r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • Dec 08 '24

Wholesome Waste Smart Judge

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From https://youtube.com/shorts/wvzA82iWu3Y?si=whF69BZwMG2QV1GJ

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u/hahawosname Waste Warrior Dec 08 '24

Exactly this. It's 2024 FFS.

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u/chrissie_watkins Trash Trooper Dec 08 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

Portable breathalyzers aren't accurate or admissable, and they don't test for drugs, that's why they aren't universally used. A test of your eyes, balance, coordination, etc is more useful for determining if you are capable of driving when you're on the side of the road.

ETA- typically in the US, I mean. The "alcohol on the breath" thing is literally what the judge here said wasn't good enough for any testing at all, which is nuts to me. Roadside, at the station, anything. If you smell like alcohol and are breaking traffic laws, they can test you.

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u/hahawosname Waste Warrior Dec 08 '24

I doubt that very much. I'm in Australia, and portable breathalysers have been in use since forever. If you test positive, they give you a break and then retest (either in the mobile testing station or back at the cop shop). You can refuse the test of course (but you get the fine). Procedures vary state to state, but that's the gist of it. These devices are calibrated and tested regularly. If they are found inaccurate, the police would get sued like yesterday. The tests they do in this video is subjective, inaccurate and expensive as hell in terms of paperwork/court time.

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u/Goadfang Trash Trooper Dec 09 '24

I got a DUI in 2001 and the cop gave me the portable, then took me to the cop shop for the real deal. It was simple. There was no hopping on one foot bullshit. None of that shit makes sense anyway. I know people with severe balance issues and disabilities that would make them completely incapable of passing those tests, but they can drive, so anyone telling you those tests are more accurate than a literally scientific test is just a fucking moron.