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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 601823" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>Joe,</p><p></p><p>Your are correct. but the former prosecutor did not state why she thought the cases would not stand up in court. It could be like you said, or perhaps some other reason.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I know one lady who was arrested in the hotel bar where she was staying. She was no danger to herself or anyone else, and was just going to go to her room. Can the police prove she was a danger to herself or others??? Who knows? It's possible that she may have fallen and hurt herself, or walked out the wrong door and got hit by a car? If people are visibly staggering drunk, nobody can predict the odds of them herting themselves or someone else.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's a pretty tough call, and I'm sure the Judges will know how to rule.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR and Caymen are probably also correct in that many will just pay the fine rather than fight it in court since they might avoid the fine but the lawyers fees would be more expensive. And since there is not direct proof that these people were about to drive their cars, it cannot be proven that a drunk driver was prevented from getting behind the wheel, although I think that would be a pretty positive assumption.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 601823, member: 52972"] Joe, Your are correct. but the former prosecutor did not state why she thought the cases would not stand up in court. It could be like you said, or perhaps some other reason. I know one lady who was arrested in the hotel bar where she was staying. She was no danger to herself or anyone else, and was just going to go to her room. Can the police prove she was a danger to herself or others??? Who knows? It's possible that she may have fallen and hurt herself, or walked out the wrong door and got hit by a car? If people are visibly staggering drunk, nobody can predict the odds of them herting themselves or someone else. It's a pretty tough call, and I'm sure the Judges will know how to rule. TJR and Caymen are probably also correct in that many will just pay the fine rather than fight it in court since they might avoid the fine but the lawyers fees would be more expensive. And since there is not direct proof that these people were about to drive their cars, it cannot be proven that a drunk driver was prevented from getting behind the wheel, although I think that would be a pretty positive assumption. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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