| ▲ | leptons a day ago |
| They also frequently arrest people who have not had any alcohol or drugs at all for being "drunk". It happens far too often. Just one example of many: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFuVdlKD00s |
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| ▲ | loeg a day ago | parent [-] |
| Impairment is somewhat orthogonal to drug or alcohol intoxication. It's not safe to drive if you've been awake for 24+ hours, for example, or have some other medical condition (hypoglycemia, whatever) that impairs your ability to drive safely. |
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| ▲ | leptons a day ago | parent [-] | | This has nothing to do with "intoxication" or sleep deprivation, or medical conditions. Some police will lie and charge people with "DUI" when there is zero justification, and they ruin lives because too many of them are sadistic assholes. It's in epidemic in Tennessee and other parts of the country, but it really could happen anywhere to anyone. Police unions are a problem, and taxpayers pay for the litigation when someone actually fights back against false charges. | | |
| ▲ | loeg a day ago | parent [-] | | So what? This line of argument can be used to dismiss essentially any crime, because police can always lie about whatever the particular crime is. It's not a principled reason not to have laws or enforce them. | | |
| ▲ | leptons a day ago | parent [-] | | Glad to know you're perfectly fine with lives being ruined for no reason at all. |
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