Brainiac ,
My brother-in-law was pulled over in a traffic stop 6 months ago ,, equipment violation ,, he was working as a lab courier ,, he had just applied hand sanitizer (alcohol based) before the stop (he handles lots of NASTY stuff) ,, the cop smelled the alcohol , did a field sobriety test (passed) , handcuffed him , wrote a ticket for DUI ANYWAY!! , my brother-in-law asked to call his employer otherwise HUNDREDS of patients would be inconvenienced while their blood samples rotted in a locked car ... COP made the call for him ,, told employer that HE WAS DRUNK OR ON DRUGS ,,, he lost his job immediately ,, Cop gave him a choice ,, go to the hospital for a drug/alcohol screen (hospital he just picked up specimens at) by ambulance , handcuffed to bed ,, or go immediately to jail ...
He did nothing wrong , no alcohol , no drugs , just a burned out light bulb , lost his job (had no money anyway) , passed all the tests with perfect 00.00% results , the police refused to pay for the drug tests or the ambulance ride , they dropped the DUI ticket/charge and they refuse to cover the testing or ambulance ...
Should my brother-in-law go to jail? He certainly cannot pay several THOUSAND dollars.
Has he talked to a lawyer? Seems like he might win based on your version of the events.
Your brother-in-law needs an attorney...
That’s a horrible story. It seems that he could sue the police dept.
America 2013 is a fascist police state.
Sounds like your brother in law needs to get a good lawyer and sue.
That has been a sore spot with me all along. If you are arrested and not enough evidence is supported to even keep you arrested you still face court costs, vehicle impounding, and bail. In cases like this one the defendants deserves 100% reclamation back to the state they were in at moment of arrest. It is asinine in situations like this that this person faces several thousands of dollars or incidental costs and probably without his job.