if you are a mental and they will spend
some time trying to convince you to cooperate... when you do not it
will force them arrest you for suspicion of DUI, take you to the
station and attempt to get a breath test there... Again be pleasant,
don't talk (keep your mouth shut so they can't stick a flashlight
sniffer by your lips - turn you face away when he sticks that
flashlight in it)... When that fails they will have to get a bench
warrant to take you to the hospital and have blood drawn some states
may differ... This all takes time... Your hope here is that by the
time this all transpires your alcohol level will have metabolized off
enough (one ounce per hour) to put you below the intox level and give
you a fighting chance in court...
Fighting the case will cost you from $5K to $10K, or more... If you
beat the rap and keep your airmans certificate, learn from your
expensive education and never, ever, drink again.... Which is what you
should have done in the beginning...
Now, having given you the method, I have strong doubts that you will
actually do this... Because having enough booze in your blood to make
you a DUI impairs your judgement and makes you 'think' you can talk
your way out of it you can't and it is really amusing to watch the
drunks try...
denny
btw, I hate drunks... They should all run into a telephone pole and
put themselves out of their misery...
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