Demanding Your
Rights as a Sober Drinker
The most damaging evidence in a DUI case is usually that
provided by the citizen who is afraid to exercise his right to say
no to a police officer.
Perhaps the most difficult part of American citizenship is learning
to assert the rights that our Constitution guarantees. The Constitution
is a passive document—it only works when we stand up and
shout its name.
And shout we must, for two paramount reasons. First, we owe a
debt to honor the memory of the men and women who died to ensure
that we enjoy the freedom we have today. And second, we will lose
our freedoms if we do not stand up to protect them.
Things Change When You're Accused
There was no one left to protest when they came for me.
The
problem is compounded in DUI cases because the citizens accused
of it are almost always law-abiding, tax-paying citizens. These
citizens have been trained to think of police officers as their
friends—the public servants who keep their homes safe at night.
While LEOs are undoubtedly the citizen's friend, the relationship
changes when the blue lights go on behind your car. Your friendly
public servant has just set into motion the process that will aim
the guns of society at you. And no matter what that officer says
to you, you have to remember that it is her job to use whatever
deception is necessary to get the evidence to convict you.
- You are not being asked for information to
help the officer determine whether or not you are sober!
- You are being asked to provide evidence against yourself that
the officer can use in court later!
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