Another unexpected consequence and cost of a Georgia DUI, you thought you had health insurance? Think again.
This is a true story but the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Your child has a single-car accident. S/he hits a tree. He was injured and taken to a hospital. The police come to the hospital and take blood. S/he is under 21 and has blood alcohol of .022. This is one […]
Read MoreWho Shoulders the Burden of Proof, the Citizen or the State? – The Injustice of Arrest Incentives
It’s disheartening to read about arrest quotas or incentives even if they are legal. But when incentives are based around making specific arrests like DUI, which rely on degrees of subjectivity to provide probable cause and can result in fines, license suspensions, and myriad attorneys fees and insurance hikes, there is even more cause for […]
Read MoreBUI Arrest Reported in Cobb County – Not Boating, but BULLDOZING Under the Influence
DUI arrests reported in the blogosphere this summer have been quite bizarre. There’s been RUI (rafting under the influence), MUI (mowing under the influence), PUI (plowing under the influence), and now this, BUI—not boating, but bulldozing under the influence. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on August 2nd, a man in Cobb County allegedly under the […]
Read MoreA Glass of Wine or Two at Dinner Could Designate You a Habitual Violator: The Unforgiving Nature of Georgia Child Endangerment DUI Laws
On August 13th a woman was arrested in Florida for DUI on her way to a bar with 8 kids in the car. Their ages ranged from 10 months to 14 years, which means that if she had been arrested in Georgia, in one-stop she would have been charged with a whopping 9 DUIs! The […]
Read MoreNew Virginia Law Cracks Down on DUI First Offenders. Is Georgia Next?
6 weeks ago the Virginia State Legislator passed a bill requiring all convicted first-time DUI offenders to have an Ignition Interlock Device installed in their car. The device requires an eight-second breath test completely free of alcohol before the car will start. According to Governor Bob McDonnell, the bill was enacted in part because of […]
Read MoreWhen a Trip to Waffle House Ends in the Awful House — Jail
Waffle House anyone? When is the Waffle House spelled Awful House? At the right time and in the right state of mind—the very early morning and a BAC of around .150—this sort of request can be hard to resist. It’s as if a mixture of beer goggles and sleep deprivation attracts people to Waffle House […]
Read MoreJersey State Legislator Paul Moriarty Plays Part of “Arrestee” in DUI Production
A familiar “DUI” plotline: An individual turns onto a street. Moments later a cop pulls him/her over for failure to yield. The individual has had nothing to drink but is asked to perform field sobriety tests and then arrested for DUI. Paul Moriarty, a New Jersey legislator, played the arrestee in such a production recently, […]
Read MorePolitical Grandstanding… and a DUI? – Athens State House Candidate Under Fire
Grandstanding and creating a positive public persona are the bread and butter of politics. But as Robert Kessler, candidate for the 118th State House District in Athens, GA, has found, explicitly running on a platform of personal responsibility will dredge up the past. Kessler has had two DUIs and has an interlock device on his […]
Read MoreInternal Affairs Misdirection: DeKalb County Police Commissioner Evades DUI Charge
As reported by 11 Alive News, DeKalb County Police commissioner Stan Watson was visibly drunk and allowed to leave the Tanqueray Lounge on Glenwood Road before returning and requesting that someone drive him home. The commissioner became unruly after accusing a woman of stealing his wallet. An off duty cop working at the lounge attempted […]
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