One Cop: Ten DUI Arrests - NO ALCOHOL!

[@Lego5114]

The fact that there’s a list of officers who have been deemed untrustworthy but may still have their jobs just blows me away

[@SmittyAZ]

Look up what the AZ Gov just signed RE: The Brady List.

[@QuietRiverBear]

Police unions.

[@xj4low322]

I wonder if the officer is getting accolades for his outstanding arrest record? Maybe some MADD awards or something?

[@secondsandcents2479]

And that arresting no less than 10ppl on false charges doesn’t even get you onto the list. So what do you have to do to get on it?

[@jcota2003]

@@QuietRiverBear Police unions do have their place... Police, Fire, EMS are not allowed to go on strike (the blue flu, or other sickouts like to get played up but let me tell you that they can have some severe penalties associated with them and not just a you are fired type of thing), officers can picket and protest just the same as everyone else however when they are scheduled to work their shifts they must. So, having a group such as the Fraternal Order of Police, CLEAT or one of the other unions is a good thing. Also, even when an officer is doing everything perfectly, is in full compliance with the laws, and operating procedures they can still find themselves named in a lawsuit along with the city they work for. And if you don't think for one second that the city wouldn't hang them out to dry you'd be completely wrong. Most of what the unions do is to provided legal representation for officers, when they are subject to lawsuits frivolous or not its expensive, when they have been involved in an incident like and OIS where they need legal representation, or when there are contract negotiations such as for benefits as employees of the municipality, county, state etc. The unions don't keep bad cops in their positions, that's a stupid Hollywood trope, the unions don't want bad cops on the job either, but it's also relevant that everyone is entitled to a good and proper legal defense. No one deserves to be railroaded in a courtroom .

[@davidedgar2818]

I had a federal case and the lawyer I had told me I drew a great judge. She told me that he would read every page of the case. " Don't BS him at all" . I did as advised, the other side tried to blow up their side. One of the witnesses they brought had contradicted himself 9 times in his own report! The judge read every single contradictions into the record!! My attorney told me she had never seen that done on the record. That "expert" was nullified and found to be unreliable for testimony in a federal court. So much for his career with the state.

[@tridave9811]

How does a judge see a zero blood alcohol level, no trace of drugs and leave a person in jail for a year because they can't afford the bond on a DUI charge? Turns out the scales lady justice holds is to weigh how much gold someone has in their pockets, not the evidence.

[@ingiford175]

debtors prison

[@valentinius62]

Inertia. Even when people are exonerated for murder, the state will still fight to keep them in prison for years.

[@leighanneboles6609]

When money talks, bullshit walks...and not until...

[@leighanneboles6609]

@@ingiford175 absolutely...when money talks, bullshit walks, and not until!

[@sd906238]

My co-worker friend of mine married the judge's daughter She told him that she knows the cops are lying in court and under oath. I wish his wife would of ran for judge when her mother died.

[@Dj.MODÆO]

The judge who set bail for the guy that had zero alcohol in his blood when arrested, is just as guilty as the officer. That guy shouldn’t have been stuck in jail for a year.

[@thedave1771]

Yeah. What happened to speedy trials too? Didn’t that used to be a thing?

[@rgr3427]

Judge comments on the record that the officer lacks credibility and that he contradicted the truth, (lied) on the record AND the police officer is still working but at least one guy spent a year in jail 🤬

[@YoungGirlz8463]

Bunch of people had to fail for that to happen.

[@CapnSnackbeard]

@@YoungGirlz8463 businesses as usual as far as I can tell.

[@audiblek]

A person gets a 0.0 on blood tests and the prosecutor takes it to trial, but a police officer commits 10+ counts of false arrest/imprisonment and the prosecutor is afraid of harming the officer’s credibility. This is why so many distrust officers. Their close relationship with prosecutors, qualified immunity, and PR representation from parts of the media protect them. It looks like the armor it’s cracking, but stories like this show we have a long way to go

[@MrJuxone]

I cannot express the extent of my outrage at this. That officer should be fired and have criminal charges file for falsified state and official documents. He should also be civilly liable-- surely qualified immunity would not protect this officer. If it does he should be sued for depraved indifference.

[@Syvtek]

@@MrJuxone I believe qualified immunity no longer exists in CO.

[@garymckee448]

It happens all the time, back in 1991 it happened to me and all the evidence the officer bought to court was a rusty beer lid that dug out under the driver's seat and the judge was going to allow that for evidence until a State Trooper that was there on another case started laughing and the judge asked what he found humourous about the situation and he replied your honour l drink Michelob and they haven't used that design in 10 years. Still cost me 1200 dollars and a night in jail.

[@lindac6416]

That judge was as horrible as the cop thats our problem ! Sorry that happened 2 you

[@selfdo]

And yet, will you be reimbursed for your attorney fees, bail, and your INCONVENIECE? Probably not? These jerks do this, repeatedly, knowing full well they'll get away with it, until it hits them or their employing municipality in the pocketbook.

[@Joshua-ew6ks]

If the courts used the perjury tools they have, then it will sent a message to officers not to lie under oath. I say charge the officer for perjury and hold him accountable.

[@imbalancedstatus8824]

Even this judge, while decrying the police, he didn't charge the officer with perjury

[@YoungGirlz8463]

If you allow them to lie what's the point of swearing an oath.

[@osterpenpen9379]

I wouldn't be at all shocked to learn that lying under oath has precedent somewhere to be under qualified immunity. It's stupid, but I would believe it.

[@Ryarios]

Perjury is rarely prosecuted because it’s hard to prove. This cop may just be lousy at his job. You almost have to have a recording of him acknowledging the perjury to get prosecuted for it.

[@timdowney6721]

@@imbalancedstatus8824 The judge can’t bring criminal charges. Just think about it for a moment. The DA should bring those charges….but likely won’t. DAs and cops often drink together.

[@adamkinsey3139]

Mr. Lehto, how can you NOT ask the question: "What kind of culture and systems of (zero) oversight in this department could allow an officer to make this many false arrests?"

[@stephengreen3566]

The police are the biggest GANG in the world. I would go as far as to say the biggest criminal gang. They get away with committing crimes through qualified immunity and wear gang signs (the thin blue line flag).

[@natehill8069]

Well, Chicago had a single detective put 45 people on DEATH ROW with completely falsified evidence. Which led to them passing a moratorium on executions in Illinois, but no idea how many they actually killed before they caught him. So the Chicago culture, for starters.

[@jeremyyerger7527]

I sat on a jury for a dui case. The man admitted to have had 1, and only 1 drink over 2 hours ago, the visa card receipt saying 1 drink and a blood alcohol content

[@hellodre]

Would have loved to see that one!!! When it comes down to it, everything depends on the defense and the Jury. And the jury knows that these cops are briefed every morning on their numbers, and pressed to make more arrests! Taking blood from a person is a step too far! You can say no, but they will just get a magistrate to get a search warrant ON YOUR BLOOD! excuse me but MY BLOOD BELONGS IN MY BODY!! If I didn't murder a person, or cause a car accident resulting in death or injury, my blood better stay in my veins!! There is actually a disorder where people ferment and make alcohol after eating sugar or carbs by the bacteria living in your GI system. These people never feel any intoxication because alcohol is being produced day and night and they are just used to it!! Several cases have been won this way, but it's a very rare disorder!

[@calebz1448]

I once had a concussion protocol balance test where I was instructed to basically do the karate kid swan kick position without the kick and I let that medic have it like there isn't a person on the football team that could pass that balance test without swaying a few times in 60 seconds. And then he refused to do it himself. If it wasn't last half of the 4th I would've locked him in the weight room and ran back out to the field

[@swdierks]

The problem here isn't really the cops. It's the prosecutor. Bad cops would have less impact if prosecutors weren't in business with them. The case you mention is a perfect example, but people like to focus on bad cops much more than bad prosecutors, I have to wonder why.

[@calebz1448]

@@swdierks I told a prosecutor that the police officer lied on the police report and I had 30 witnesses to back me up. She then offered to turn my sis mip into 40 days in county. I told her I would take the time in county to prove a liar and she replied that I would be fined for every day staying in county so I kept my mouth shut. The soon to be Lawrence County prosecutor of Missouri is a crook of the worst kind, a legal crook who only cares about your last name

[@marcushoward6560]

@@swdierks Because dirty prosecutors couldn't prosecute innocent people if dirty cops hadn't arrested innocent people first.

[@AlGoYoSu]

I knew a Brazilian guy from over a decade ago who said when he first came to the US he didn't speak any real English. Said he got pulled over and was arrested for DUI bc the officer took his Portuguese with little to no English for intoxication. When he was taken to the station another officer administered the breathalyzer and he blew a 0.0. He told me he didn't really understand what they saying but the one cop was yelling at the arresting officer for a few minutes and he enjoyed that part. He was then led out the station by the arresting officer who apologized to him. Nothing else ever came of it, but a story for him to tell which this video reminded me of.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

What the cop said "Jeff damnit, you cant bring in every foreigner and claim theyre drunk just cuz theyre not speakin English!"

[@2cartalkers]

A few years ago I was a juror on a DUI trial and while the police officer was on the stand testifying the judge stopped his testimony and called the attorney's to the bench. After conferring for a few moments, the judge turned to we the jury and stated the following, "I find the police officer not to be credible", case dismissed. Whoa Nellie!

[@narmale]

Thats the kind of judge we need... some of these stores are just outrageous

[@nukemanmd]

I am curious whether the fellow who was held in prison for a year due to his inability to raise bail had some other chargers pending? If his only charge was DUI, the D.A. should have known within days that he had no alcohol in his blood.

[@skippylippy547]

Fort Collins Police Officer Jason Haferman should serve a year in jail for each of the 10 false arrests. 10 years for 10 false arrests. He should also pay all costs to these victims that were incurred by the false arrests.

[@banebury2346]

The guy was rotting in jail for his trial for 1 year probably lost his home, his car, his job, his possessions. Imagine if you sat in jail for a year and walked out with only the clothes on you back and had to start over. This is why some innocent people take plea deals. I hope he gets a fat settlement, but the tax payers will foot the bill.

[@skippylippy547]

@@banebury2346 Absolutely! 👍 Thank you for commenting. I would like to see some Justice amid all this government corruption. Our society appears to be falling apart right before our own eyes.

[@prioris55555]

@@skippylippy547 Too many people will support such police. They don't care about injustice as long as it's not them. Trump wanted to shoot people who were protesting in front of the white house. There are no shortage of people who would still vote for him. It would likely boost his popularity. The grassroots voters tend to view police states and corruption favorably.

[@Rightrudder2]

You are exactly on point. This Cop needs to be held accountable.....

[@skippylippy547]

@@Rightrudder2 Thank you. I wish the people who live under this tyranny in the town would take an active role and demand justice from the city council, mayor, and police chief.

[@edg5218]

I remember yrs ago Pre dash cams, cell phones etc. My Mother got a speeding ticket, she was not speeding. When she went to court she flat out said the cop was lying. The Judge said why would he lie ! My Mothers reply, because he can ! The whole courtroom went silent, and the Judge was baffled, took him a minute to even come up with a response. She didn't win, but the look on the Judges face and that moment was priceless !

[@ianbattles7290]

"You're demonstrating exactly why the cop would lie, Your Honor - *because you believe him without question, doubt, OR ANY ACTUAL EVIDENCE."*

[@edg5218]

@@ianbattles7290 I don't see any where in my comment that I said I believed him. Enlighten me please where you see this !

[@selfdo]

Your mother stuck to the point. I might have added, which probably would have pissed off the judge, after "because he can"..."and it's judges like yourself that accept his word, by default, even when common sense indicates the cop is either mistaken or outright lying, that ENCOURAGE officers to perjure."

[@edg5218]

@@selfdo Well said !

[@SpynCycle57]

Once the DA saw the blood test results, why wasn't the case dropped? Did the DA believe a conviction was likely, even after 9 previous similar cases were dismissed?

[@ostlandr]

The DA needs to be fired and jailed also. As well as whoever represented Padilla.

[@sv2697]

Corrupt DA.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Thy rely on people caving in. I bet there are dozens of people who just paid the fine, or agreed to a plea deal. Incentivising for arrests is not the way to go.

[@driven01]

They will try to get you to plea to a lesser charge with the hope that it gets them out of a lawsuit. Happens all the time. Disgusting but true

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

Is DUI a Felony in that state. In Georgia, the case would be in the State court. It would only be in Superior Court if there were Felony charges. In any case, this 'officer' needs to be both fired and arrested. As a Chief of Police, I had to dismiss officers for far less issues. I also have fired and arrested an officer for 'filing false reports' and 'Blatant Dishonesty'. If more CLEOs would do their job, there wouldn't be issues like this. I once had an Officer that was a good guy and a friend. He did something stupid in his personal life dating multiple ladies (not a crime but something that upset one of the girls and drew negative attention to himself)... It had caused enough of a stir that he had to go. I didn't WANT to fire this young man (It was a poor decision in dating but was going to ruin his employment record (He was a decorated Veteran before getting into Law Enforcement, as well). Well, I told him that it was a slow day and to go to the office and think about his 'dating situation'. He asked me why and I explained that I had to decide about firing him for 'conduct unbecoming' and would be 'taking care of that' by 5PM. He decided to write a letter of resignation and turn it in before the end of the day. I wouldn't have done that if his actions had been criminal and not just a young man being stupid about 'playing the field' with the girls. Officers need to remember to enforce the law and not worry about the 'who' part as much. Ya'll Take Care and be safe, John

[@aoksys31]

I have severe hearing loss caused by an adverse reaction to a measles vax when I was an infant. As a result, I acquired a speech impediment due to being unable to duplicate sounds that I cannot hear. It cannot be cured with a powerful hearing aid as I would be overwhelmed by all of the sounds that I've never heard before. I realized soon after becoming of legal drinking age that I could not afford to be stopped with a drop of alcohol on my breath or to have any visual evidence, such as cans, bottles or swag, in my car that would give license to the cop to charge me with DUI simply because I can't hear or speak well. Now I'm really disheartened to find that I could be charged with DUI with ZERO evidence of alcohol.

[@Jack.Waters]

Stop sign on a slope - freezing rain. We had an officer here, many years ago, that wrote many tickets for people "Failure to Stop". His credibility got so bad all you had to take any traffic ticket he had written to a Judge. The Judge would see his name and automatically toss it out.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

bs

[@no_peace]

He can't even be relied on to do the basic functions of his job but he probably made significantly above the median income

[@furturisticfrontierfilms]

There's a motorcycle cop in Dallas that write 300 tickets a day on a slow day. He sits right off the exit ramp to the south entrance to DFW. Mostly out of towners are normally in a hurry to catch a flight and running with that fast paced traffic of the metroplex., normally 70 to 80 mph in the slow lane. The exit is 35 mph and there he sits. He doesn't ask for drivers license, insurance or registration. He has a high speed mini computer that spits out a ticket based on the license plate of the car. He stops you, pulls up along side you and hands you a pre-filled in ticket, with the license plate number on it and instructions on how to pay up. The city is hoping you ignore the ticket, so the car can be tracked down and seized at a later date. Some people thinks its some kind of joke, until they one day, they find themselves picked up by the Sheriff department and become guest at the Lew Sterrett detention center for some good old Texas hospitality.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

@@furturisticfrontierfilms That math does not pass the math test. not even close 🤣🤣👌

[@michaelgomez3044]

@@YoungGirlz8463 Shut up.

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

Reminds me of Licette Gonzalez's case back in 2015. Cop "contradicted the truth" citing she was over the limit for a dui, but never actually administered any tests. Jury believed the cop but the judge reversed their decision and pointed out the lie. The cop posited it was just an honest mistake.

[@odomn]

And it gets worse. The judge asked the prosecutor to charge the officer with perjury, and she refused, saying it was just "a mistake". Judge later said he was frustrated with criminal division and transferred to civil. One of the few judges who will give a defendant a fair trial and now possibly innocent people stand even less of a chance against a rigged system.

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

@@odomn I imagine he had reached his limit. Pun intended.

[@paulvincent3825]

The guy who spent a year in jail despite being innocent should get just compensation. That cop should get jail time. 😡😡😡

[@YoungGirlz8463]

I'd expected him to get a settlement any time now.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Quite common for people who can't make bail for economic reasons.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

@@Cheepchipsable No evidence though.

[@tamtheman2099]

cop should take the guys place in the jail and have to do exactly the same amount of time as the cops victim and compensation should be on a scale what amount of dollars a cop would pay to stay out of jail

[@selfdo]

What I don't understand is this: (1) was he bullied into waiving his rights to a "speedy" trial? Because to wait a YEAR over a DUI case seems to be ludicrous (2) when someone is held, can't or won't make bail, and is there long enough that it becomes a "time served" situation, then the judge should order the defendant released, and either the case settled then and there, or he dismisses the charges.

[@terminsane]

I want to know who is in charge of staffing? The entire department is suspect if they're unwilling to fire this blatant corruption. The entire department isn't trustworthy.

[@someoneelse2254]

So according to the judge, the officer lied on the record. Most of us would call it perjury. And most of us, if we were caught committing perjury, would be arrested for it.

[@matthewgodwin6688]

I had cop lie in court about my accident I would lost without him Dr at emergency room believe him I walk out with major concussion

[@matthewgodwin6688]

Didn't Supreme Court say lying legal until cop takes stand

[@ianbattles7290]

I once had to fill out a police report after my apartment was burglarized and *the officer made it VERY clear that if I put ANY false information into the police report, I would be swiftly arrested/prosecuted without mercy.* So where is that same energy when a cop is caught lying on a police report???

[@peltiereric6497]

There’s a department in Georgia that has several of these officers arresting people on bogus DUI charges, there was several departments discussed in the tv special though but one was worse. Believe it or not some of the DA’s have tried to justify their arrests and prosecutions that in several cases lead to the loss of professional jobs, one woman lost custody of her children to the state as a direct result of the false arrests. I’m not sure if it was 60 Minutes or something else like that but they did an awesome episode on it where these people were arrested sometimes jailed long term had their personal lives destroyed all because someone said they appeared to be under the influence of something even though breathalyzer tests were clean later blood tests were clean and in some cases suspicious substance’s were determined to be exactly the legal items the people told the cops they were. However the DA’s and people in the different police departments said these officers had specialized training so they trust their word over hard science of actual bloodwork showing they weren’t intoxicated and stand by the arrests of their officer

[@jackmeoff304]

What responsibility does the DA have keeping a guy in jail for a year for DUI with a 0.0 blood work ?

[@ianbattles7290]

Yeah, what does Mr. Accountability have to say about his own mistakes?

[@DrDurango]

Imagine getting kidnapped by a man with a gun and being held hostage for a year and the judge only says the kidnapper isn’t trustworthy.

[@cousinfester4621]

Why would a prosecutor move forward with this case in the first place? He would have seen the lack of evidence. He's as much at fault as the creepy policeman.

[@JTA1961]

Good point 🎯

[@nispelsm]

It's worse than just a "lack of evidence". In this case, the DA had a ton of physical evidence which showed the defendant to be Factually Innocent. The DA chose to ignore this evidence in favor of the officer's testimony, knowing full well the defendant was actually innocent. The DA should be fired and disbarred.

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

I saw a judge once tell a witness that his testimony was incredible. The witness got a big smile on his face upon hearing this. Then the judge explained what the term means in a court of law. The smile melted. Fortunately, this was a proceeding that was not in front of the jury, and the statement about credibility didn't cause any sort of mistrial.

[@spaceracer23]

Not only does this officer need to be fired, the entire chain of command needs to be fired.

[@smithwilliamn7090]

#1 problem of every bureaucratic job: you don't get to choose your subordinates. Everything from hiring to firing supervisors have little to no authority over staff.

[@stevejette2329]

Steve Lehto is incredible, if you know what I mean.

[@MustPassTruck]

No, criminally charged and jailed.

[@mikealvord55]

Don’t be a fool!

[@simonmultiverse6349]

Steve, this is a *FUNDAMENTAL FLAW* in the setup of the police force: they have an *INCENTIVE* to make their *QUOTA* of arrests, fines, tickets and citations. Their pay, promotion and benefits depend on it. One could almost say that the police force is DESIGNED TO BE CORRUPT.

[@flipperpaw]

This actualy happened to me. I was stopped for a faulty tailight on my motorcycle on my way to work. Initialy it was just a standard stop, however once the officer realized I had prior DUI offenses from 15 years ago it turned into a DUI stop. Immediatly it turned into me taking a breathalizer test. Here it gets weird. I blew, but the cop wouldn't show me the result. I asked why wouldn't he show me the result. Instead of an answer he put me in cuffs and I went to jail. On way to jail they took me to the Hospital for a blood draw. 2 months later those results came back, .02, the lowest legal limit. However because of my past 15 year old convictions I was convicted of felony OWI. I got a 6 year prison sentance as a result. I spent almost 2 years inside, finally got out on an earned release program. Still on probation over this bullshit!

[@robert5]

Sorry that happened to you. If it happens again get a better attorney. Sucks to have to pay a crap load of $$ but it is better to do so then go to prison. The system sucks if it does that to some one.

[@turbodog99]

Stop being an idiot and drinking & driving, especially w/ a prior conviction. Also, take better care of your motorcycle. And stop drinking before work. You made very poor choices.

[@petelee2477]

You should have gotten your license taken away 15 years ago if you ask me. That being said the officer was still in the wrong here.

[@HHTW2022]

I've lost more than one friend to drunk drivers over the years. I'd say you deserved worse actually.

[@orppranator5230]

@@HHTW2022Man, the ignorance and nerve required to say that someone deserves to be unfairly screwed over even worse than they already were is ASTOUNDING.

[@jasonwilliams3967]

This cop should be sentenced to serve the maximum DUI sentence for each erroneous charge he cited his victims with.

[@ianbattles7290]

The fact that innocent people can be charged with DUI means that *this could happen to literally anyone.*

[@jasonwilliams3967]

@@ianbattles7290, it's not about public safety, it's about revenue generation.

[@StageMan57]

I have to say Steve that when I hit one of your videos and there are others in the right column. I typically watch 2 or 3 more. I love your most of your narrations.

[@silmarian]

I think this story misses that he had no alcohol in his system and was well below the legal limit for THC, yet the prosecutor ignored all that and pressed charges anyway.

[@lanaj1107]

What's the legal limit for thc? Last I heard, there isn't one.

[@jasonoutman420]

Depends on state

[@banebury2346]

And didn't catch on for 9 other arrests.

[@wesleyhurd3574]

The prosecutor should be investigated for misconduct, in addition to the police officer.

[@ExaltedDuck]

The prosecutor probably knew that jury pool is so full of people willing to accept whatever the police say that it's not just possible but likely that they can get a group of 12 together that will convict no matter how bad evidence was and even if its found to have suitable reason to be ruled out.

[@kathikapp6707]

Love your show Steve! I just watched our local Fox31Denver on this story. The officer would cut his body cam whenever he wanted, like when a test would show 0, then say his camera cut out or wasn't working right then. Over and over. So glad my daughter didn't come across this creep when she was going to college up there!

[@WayneKeen]

I have seen stories where police deparments put some officers through special training to detect signs of impairment, and their superiors claim that their officers are better at their jobs that the blood work. So, if the blood work comes back clean, the blood work is obviously wrong. (It doesn't test well enough, or the spectrum of drugs it tests for is too narrow). The interview show sheriffs who are 100% convinced that those who came back with no substances were guilty. It is frightening when you consider someone, coming home from a long day at work can have their bloodshot eyes and eye movements register with these "trained" officers as impairment, aand there is no evidence that they will accept that you are clean.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Bing, 2022

[@WayneKeen]

I have no doubt that this (or similar) cops would say something like "I am just protecting the good citizens of our town from impaired drivers, and when you do that, some people are not going to like it."

[@WayneKeen]

@@EthosAtheos It reminds me of some lines from Judge Dredd that I will summarize as this "They are all guilty, it's just a matter of timing"

[@no_peace]

Many disabilities look superficially like intoxication (and "guilt"). It's upsetting

[@no_peace]

@@WayneKeen they usually accuse you of something and pull out the histrionics if you object to civil rights violations lol. "Oh you want kids to get hit by cars?? You want entire families to die when they get hit by a drunk driver? I'm the one who has to see that when it happens! Just because you want to get away with driving drunk doesn't mean we have to let you." But more aggressive

[@peterlively8269]

I recently sat on a jury for a DUI case. The guy ended up being well over the limit (I think he was .15 and the limit was .08), but the interesting thing was the judges instructions on the law did not say if they are over the limit they are guilty and if they are under they are not. The instructions say you can presume impairment if they are over 0.08, and impairment is the metric not BAC. So, you could be impaired and be well under the limit.

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

Several years ago there was a Hillsborough County Deputy in the Tampa Bay area who was anti-alcohol and if anyone admitted to him, after a stop, that they had had any alcohol before driving he arrested them for DUI. He was fired. I believe they had to go through all his cases and people were exonerated

[@mikelarry2602]

We need mirror laws.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

If it was eye for an eye you would probably be dead.

[@FloridaFrank2010]

But the officer had zero negative consequences for his abhorrent behavior. Going one town over and getting another job is not a consequence! It's long past the time that officers need to carry private liability insurance, to offer restitution for the lives they maliciously destroy.

[@dascherofficial]

​@@FloridaFrank2010 THIS. They're the only profession where they have zero liability or responsibility and in fact are generally immune from just about any law they break.

[@dascherofficial]

​@@FloridaFrank2010 once it costs too much for your insurance, you just don't get to work anymore. Sounds like a capitalist approach if you ask me, people should love it.

[@stevejette2329]

Ft. Collins, CO is only 14 miles from Loveland, where the cop dislocated the shoulder of a 75 year old woman with dementia. Then the cops laughed about it later while listening to the sound.

[@iheartTrollin420]

I just want to clarify the racket that is going on, police pulls over suspect, gives suspect PBT and it comes back 0.00, police says well the way your driving/the signs your giving me I think you are dui/dwi on something and arrests suspect, takes then into custody and performs blood test, suspect is then placed in jail while blood test is being processed which can take up to a week, then the results come back - they get incentives and benefits and awards blah blah blah for more dui arrests, not for arresting someone because they are actually dui, just because they arrested someone and the police claim its dui......police should not get incentives to arrest anyone for anything imo

[@andred7415]

Had this happen to me too. Bad transmission stalled in the intersection at 2 am by a cop going by a bar. Showed him my Trans was blown and he made me blow and do all the tests. wouldn't show me the breathalyzer after blowing like 10 times then took me to the hospital to do a blood draw. Then to county where I was immediately released after getting changed didn't even get to a cell. Then was released at like 430 am 20 miles from where I picked up with a dead cell phone. Luckily the house I had left earlier that night was about 4 miles away so I was able to walk there. Clown lost his job and I got my license mailed back with an apology and the paperwork showing I blew .000 and my blood was .000

[@TunTavernWarrior2]

I can smell the lawsuits coming. I hope the hopefully future fired officer is brought to justice.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

If they can mandate insurance for drivers they can mandate insurance for police.

[@furturisticfrontierfilms]

You can hope all you want, this officer will eventually end up in the East Texas Piney woods area off the old 59 near Lufkin and Dime Box, Texas. He will also qualify for a hefty sign on bonus. These are the kind of officers they seek. Last time I saw one of their hiring ads, it stated, Now hiring full time POS (Peace Officer S), willing to ruin lives and generate local municipality incomes by any and all means necessary. Needed immediately, contact us @1800 xxx-xxxx, moving expenses and benefits included in hiring package. Also willing to overlook and work around any past misunderstandings. No training required. I could be wrong about the last part.

[@brandonharvey7939]

I've been claiming this for 17 years and everyone just treats you like you're crazy for insinuating it. I was told it was my word against an officer's, who later murdered his wife before committing suicide and still, nobody takes it seriously....this stuff happens far more often than you would think....most are just much more careful about covering their tracks.

[@camndino]

Imagine all the headaches this cop brought to innocent people, how much missed work, court dates and money for lawyers.

[@nispelsm]

Don't forget the innocent man who spent a year in jail, losing his job, his home, and likely everything he owned in the process. Imagine everything you worked for your entire adult life wiped out in an instant by one malicious lie.

[@ianbattles7290]

And now just imagine how many innocent people are sitting in jail cells all around the country at this very moment...

[@nolongeramused8135]

Lynnwood, WA cops for a time had a policy of issuing DUI tickets for everyone on the road between 2:00 AM and 3:00 AM on weekends. Also, Lynnwood was having budget problems at the time.

[@Gangster_Elmo]

I believe this police force was in a “competition” with other departments to see who could make the most DUI arrests and their rate of DUI arrests REALLY went up after the competition started. Of course they were getting credit for arrests…but convictions apparently didn’t matter.

[@FloridaFrank2010]

There's no consequence for their reckless behavior - so they continue to destroy lives and lie ad infinitum.

[@brentfarvors192]

More likely BONUSES for getting arrests for DUI..."2 more, and our dept gets a free margarita machine...Get another 6, and we all get the set of steak knifes"

[@easternwoods4378]

There were prizes for the officers as well as bonuses for the department POLICING FOR PROFIT

[@WayneKeen]

I seem to recall a federal program some years ago that rewarded police departments for DUI arrests (not convictions) that had departments encouraging arresets at all costs...

[@willdejong7763]

Time to change the incentives. Maybe +1 for an arrest that leads to a conviction and-10 for an arrest that gets thrown out.

[@Ripper13F1V]

Drawn To Injustice is out of print, darn it!!! I don't see it available for Kindle either, double-darn it!!!

[@CR3271]

About 20 years ago I was driving home from a friend's house around 11:30pm. Neither of us drink alcohol in any form. An oncoming car crossed over the centerline so I veered onto the shoulder to avoid getting hit. Turned out the other driver was a cop. On come the lights, he does a u-turn and pulls me over for a sobriety test. Fortunately I didn't get a ticket, but I would have raised heck if I had. That cop was just trying to make trouble. Must have been in danger of not meeting his quota or something.

[@robert5]

Get a dash cam. Get one that has front and real cameras. Cheap but are priceless if you get harassed by this kind of cop. I got one but I live in an area where cops are pretty subdued and don't over step at all.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@robert5 Well it was 20 years ago. That kind of tactic is probably rare overall. Some plain clothes cops would goad other drivers into a race from the lights then pull them over, or tailgate in the hope the driver would increase their speed to open a gap.

[@GSP-76]

@@robert5 Yup...I have had dashcams in my cars for many years...I had to pay a lot 10 years ago but today I have a $200 dual dashcam unit that works phenomenally well in all lighting conditions and has GPS speed embedded in the video.

[@GoToPhx]

@@GSP-76 brand info or link? There's apparently one of the 'drug whisperer' officers in my area of town now, so I want dashcams for my car, but my husband thinks we have to spend a lot of money for them.

[@GoToPhx]

@@GSP-76 Thank you for the info! That's what I'll be asking for as a Christmas gift this year!

[@ianbattles7290]

The fact that an innocent man spent an entire year in jail *just because he didn't have $1000* is appalling & terrifying.

[@OnlyGetty]

You know what this case makes me think of? Police quotas.

[@thadrepairsitall1278]

Some PDs get grant money depending upon how many DUI arrests they make. Not convictions, arrests.

[@AnneNoneymouse]

Don't you know, there are no quotas. Ever. No department has 'em. /sarcasm

[@chancecharton5376]

Not that u we’re trying to sell it, but just ordered your book 😂 would love to read something written by someone as well spoken as you, much love from Oklahoma, never change Steve!

[@timtimtimmay4654]

Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor. It isn’t difficult to understand. Having been in the receiving end of two dishonest officers over the last few years, this is an issue that needs to be resolved as it gives other great officers a terrible reputation. I’ve since invested in dash and rear cams with GPS speed for the next one who accuses me of something I did not do.

[@coldlakealta4043]

My community went through a wave of planted evidence that became so open that the existing drug squad was dismantled. Those cops who had been destroying people's lives, of course, went back on the beat. The uniform granted total immunity from their egregious actions. The police forces have become an invading army.

[@herculesbrofister265]

This isn't saudi arabia, buddy. We don't follow religious scripture here.

[@timtimtimmay4654]

@@herculesbrofister265 Likely a great reason why we are collectively in the mess we are in right now as a nation. Btw, even though I do not practice the same religion as much of Saudi Arabia, you may want to see how successful they are right now by not swinging full bore for ESG and SJW bc it conflicts with their religion. Just an idea, if the cops doing this did actually follow scripture here, we wouldn't have these issues.

[@turbodog99]

If there are so many 'good cops' running around... then why are they not calling out their brother 'bad cops'? I call BS on the whole lot of them.

[@GrayRaceCat]

@@herculesbrofister265 Clearly someone hasn’t been watching the news lately.

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

Just thinking but a good attorney should be able not only to clear these people but also file suite for very large settlements from the county?

[@MichaelHagberg]

A couple years ago, St Louis, MO placed 22 officers on an exclusion list. The prosecuting attorney refused to proceed with any criminal case that any of these officers were involved with.

[@jesseh1972]

they all should be fired

[@bslprints9935]

And yet they still had the power to arrest as many people as they want and keep people in jail waiting for the prosecutors to review the case in 6-12 months

[@frankdesbaux]

That was over their racist facebook postings

[@zatoichibandit]

When did it start to take on the secondary meaning? I’m 42 and it didn’t click until today.

[@BirdDogey1]

MADD gives awards for the number of arrests. Some officers seek these awards. Most will hook you even if they think you are below .08% which is bad enough. Knowingly arresting people known to have no alcohol on board is beyond alarming. Elimination of awards for quantity despite quality would do a great deal to solve this problem. BTW, I doubt supervision was unaware of the number of DUI arrests being made yet not filed.

[@dpwaaw]

this is interesting because I was wondering what the officer's motivation was to do this.

[@erutherford]

@@dpwaaw I think there were [are?] Federal / State programs that pay local departments based on number of arrests -- not number of convictions or a better metric. So they have an incentive to run in innocent people.

[@joesphsnable6631]

MADD is one of the worst organizations in this country! If people knew what MADD does they would be sick. Bunch of lunatic’s

[@benjaminkline4855]

Yep cop in my town use to get a $200 bonus for each dui arrest, even if they didn't get convected, those that did get convicted had $200 added to their fees and fines, anything crime stoppers pays a informant is also attached to court fees and fines

[@stevenburkhardt1963]

I used to live in Fort Collins when I attended CSU. Right now I'm in Denver but plan on moving back to FoCo. Having worked for the County (Larimer) as a LEO I find this very disturbing

[@randyriegel8553]

I had a "breathing attack" while driving back in 2018. It made me pass out while going 70mph. Went through guard rail and hit a tree at bottom of the hill. I woke up didn't know what happened. I was hurt (10 broken ribs, minor punctured lung, and punctured spleen) from seatbelt and airbag. I made is most of way up the ravine I was in and about 30 feet away from top a state patrol that got called said "I smell alcohol, how much you had to drink?". 30ft away he could smell alcohol? Really? Patrol didn't ask if I was ok or anything. Ambulance was there and they are checking me out and and cop trying to give me breathalyzer. EMT's could tell I couldn't breath really well and told the cop they were taking me to hospital. I got transferred from local hospital to Pittsburgh UPMC Trauma Center because local hospital said they weren't equipped for my injuries. Cop showed up at my ER room before they transferred me to Pittsburgh and made me take a urine test while my wife and mother-in-law were there. I peed for him... didn't get convicted of DUI. Some cops don't care about helping people... they only want to screw people over.

[@randyriegel8553]

But on a funny note. Do you know that about 15ft of guard rail is over $3k? My car ins took care of that though.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

No mention of the problems with DUI arrests cause even without convictions, especially those with professional licenses from the government. CDL drivers, pilots, heavy equipment operators etc can be prevented from working just for being arrested :-(

[@odomn]

Well, I don't know about pilots and equipment operators, but to lose a CDL requires a conviction.

[@philopharynx7910]

It seems like perjury isn't charged very often. When it is an officer of the law, then they should be held accountable for this. A civilian lying under oath is bad for our justice system. But when it's somebody with police powers, then it's a far worse crime.

[@corssecurity]

Mens rhea. I ask you what colour the sky is and you answer army green. Well that is a lie. Or is it. If the witness believe the BS they spew is it a wilful act. Which is the greatest baseball team. Obviously my home team. Really? Opinion is not subject to fact check.

[@philopharynx7910]

@@corssecurity That is true to an extent, but if there are multiple issues then it gets hard to believe that it is a simple misunderstanding. Especially when they have evidence like dashcam footage showing no swerving when the officer claimed to pull the car over for swerving.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Perjury is rarely charged. I can't help thinking if it was people might not lie so freely.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@corssecurity This officer does not truthfully believe that all these sober folks are drunk... And if he does, thats a failure of police training; and doesnt justify his actions

[@tomcop668]

How is there not a charge of perjury?

[@ncdogg425]

So does this officer still have a job? Yes If I f'd up 10 times in one year possibly costing my company a large sum of money (the department will get sued), I would be out of a job after the second f'up.

[@leenonolee4629]

When an officer's performance reviews (which are used for promotions, pay increases) are based on how many arrests they make and (IF) they work in a low crime area what are the odds they just make up arrests to get a good performance review?

[@stevefoss5486]

If he actually believes that these people are guilty, he NEEDS to spend the rest of his life locked in a padded room.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

Drunk I tellzja!

[@williamcrawford9696]

So here in ky. If you don’t take the breath test it’s an automatic suspension of license for 45 days. I can’t understand how this isn’t unconstitutional just simply for the 5th

[@TrueThanny]

The prosecutor(s) should face disciplinary action as well, for each one of those cases which were not immediately dropped when the results came in.

[@jeremydale4548]

It's because of their obsession with winning at any cost. THAT should be CRIMINAL behavior.

[@linuxgurugamer]

Can't you sue for false arrest, false imprisonment , and malfeasance?

[@djfassler]

When has something being required by law been enough to have government officials follow the law?

[@Jaaxfo]

There's a type of word I recently found out about: auto-antonyms. These are words that though divergent use mutate and eventually end up having exact opposite meanings - usually one that is casual and one that is bound by a certain profession's usage

[@kbarrett63]

There needs to be a judicial process to recover losses that should have been caught/found/investigated earlier. Judges are complicit in this scheme IMO !!! Where is the probable cause other than the word of the officer !!!!!!!! Words alone should never be enough to jail until trial....THAT IS ALL

[@timstatham8838]

So when do they arrest the officer and possibly his supervisor.

[@wolfgang3]

These kind of things were going on around the Atlanta area like this. People were getting arrested for DUI's that had no alcohol or drugs in their system. An officer was called the DUI whisperer. This was allowed to go on and on. I think an Atlanta TV station finally the public on alert. One of the commanders of the officer in question actually stated that he trusted his "specially" trained officer's instincts more than science because just because all these cases came back as clean as far as alcohol and drugs goes doesn't mean they weren't guilty. He actually said that.

[@dirtfarmer7070]

Remember this one. They fucked over quite a few folks. I believe this fella eventually got"let go". Another one of those award winning arresting officers.

[@MrWayneard]

Wow. Just wow.

[@helifynoe9930]

I once stumbled into a video that I thought was a joke. An officer did the DUI tests with a woman. What she did, was beyond the believable. The officer made her do the DUI test roughly 5 times longer than normal. When doing the one leg stand support test, she did not move even a fraction of an inch during the extended test. It was amazing. That was why I thought it was some kind of joke. She passed the tests beyond what people would think was even was possible. But then the the cop arrested her for DUI. But this was nothing new. A good majority of the town filed a complaint against this officer for doing the same for oh so many innocent people.

[@lizhaydon2250]

The person who spent a year in jail should be compensated for the false arrest.

[@YoungGirlz8463]

Yeah man take it from the cop, DA and judge's 401K.

[@denniswright8949]

I am 67 years old and my knees are shot. I have tried that stand on one leg and hold the other leg out and count. I am physically incapable of passing that test; one knee will not support me without excessive pain in the areas where I was scoped. So, I hope I am never pulled over because I would fail that test.

[@RickCarter1776]

Nice talk on the etymology of the word "incredible" I also consider that same phenomenon as it relates to the word "Awful" it's meaning has changed to meaning terrible but it's original meaning was literally "full of awe"

[@moki123g]

Can you be full of awe in how bad something is?

[@werefrogofassyria6609]

And yet, if it were "awesome" that is, "has some awe", it is a very good thing.

[@RickCarter1776]

@@moki123g If I understand how the meaning of the word awful transitioned into its common understanding we use today; then yes you can be full of awe in a terrifying sense. In fact the shift in sense from old to new transitioned by way of the understanding that something awful, as in full of awe, was used in the sense of majestic holiness as in reference to God and they considered God to be so full of awe that it was terrifying to them. And with that meaning conferred it isn't hard to see how awful moved from so full of awe that is was terrifying to the modern understanding of something described as awful and something terrible and hence "bad."

[@mikeoswald8053]

Having read the book, is the issue the department culture or was he a detective in the department in a previous life?

[@AnneNoneymouse]

Took some Aleve (Naproxen) for aches/pains, as I had for years, started getting bloated (evidently I developed an allergy), went to the E.R. and took my 11 y/o (couldn't leave him home alone) with me. After getting and IV and whatever else, was getting ready to leave and the nurse asked how I was going to get home. I told her "drive, the same way I got here". She said I had been drinking and couldn't drive, especially with a child. I informed her I was 11 years sober at that point (19 and counting now). She called the local PD as I was walking out, they stopped me on he way home, talked to me for about 10 seconds, realized I had not had even a sip, apologized for doing their job, and sent me on my way.

[@thehearingaidheretic1624]

You should have reported the nurse for a total violation of the federal HIPPA laws regarding privacy in medical practices.

[@pablohammerly448]

​​@@thehearingaidheretic1624 I agree and he should've sued the hospital and nurse for violating his privacy! 🤔

[@StoneWT]

@@thehearingaidheretic1624 Would it be worse than a HIPPA violation? She told the cops he had been drinking with no evidence and in the face of him telling her he was sober. She made up info instead of giving it away.

[@JDX123]

Went into the doctor's office, overhear the head nurse telling the doctor I was drug seeking because I came in with severe lower back pain. There are stupid nurses all over.

[@davem5333]

@@thehearingaidheretic1624 There may be an exception for possible imminent hazards.

[@julieyoungblood258]

If I’m not mistaken, there was an officer in Georgia pulling this and he moved around to differrent agencies and counties before he was finally caught.

[@paul.van.santvoord1232]

Policing for profit it is. The city gets payed for every DUI arrest. No matter if it is bs. And this officer should if not must be charged with perjury.

[@brianschumaker5912]

Am i getting this right.... it took a year to get drug/alcohol tests back? Or am i confusing cases?

[@billg7813]

In 2017 in Cobb County, Ga. we had a similar situation with an officer known by his fellow officers as "the drug whisperer." I won't mention his name but it is easily found in an internet search. When questioned, the Cobb Co. police department "doubled down on their assertion that the drug recognition expert is better at detecting marijuana in a driver than scientific tests." This officer went through a month long training program which I guess qualified him to ruin lives so he could get more awards by his chief.

[@charleswieand4445]

A month of training does not mean anything only thing that should count are 90% accurate drug testing not cheap Aztec drug tests cops give to make numbers and ruin lives. Glory boys only ruin lives

[@selfdo]

The very lack of any scientific evidence to back up the supposed remarkable record of this "drug whisperer" would make his use highly questionable. More bullshit cop pseudo-science.

[@martyk1156]

Is that list general public knowledge? If so where is it found?

[@nispelsm]

So, an innocent man spent a YEAR in jail WAITING FOR TRIAL for a freaking DUI?! Even if the man was guilty, the sentence likely would only have been a fine and loss of license ... NOT JAIL TIME! WTF is wrong with this country? I hope that man sues the department for every penny they have. And I hope that money comes out of the corrupt officer's pension.

[@robert5]

You have to be able to find an attorney that will take such a case. Not as easy as you might think. Most lawyers do not want to piss off the LEO community, that includes cops and judges.

[@stevecannon1774]

Four of us went to Anadarko OK many years ago. We stopped at a stop sign so decide if we should turn left to go to Indian City USA, or go on foreword to visit my grandmother. As soon as I started to move a cop came of a parking lot (we saw him there when we stopped) and pulled me over. He said he was writing me a ticket for running the stop sign where we stopped long enough to have a conversation. When I told my grandmother she told me to come to the hearing. I did. My grandmother knew everyone in town and she had a friend look at all the violations written by this officer for the past year. He had written over 200 tickets to people for running this stop sign. All of the people had out of State or out of county license plates. My grandmother asked in court why I would run a stop sign I was aware of most of my life and how I could hav a pretty long conversation with the other 3 people in the car while running the sign? My friends who were passengers all came and told the judge of our conversation and that it occurred while stopped at the stop sign. The judge threw out my ticket and had the sheriffs office investigate the cop’s other tickets. Most were found to be fraudulent. The money was refunded and that cop was fired. I later heard he got a new job with the Chickasha (Chick-ah-shay) PD.

[@calebfielding6352]

Police officer testifies that the car was swerving and the man had slurred speech. The judge watched the video and nothing the police officer said was true. Why wasnt the police officer thrown in jail for contempt of court for obviously committing perjury?

[@jess_o]

HONESTLY! IT'S OPEN AND SHUT PERJURY!

[@odomn]

Because prosecutors have to work with cops and absolutely WILL NOT prosecute.

[@support2587]

We were actually looking at Ft. Collins as a place to move, emphasis on were.

[@kentkrueger6035]

Protect the "Blue Line". That's all that counts. The academy typically trains on arrest take down, fire arm practices and high speed pursuit. I have personal experience of having an officer lie on an arrest report. I know for a fact they do it. They embellish reports to bolster the arrest (Waupaca County, WI). I have no doubt that the problem in Fort Collins, CO goes all the way to the top.

[@ottokiehl5413]

Please advise when and where you went through the police academy. I have gone through two and have worked with several others. None of them trained high speed pursuit driving. Firearms is typically three weeks out of a 20 - 28 week program. Arrest related hands on training is about 2-3 hours, 2-3 times a week for 2-3 weeks. You need to do more than have watched "Police Academy" in the movie theater to have an informed opinion.

[@fnjesusfreak]

Whenever there is a blue wall, everyone involved needs to be fired.

[@furyofbongos]

No such thing as a good cop. I good cop would turn in another cop that was violating a citizen's rights. This NEVER happens.

[@Thouston]

@@furyofbongos People always seem to think officers are always working together. The problem is that in reality officers spend the vast majority of their time working alone. They typically only work with other officers if they are responding to a call that is particularly dangerous, when a new officer is in training, or MAYBE if they aren't on traffic duty and are bored out of their mind. The whole buddy cop TV trope, is exactly that, a trope with little bearing on reality. So when a bad officer does things most of the time they are alone. And if they aren't, and it doesn't get reported, then yeah, that entire department has a huge culture problem. But that's far from all of them, and bodycam requirements are doing a lot to help change that. What we really need to help make things better is for people to call out bad departments for bad behavior, good departments for good behavior, and to stop painting everyone with the same brush. It just makes good officers quit and the bad officers more entitled, jaded, and hating of the public... There is no scenario where saying all cops are bad can make the problem better...

[@JTA1961]

@@furyofbongos yup NEVER

[@wesleyhurd3574]

Unequal pupils is a sign of a medical problem such as a stroke, a cranial nerve problem, a prosthetic eye or a history of eye injury. It is NOT normally a sign of intoxication. A person who is under the influence of an intoxicating substance is likely to have EQUALLY dilated (big) or EQUALLY constricted (small) pupils.

[@stevespra1]

Why is it basically impossible to convict someone of perjury these days?

[@dia9491]

Gotta say, I appreciate the Judge for noticing that and pointing that out. So often it doesn’t happen.

[@pb5172]

The Police Chief retired before the investigation into quotas could occur.

[@robertwaguespack9414]

In Cobb County ga in addition to the police arresting people for DUI with zero blood alcohol the district attorney was willing to go to trial with these zero readings.

[@canUfeelMYface]

The maddest that I've ever seen my mother was over nearly going to jail for that while driving my drunk dad home.

[@walterthomas4556]

At what point does this become perjury?

[@TheLepke2011]

I hate bad cops. As a kid I was arrested for marijuana paraphernalia. Funny how I had never smoked pot but that pipe was in my trunk. It turned out the two cops had a history of this. But that came out years after my court date.

[@pauliewalnuts2527]

Any cop that allows bad cops is a bad cop. Therefore, there aren't really any good cops

[@imbalancedstatus8824]

Don't hate the cop....your federal govt incentivise them with grants to do DUI arrest

[@furturisticfrontierfilms]

If 0.000001% of cops are considered bad apple cops and the other 99.999999% aide and abet their illegal activities, what does that say about all 100% of them.

[@johnmaccallum1671]

Hello Mr. Lehto, I saw a video of a truck driver who was at a rest area who some DOT inspectors came to truck for an inspection. He then told them to go ahead but he wouldn't help with it, operating the brakes, lights or any other aspect of the truck citing his 5 th amendment rights. He told them he would get out and let them do it, they said they couldn't do it. What is your view of this? Thank you, John

[@bugalaman]

Steve, you have an incredible credible youtube channel.

[@20truck]

The fort Collins district attorney said he would refuse to prosecute cases from this officer unless something was done about these false arrests

[@davekramer4266]

I bet the worst part is that the Police Union Protected him.. Protecting a Crooked Cop, it ruins it for the Good Cops!!

[@captintinsmith3774]

What good cops?!? Ohhhh....you mean like the ones in Uvalde that stood hidden like COWARDS in the school hallway while the students and teachers were being massacred?!? Yeah, so many good cops out there! Time to DISBAND these Costumed and Badged 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@mf--]

Are there any?

[@valentinius62]

A lot of times these guys get their jobs back once things quiet down. All the union lawyers have to do is show that there was a procedural error on the part of the department. Due process is one thing, but when they can be shown to be lying even on video, and still not face any repercussions, that shows that it's actually about protecting bad employees no matter what.

[@mrbearder6373]

@@mf-- For your information, there are! Some people just need to open their eyes refuse to acknowledge them.

[@odomn]

@@mrbearder6373 I have actually interacted with some good cops. But the fact that they protect each other no matter the egregious behavior poisons me against all of them. I will never believe any of them. If they would just clean house instead of protecting fellow cop criminals they would get so much cooperation from citizens there might not be any more crime.

[@ronnydowdy7432]

My son got 2 DUI's in 1 month for DUI to other because when he blew into the breathalyzer it showed 0.0 my son ask for the alternative blood test and they would not take him to the hospital. So he pledged guilty because the fine was less than getting a lawyer. So sad they do stuff like this.

[@coop5329]

NEVER plead guilty when innocent; it will follow you for life!

[@ronnydowdy7432]

@@coop5329 he could not get a public defender. They told him he had to get his own lawyer. Just didn't have the money. The court let him pay the fines by monthly payments. Crooks in that county big time. Mississippi

[@bus-ted]

Saw another very similar situation on KZbin. The officer was promoted and given an award by MADD for his (false) arrest of a record number of (suspected) dui drivers.

[@37903eral]

I am 67, I have had a few injuries in my life that would prevent me from passing a field sobriety test. And I don't even drink alcohol of any kind or do drugs. Those tests need to be updated.

[@loosemoose9799]

Those tests need top be eliminated. The FST is subjective and the results are determined by the officer. Most police officers cannot pass those series of tests. The field breathalyzer varies from 30% accurate to about 75%. There are several reasons for the inaccuracies. Onions, garlic and other foods and liquids can cause the breath to register alcohol. An upset stomach may also give a false reading. Diabetics can show intoxication. The ketones in the breath at a certain level will register alcohol content. Retired LEO.