When you sign your DL, there are certain things you agree to, one of those being submitting to breath/blood/or urine tests to determine if you are under the influence when operating a motor vehicle. By signing then and then refusing to do it, the state is gonna take your license.
Refusing a blow test and requesting a blood test is not refusing....... it's choosing. The time it takes you to get me to the test is time in my favor. Drunk is drunk........ what degree doesn't matter - even in the eyes of the court. Why would I blow when you might not be certified to do the field sobriety - not every officer is - more time on my side. Every bit of time I get is time for my blood alcohol to lower. It's time my liver has to work on the level. If I'm tired comming home from work and you think I'm drunk - I gauntee ya there's gonna be trouble. I just don't blow for breathalizers - period. Just cause some cowboy cop thinks I should doesn't mean it's in my best interest. That's what lawyers are for. PS...... my license doesn't have anything but my signature...... no agreement - just a signature. Asignature can't take your license - a state law can.
A breath sample is much easier and faster to get than going to the hospital, packaging the blood sample, and sending off to the KBI for reading.
Easier for the DA,easier for the officer, not the best move for the driver.
Hope there are cameras in all the cars - you need evidence to prove the DUI. I have the utmost respect for ya NLIR - but in this case what you are saying is best for you not necessarily the offender that is looking for a way out. The question is not - is he drunk???............ the question is what will slow down your process, throw a kink in your effort to just have a nice clean arrest. Not everyone thinks they should just give in cause you feel your arrest is a good one and warrented. Cops usually do not blow - hell they usually get a ride home - but not all of them do. When they are charged the evidence is not a breathelizer it's a blood test and there is usually an attorney there to dispute the whole thing.
That goes on everyday here in Texas. Hell we got lawyers that only do DUI's. There are alot of drivers down here that would give ya'lls cops a run for thier money. Too many smart ass drivers as it is...... give em a few beers and you can bet there ain't gonna be no blowin.......unless a cop tries to convince them it's "to thier bennifit".......... that means - "it makes my job easier"
Nope aint' blowin, ain't makin it easy by bein stupid......... course I don't drink and drive anyway so it doesn't matter - but for folks that are in the know around here the answer is and still remains........ Don't Blow..... any cheap ass attorney will tell ya that. I don't think the info shared by at least 2 differnet forces, bout 30 cops at family event with beer flowin would be wrong. I appreciate your take on this NLIR....... but IF I drank and drove and you caught me....... I would be the one that you lost.......
ask a lawyer..... that isn't
prosecuting the case.... depends on how you ask folks...... is it best for YOU or ME................ I'm takin ME everytime when it comes to DUI's........ that's how folks like Turner held onto his licesnse for so long........ I'm guessin he's still sober and well ( I really like that guy) but he was the drunkest, drivinist SOB I ever saw. So I don't think
DC is tooooo serious bout DUI's except for a select few. ANd the real stupid who believe that the arresting officer is gonna give you real good advice on how to NOT incriminate yourself.... Hell even my own son would say the same thing to a drunk he was tring to arrest............. but it's not what cops say amongst themselves........ sorry NLIR........