How Cops Can Tell if You're Drunk By Looking At Your Eyes! (nystagmus)

What are cops looking for in your eyes when you are intoxicated? Being drunk can cause an end-point nystagmus, which is a flutter or shake of the eyes when looking at a certain angle.
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[@Kyoshinumberonefan]

People who have nystagmus without being drunk

[@Flower_Does_Thingz]

M

[@Flower_Does_Thingz]

Me*

[@adammatthews4054]

Me too

[@VisualRift]

Yep I feel that actually makes me self conscious when looking at people because I never know where my eyes are

[@IsaacHurst]

That’s me

[@AuthorMarkCarlson]

I thought the cops were just looking into my eyes because they were flirting with me.

[@ramtrucker60]

Both😂

[@rngnodal9316]

💀

[@reichen609]

Nice!!! I didn't expect an open mind this early in the morning. 👮🏼‍♂️👥👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 Definitely a good way to displace all that male "pent-up rage", instead of the usual gang violence and/or domestic abuse. ♂️

[@Panzerfaust_1939]

Really?

[@lisasimonson5051]

My field sobriety test took an hour and 36 minutes and during the horizontal gaze the officer administering the test was shining a bright blinding light in my eyes and I stated five times that I was being blinded by the light. I have several medical conditions and medications which caused failure. If you have a court appointed attorney this will not be brought into consideration.

[@Davanillaguerrilla]

Facts them people don't do shit but advise you to plead guilty

[@Davanillaguerrilla]

I have nystagmus and the cop said that's ok it won't count against u but we'll do it anyway. I said ok whatever. The same with the balance test. The cause of nystagmus is unknown but it's thought to be linked to the inner ear/ brain and the eyes/ears is what controls your balance. Ive never had the greatest balance. The funny thing is that these test are really unnecessary. They don't prove anything conclusively. What they do is create a bs line of reasoning for probable cause. To search you, your passengers, your vehicle, to arrest you for something else entirely. It creates a bs excuse for being "suspicious" in the first place. It's profiling/ discrimination at its best

[@HP-tr2cd]

@@Davanillaguerrilla womp womp

[@Dondo_Golden_Rose]

​@@HP-tr2cd log off

[@davekraszewski8]

Thank you finally someone explained this!

[@karenconley5808]

I don't drink at all but I do have nystagmus all the time. What would happen if I happened to be pulled over even though I am not intoxicated?

[@lynnebucher6537]

If accused of drinking, I'd suggest asking for the other drunk tests, and if that's not enough, a breathalyzer test. I've been pulled over twice and accused of DUI and I was Stone Cold sober both times. Once was made to do the drunk walk, touch nose, and recite alphabet backwards. All on the side of the main road. Humiliating.

[@Kyoshinumberonefan]

@@lynnebucher6537 I can’t recite the alphabet backwards no matter how sober I am

[@sososun]

​@@Kyoshinumberonefansame😭

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

​@@KyoshinumberonefanThey don't care if you can or not but a sober person will try to recite it a lot better than a person who's been drinking

[@Mandaxx25]

Tell them you have nystagmus

[@destinyedwards9828]

I feel like this could be a problem for people with a nystagmus due to a medical condition.

[@Xane_Dragon]

I thought they were checking to see if the alcohol saturation level was in your eyes 😂

[@chrisjones9115]

For everyone saying the have nystagmus, this is why there are multiple levels to a field sobriety test. They aren't going to take you to jail (or I should say the absolutely shouldn't take you) based off the failure of one test.

[@ramtrucker60]

Correct

[@Silidons91]

it's not a pass or fail test. there are six different cues with regard to the HGN test. lack of smooth pursuit distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation early angle of onset prior to 45 degrees (three cues for each eye)

[@Davanillaguerrilla]

So we don't know for sure they aren't going to take us to jail for our medical condition, but they shouldn't. That's reassuring. They shouldn't shoot unarmed people. But they do. I think y'all are missing the point. It's not the arrest that matters. It's the fact you trained police to look for a certain disorder. Neglected to mention that plenty of people have it. Told them I'd they encounter someone who they suspect of being drunk they should test to see if they have nystagmus if they have nystagmus that's a sign they are drunk Ok well we skipped right past the test and went to "how cops know we are drunk" Based solely on the fact I handed you my papers and my eyes jiggled

[@ramezplayz2249]

What...im intoxicated? Im 11?!

[@sturmd]

That's the basic of the diferrences, thanks!!

[@Drazzarki]

I can jitter & flutter my eyes whenever i want. I have (without being drunk) the possibilty or the muscles to do this. I think this is not normal but i can

[@HangwithHarper]

same!!!!

[@joe1071]

There are a lot of people who have a beating nystagmus at end ranges of eye motion. It’s pretty common

[@Chasereraser5]

I permanently have it. Let’s hope I don’t get pulled over!

[@Gachacommunity.]

Oop 0-0

[@Tri-Trill]

Always have a proof of that in your car. A written diagnosis just as evidence to the cops

[@wahatda8944]

They're checking your Mewing progress.

[@katdiangelo8214]

My sister and I both have nystagmus, hers was her only real eye problem, and she had to have surgery to get it fixed so she could drive. Mine is apparently so minor that nobody thought it important to tell me about.

[@IcebulletZ]

They're also looking for overall eye control, pupil dilation and at the whites of your eyes. I can't pass the HGN regardless of sobriety due to eye problems. I find cops are usually pretty forgiving if you're honest. I just say I have a bad astigmatism, lazy eye and dystonia causing involitary movements. This is actually part of most regular neuro exams.

[@marleymars2223]

Never consent to tests from traffic cops.

[@Tri-Trill]

And that is a bad tip. They will arrest you and suspend your driving privilege even if you aren't drunk and you cannot contest yourself anymore

[@jarskil8862]

Why they even do these tests? Here basic breath test is part of normal police stop

[@DyingBreed00]

I looked this up bc I was taking shots to fast lol 😂😂😂😂 not driving tho never that 🤝🏽💯

[@kingoisfaded]

Nah he def tellin the truth I’m drunk asf rn looking at my pen movjn it left and right and my eyes can’t sync with the movement

[@yenvyren]

I'm drunk watching this 😂

[@Unknown_L0V3]

I have nystagmus already and i can control it, but it mostly happens anytimes i move my eyes or shake my head

[@filmedbyhadzz]

lol i have voluntary nystagmus

[@user-nu9hn9bx7n]

...there're looking for to be lost in someone's eyes...😂

[@fltngmmth]

Bro got wasted just to get that one second clip of his eyes going ♨️♨️

[@DrEyeGuy]

Haha! I can do it on demand.

[@maryelyse5633]

so can they tell the difference from eye muscle weakness or double vision? Or eye muscle surgery?

[@DrEyeGuy]

A lot of the time they can... but it can be tricky.

[@gillypiexo]

No because they aren't trained to understand these things. Usually.

[@driftgxdly]

Key word may...... Some of us U can't tell

[@princealastor]

I can jitter my eye at will

[@David-dishhhhhh]

I have nystagmus

[@ingensvidcz5390]

I thought they were looking there bcs thats where my demons are.

[@jilla-dr9hu]

Problem is, I have nystagmus since birth lol. It’s congenital.

[@Oakfoots_warrior_cats]

Me being born with nystagmus- 😅

[@michaelstaton1999]

I feel like some people just have this, idk if it would accurately by itself anyway prove intoxication

[@Silidons91]

this video is a laymen explanation. what we look for is this: there are six different cues with regard to the HGN test. lack of smooth pursuit distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation early angle of onset prior to 45 degrees (three cues for each eye) lack of smooth pursuit: this is the initial test. two passes each side. this is just seeing if your eyes are tracking properly. if you are impaired, your eyes cannot smoothly follow the stimulus (my pen) without rapidly jumping all over the place. distinct and sustained: when i'm at the maximum angle for each eye (once again, two passes each eye) i hold it for a minimum of four seconds (this is REQUIRED, as in the study it was held for a MINIMUM of four seconds), and see if you are experiencing nystagmus. this means your eye cannot hold it's gaze on my pen, it wants to jump forwards. it's very obvious when you're looking at it but hard to explain. lastly, early angle of onset: this is most usually seen when someone is higher BAC, likely minimum .12% but it depends on the person sometimes. two passes each eye. slowly, i move my pen toward the far side of your eye, until i see a sudden jerk of your eye (nystagmus). I then move my pen back very slowly, and once i see the jerk again, I hold it. i hold it at a point where your eye once again cannot focus on it, and it wants to jerk back forwards again. like i said, you usually don't show this unless you're .12% bac. i've guessed people's BAC within +/- .02% on the regular just based on the eye test. I literally told a guy I thought he was a .18% based on his tests, and he blew a .18%. he thought i rigged the machine. i have arrested a lot of people for DUI, well over a hundred, and no one has EVER had less than .08% BAC, even when they had refused all testing. if i'm iffy about it, and didn't see many driving actions, then i'm not arresting you. the problem with DUI's is, LOADS of cops have ZERO IDEA how to properly conduct them, which leads to the public thinking it's all bullshit. i don't lose DUI cases. I lost one because the DA was a newbie and she didn't subpoena the officer who saw the violation (i just did the testing) and i can't prop 115 for another officer during a preliminary hearing, it has to be straight from that officer. so he won because i didn't see the traffic violation that he was originally pulled over for. they tried to get me to say i say another violation, but i'm not going to lie in court because at the end of the day i don't give a shit and i'm not going to lie. even though i could have totally said all day yeah he did this or that violation (no dash cams).

[@mileshamblen9982]

Is this something we can't control? I would imagine knowing this information could help but is this 100% uncontrollable by anyone who has been drinking?

[@14nads]

Did you toss back a few because, SCIENCE... or can you just do that with your eyes? I've known a few people who can make their eyes shake, I tried to teach myself to do it years ago, but no dice. I did however teach my eyebrows to move independently lol

[@Allyson62907]

What if you have it regularly without being intoxicated?

[@TEMPEST621]

Well they check other things as well

[@cpujolsfitnessandmusic3386]

You tell them before the test you have nystagmus. And then you also tell them you have back issues and very bad balance. They only have a certain amount of time to do all this stuff so they definitely won’t call your doctor to confirm. When you get out of your car act like you have difficulty walking so your story backs up. All this is true for me so that’s my story

[@Chasereraser5]

That’s why I’m saying

[@Davanillaguerrilla]

"how cops profile, harass, and discriminate against people with a certain disability and people are cool with it " There i fixed the title

[@s0m3on3e]

well it’s not voluntary for me 💀

[@Theuncletoeticklingtoddler]

As a person with nystagmus, f*ck.

[@emerson23946]

Fuck that’s not good. I have this from taking lithium 😭

[@lyserggic]

Kind of a sh177y way to evaluate, must be so they can get those easy arrests

[@Embassy_of_Jupiter]

gays nice dagmus? wht the hell does that even mean

[@trumanthomas4253]

Idiots the muscles of some people do that anyway.

[@actualprogramming]

BS, I had a friend who could control this. He could rapidly move his eyes like it's vibrating

[@DrEyeGuy]

that is called voluntary nystagmus. Involuntary nystagmus you don't control

[@Cutecummins]

Yeah but what if you have nystagmus and the cops arrested you and false accused you for being drunk

[@jasonfirey5474]

if you’re drunk or not duh!!! They’re checking to see if your eyes bounce or if it can fallow the pen smoothly! if they can’t smoothly follow the pen your inebriated, the end!

[@Stoic1276-]

us bro us