Hand Sanitizers used by operators can cause false positives on breathalyzers as high as .119
Physicians Weekly reported in its May 1, 2013 issue that hand sanitizers caused significant false positives in controlled studies when used by breathalyzer operators. The DUI Breath test subjects had consumed no alcohol and had registered 0.0 immediately before testing. After the operators applied hand sanitizer, these test subjects tested as high as 0.119. Breathalyzers […]
Read MoreVolkswagen Proves that Private Proprietary Computer Source Code and the Law Do Not Mix
The Breaking Volkswagen Diesel Emission Proprietary Source Code Cheating Scandal highlights why private and proprietary computer source code written for legal and regulatory purposes should be free for inspection and review. Hiding behind intellectual property rights and proprietary trade secret laws is just too tempting for human nature and private enterprises to cheat to reach […]
Read MoreA DUI Conviction can make you uninsurable for Life Insurance
Did you know that a DUI conviction can significantly increase the cost of life insurance or potentially prohibit you from obtaining Life Insurance at all? Inquisitr.com ran a story on September 20, 2015, explaining how that can happen. Nationwide Insurance will reduce life insurance rates after a few years following a DUI conviction. Prudential representatives […]
Read MoreThere is a Giant Hole in the accuracy of Standardized DUI Field Sobriety Evaluations
September 4, 2015. I was listening to an episode of Econ Talk on Econometrics and the thought occurred to me of whether anyone had done a regression analysis on Standardized Field Sobriety Evaluations field studies which is the first and most basic step in the Statistical analysis of any data to analyze patterns, causation, and other […]
Read MoreWellstar Hospitals in Metro Atlanta refuse to conduct DUI blood tests on non-consenting drivers
WSB-TV reported on September 1st, 2015 that Wellstar Hospital System in Metro-Atlanta is refusing to draw the blood of non-consenting drivers even when a warrant is issued. Hospital officials have stated that law enforcement is welcome to draw the blood but hospital employees will not be drawing the blood. Hospitals said simply that their personnel […]
Read MoreWhy lowering the legal limit for DUI Offenses to .05 to .08 could increase DUI Deaths
August 31, 2014. An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal suggests that the DUI legal limit should be reduced to .05 from .08 as there is no reason to treat commercial drivers differently from drivers of passenger vehicles. However, many people would see this as an imbalance between punishment and blameworthiness as .05 can be […]
Read MoreFrost v State – Special Mens Rea means you have to stipulate stipulate stipulate
Frost v. State, __ GA ___, S14G1767, Reversed, Supreme Court of Georgia, June 15, 2015. In Frost v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed the Georgia Court of Appeals finding in Frost that under OCGA 24-4-417 prior DUIs offered to establish knowledge of the Defendant were admissible even if the prior DUI convictions involved refusals and not […]
Read MoreHawaii has the most Drunk Drivers per 1000 population
August 7, 2015. According to the online journal live science, a CDC study found Hawaii had 995 drunk drivers per 1000 in population. This is an astounding fact considering that according to the 2010 Census 14.3 percent of the population is 65 and over and 9.4 percent of the population is under the legal drinking age. The […]
Read MoreThis is what your government wants for you- Wearable Alcohol Biosensors
DUI Freedom is Security Ensuring submission through careful observation and control, is the path to a safe, secure, and tranquil society. “Through the “A Wearable Alcohol Biosensor” Challenge (the “Challenge”), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is searching for a wearable or otherwise […]
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