The totality of circumstances should have and did lead a reasonable officer to believe Mrs West was operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated. The officer need not disprove each individual alternate cause or explanation or show each individual element of a suspects behavior is criminal. It is taken innthe aggregate.She wasn't drunk.
Alas, only if you say so, it seems. I never said it wss true or correct. As I indicated, I said if correct or if true then... That, of course, is a big if but if true at least my discussion has some basis in fact other than opinion admitedly without any proof at all.Yeah, that article says so, so it must be true.
You don't have to have consumed alcohol to be intoxicated. Lots of prescription pills, even taken at prescribed doses can get you snatched up. Xanax in particular is one I ran into a lot, but PCP (smells odd), marijuana, Ambien are other substances I have made DWI arrests for where I never suggested the operator of the vehicle was "drunk" or had consumed any alcohol.It's my understanding she had consumed no alcohol and tests showed that to be the case. How could the officer smell alcohol when none was consumed? It's just my opinion.
If my memory serves, The alcohol smelled in the West case was in a McDonalds cup. Which was NOT taken in evidence.
When the Chief of Dallas PD took time to go on TV and proclaim that keeping this evidence was not customary, that was when I knew in my gut that the whole stop was politically motivated.
Can any of us prove this, nope, but it did not then or now pass the smell test.
It means she did nothing wrong.
He's gambling with being a trollAre you really that naive??
"it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer".- Benjamin FranklinThe officer didn't know that when she observed her driving erratically, or performed the field sobriety test. In her determination, she thought Mrs. West was under the influence.
I'm very pleased she passed and was exonerated and the charges dropped, as they should have been. An arrest isn't a conviction, and the system worked.
What if Mrs. West had been drunk, and the officer ran the plate, knew who the vehicle belonged to and decided to turn a blind and ignore it, and she got into an accident killing, or injuring herself, the grandchild, or another driver?
Would that be acceptable to you? For some reason, you either have no clue how dangerous drunk drivers are, or maybe you have had a few DWI's and think they should get a pass.
Half is being generous.Half the people on the road drive like her.
They should be pulled over.
If they can't pass a field sobriety test, get 'em off the road.
IDGAF who they are.
Had they gone for a reckless driving charge it may have had better shot at a plea. Still a class B misdemeanor, still a trip to jail.You don't have to have consumed alcohol to be intoxicated. Lots of prescription pills, even taken at prescribed doses can get you snatched up. Xanax in particular is one I ran into a lot, but PCP (smells odd), marijuana, Ambien are other substances I have made DWI arrests for where I never suggested the operator of the vehicle was "drunk" or had consumed any alcohol.
If you would keep up with my prior posts, you would have seen where I said I THINK the officer simply allowed confirmation bias to classify "the smell" as alcohol. Perfume, BO, Ketosis, a fruity drink... they could all be mistaken or misinterpreted as "alcohol" by an inexperienced officer.
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I was responding to someone who said he wouldn’t vote for Abbott even in the general. Nothing to do with other potential candidates.I feel that if West is elected we won't turn blue. IMO West is the best guy based on his constitutional position. IMO, if we "turn blue" it's past time to stand up and exercise our rights.
What if your choice was either Mitt Romney or Joe Manchin?I will vote for the Republican Primary winner. Even if they appear to be a RINO.
I would rather have a Republican I have doubts about how good they will be, than a Democrat that I have no doubts about how bad they will be.
Let's be clear. I may not vote FOR the best candidate. But I will damn sure vote AGAINST the worst one.
To do otherwise is like playing Russian roulette. With a semi-auto pistol.
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And this is why Dems keep winning the political game while conservatives keep losing. If conservatives keep voting for RINOS, that's what the GOP will run. If RINOS stop getting votes, then the GOP will look for conservative candidates. If that means RINOS lose a few elections, so be it. Dems can be stopped in other ways until the next election....I will vote for the Republican Primary winner. Even if they appear to be a RINO.
I would rather have a Republican I have doubts about how good they will be, than a Democrat that I have no doubts about how bad they will be.
Let's be clear. I may not vote FOR the best candidate. But I will damn sure vote AGAINST the worst one.
To do otherwise is like playing Russian roulette. With a semi-auto pistol.
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Does it meant that people that steal less than $600 in Dallas also did nothing wrong? Because that's the DA we're talking about...It means she did nothing wrong.
No, it means the DA no longer believed there was a case once additional information, not available at the time of arrest became known.It means she did nothing wrong.
BTDT in a similar situation. And yes, I too have heard the comment, "I smelled alcohol" as well a few times! Even when I hadn't been drinking.Had they gone for a reckless driving charge it may have had better shot at a plea. Still a class B misdemeanor, still a trip to jail.
The “confirmation bias” you mention can also be called tunnel vision by LEO as some seem to need every driving offense to be DWI, and they can’t see the trees through the forest.