If the readings are to be believed, .06 is not above the legal limit. If someone drinks at a bar and stops when they know their BAC is below the legal limit, they are drinking responsibly. Cops love to catch drunks. They get brownie points and awards for catching drunk drivers. They will always write their reports to shed the best light on why they did what they did. Sitting outside a bar and following someone who leaves is like shooting fish in a barrel. This time the fishie swam too fast. While I would love to see the legal establishment types be hoisted on their own petard, in this case the “judge” was not legally drunk and was not liable for conviction, under the law. Perhaps he will get busted later. Perhaps not.
Sitting outside a bar and following someone who leaves is like shooting fish in a barre.
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There used to be a cop in DC (I normally use Police but not this time) that would grab people coming out of a bar and getting into their car. Even if you blew .06 and he didn’t like your ‘attitude’ he would charge you with DUI and use the excuse ‘IN HIS OPINION’ you may have been under the limit BUT you were under the influence.
Virginia went to 2 man DUI arrests and after being pulled over they would wait till the 2nd car arrived before doing much anything - after the Officer had determined you MAY be under the influence he would call for the ‘duty expert’.
The cop in DC may have had a lot of cases thrown out BUT he sure did manage to ‘ruin’ a lot of peoples reputation etc because you had to go through the ‘process’ before court.