Originally Posted By Jeff_1:



My employer does not wait for conviction. I am obligated to report all citations, arrests, charges, and they even want to know interactions. If I get a 3 point ticket I’m not allowed in company vehicle. If I get it dropped then I can come back to work but not before taking some sort of defensive driving. Arrested for DUI is basically fucked. Might be able to get job back if charges dropped. From a company standpoint it’s all because of liability.

Originally Posted By intheburbs:
It was a legitimate cause 30 years ago.

Then the states kept lowering the BAC to be considered DUI.  Like everything else, it just became a way to raise revenue.

Am I surprised that people have been fucked over by The State?

Originally Posted By Coffin-Nail:
We've had several local officers flat out make shit up out of thin air and arrest sober people for DUI's. One resulted in a class action lawsuit, not sure about the other but most were poor who couldn't afford high priced attorneys. Until their employers go after their POST certification for being shitbags my trust of the system will continue to be low since most of these officers get fired only when the local news runs a story then they move to another department.

Originally Posted By Aimless:
I represented a legal alien who was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after a "drug recognition expert" claimed he "showed signs of being under the influence of drugs." He had to renew his student visa and was given a hard time over his DWI arrest. The test results came back negative eventually. He also had his car towed and he had to pay for that. I tried to talk him into suing but he refused.