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Missouri prosecutors: Warrant not needed for blood test in drunken driving cases.
The Kansas City Star ^ | 11-12-2010 | CHRIS BLANK

Posted on 11/12/2010 6:46:29 PM PST by MissouriConservative

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1 posted on 11/12/2010 6:46:34 PM PST by MissouriConservative
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To: MissouriConservative

They already do it here in Idaho - it’s supposedly authorized by the individual when they sign for the license.


2 posted on 11/12/2010 6:51:01 PM PST by andyk (Hi, my name's Andy, and I was a BF 1942 / Desert Combat junkie.)
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To: MissouriConservative

This will be challenged forthwith by the ACLU and many other civil rights groups.


3 posted on 11/12/2010 6:52:27 PM PST by doc1019 (Martyrdom is a great thing, until it is your turn.)
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To: andyk

To what extremes will they go if I don’t cooperate?


4 posted on 11/12/2010 6:52:40 PM PST by Dusty Road
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implied consent


5 posted on 11/12/2010 6:53:13 PM PST by Krankor (I can't see me loving nobody but you- for all my life.)
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To: Dusty Road
To what extremes will they go if I don’t cooperate?

They will hold you down and draw the sample.
6 posted on 11/12/2010 6:55:12 PM PST by andyk (Hi, my name's Andy, and I was a BF 1942 / Desert Combat junkie.)
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To: MissouriConservative

It’s coming to the point where we’ll need to spill leftist blood before they start obeying the constitution.

ps - We know where you live.


7 posted on 11/12/2010 7:01:46 PM PST by sergeantdave
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Toss you in jail.

I’m having to deal with a roommate who did this with my car. Got the car out of the impound, but I’m furious at him. He’s claiming he wasn’t drunk, but frankly I don’t care. He was in my car, he should have taken the test.

His desire to protect himself meant he sold my ass out, and I don’t appreciate that very much.


8 posted on 11/12/2010 7:03:10 PM PST by BenKenobi
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To: andyk

That would be dangerous for all involved and not as easy as it sounds.


9 posted on 11/12/2010 7:03:10 PM PST by Dusty Road
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To: andyk

Then by implication, would they claim that does not constitute assault? Because it seems like it would be.


10 posted on 11/12/2010 7:07:48 PM PST by GnuHere
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To: andyk

How long before “implied consent” means they can search your house without a warrant?

Or pull some blood and hair samples to do a tox screen at random?

Getting a driver’s license doesn’t mean signing away your constitutional rights.


11 posted on 11/12/2010 7:09:14 PM PST by Lance Romance
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That was done for you before you were born.


12 posted on 11/12/2010 7:15:56 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.)
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To: MissouriConservative

No.


13 posted on 11/12/2010 7:17:09 PM PST by AlmaKing
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Breathalyzer tests can be off by +/- 20% or more. Even assuming the best equipment, and proper administration; a breathalyzer is not a perfectly reliable measure of BAC. That's because breathalyzers don't measure blood alcohol content -- they measure the concentration of alcohol vapour in the lungs, and apply a mathematical formula to that measurement, to come up with an estimated BAC.

If you've already submitted to a breathalyzer (and, assuming you haven't abused other drugs); and failed that test by a small margin -- it might actually be in your interests to demand a blood test. The blood test might exonerate you. (Don't do this if you know you've been drinking a lot -- the blood test may also give you a higher reading.)
14 posted on 11/12/2010 7:17:45 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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The DA here in Houston has said she will do the same thing. The program to train police officers to draw the blood samples (using federal funds) was canceled by the mayor, but they say they are still prepared to use trained medical personnel to take samples during "No Refusal Weekends."

Maybe in a situation where there is an accident where death or serious injury is involved, I could see taking a blood sample without your permission, but otherwise I'm not so sure.

Supremes Pass On Fourth Amendment DUI Case

15 posted on 11/12/2010 7:20:25 PM PST by smokingfrog (Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
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implied consent

A thoroughly evil concept.

16 posted on 11/12/2010 7:25:14 PM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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To: Lance Romance
Getting a driver’s license doesn’t mean signing away your constitutional rights.

Apparently it does, because they have guns and no hesitation whatsoever about using them.

17 posted on 11/12/2010 7:26:46 PM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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To: BenKenobi

I don’t let friends use my car. Call me an ahole but I will drive them on my schedule if they need help.


18 posted on 11/12/2010 7:32:43 PM PST by Bruinator (God is Great.... Beer is good.... Muzzies are.........?)
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To: Lance Romance
Getting a driver’s license doesn’t mean signing away your constitutional rights.

It does in Idaho, according to the Idaho Supreme Court, re: State vs. Diaz (2007).
19 posted on 11/12/2010 7:35:29 PM PST by andyk (Hi, my name's Andy, and I was a BF 1942 / Desert Combat junkie.)
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The only people I’ve recently let borrow my vehicle is my pastor and my parents. If my vehicle gets impounded, I think I have bigger problems than getting it back...


20 posted on 11/12/2010 7:37:33 PM PST by kosciusko51
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