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So they lied and filled out the test forms. But "Gascon said there did not appear to be any malicious intent behind the police officers’ actions. He said the coordinators were apparently just too lazy to perform the test required every 10 days."
So that's ok then, I guess
Breathalyzers piss me off in the first place, because they only take one reading. If I ever got one, I would make sure to ask in court for the measured variability of the breathalyzer they used on me. If there is no measure of the variability, then one data point is not a useful measure of the BAC.
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I once heard a cop lecture on what to do if you're pulled over. It boiled down to... don't say anything other than yes or no, admit nothing, refuse the field sobriety test, refuse the blood test in order to force them to get a court order. When they take you to the hospital to get the blood sample, demand that the hospital ethics officer sign off on the procedure, tell the doctor that you may faint during the procedure because you are deathly afraid of needles and blood. If they give you a phlebotomist tell them that you require a doctor as you bleed and bruise easily. The goal is delay. Also to have them give up and send you home - which apparently they will do 25% of the time.
He also reminded us to sit quietly and not to talk as you will be recorded and the recording can be used against you.