• CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    because of a backlog in alcohol and toxicology tests at the TBI, they are forced to wait months for proof of their innocence.

    Christ. In a country where even a charge can set you back in terms of your job and other things that might require a background check, maybe, just maybe, they shouldn’t be charged until the tests come back positive?

    “(The officer) said, ‘I’d like to do a field sobriety test, do you consent? And I said yes, I do consent, but I’d rather do a breathalyzer. And he said, we don’t do breathalyzer in Rutherford County. We do the blood alcohol test at the station based on your behavior.’”

    Never consent to a field sobriety test or anything. Never talk to the cops.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      I got arrested and got to spend the night in jail because I shouted for a women who was being given a field sobriety test to shut her fucking mouth and stop incriminating herself.

      The cops buddy trucked across 4 lanes of traffic to arrest me for “resisting arrest”.

      I was put in “timeout” by a cop because his authority was questioned.

      The city formally apologized to me via letter and dropped the “resisting arrest” charges but only after I paid too much for a lawyer and requested the body cam footage be ready for my court date.

      Fuck the police, I’ve never had a good experience with a police officer. I’ve never felt safer with a cop in the building.

      • meco03211@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        How long ago was that? Sure Sue them off if you’re not beyond the statute of limitations. That’s illegal as fuck. If they dropped the charges that quickly they might pay a settlement quick too.