Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Matthew T. Russotto
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00

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In article <3595E6D4.E92A3D7C@home.com>, DataRat  <datarat@home.com> wrote:
}
}Most DUI arrests he makes are off of
}mundane traffic violations like running a
}stop sign or failure to signal a lane change.
}Would never know they were impaired
}were it not that DataRat routinely asks:  "How
}much have you had to drink tonight ?"   Most
}DUI drivers DON'T have slurred speech or
}smell like a brewery.
}
}All they have to say is "a couple beers", and
}the Police Rodent orders them out of their
}vehicle for a FST (Field Sobriety Test).

What if they refuse to answer?  The one time I was asked, I told the cops
that I really didn't think it was wise for me to answer that question.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."

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From: russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/06/29
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