I passed my first field sobriety test last night.

[Kayz]

So my fiance and I go out to dinner last night. We are there at the restaurant/bar for about 2.5 hours. Watched a baseball game, drank a pitcher of beer, at dinner, talked, then left.

I'm driving home, got the cruise on 35 and all of a sudden I see cop lights behind me. So I pull over, turn my car off, roll down my window, put my left arm out the window and my right arm on my wheel...just to let the cop know that I wasn't hiding anything. This is how the conversation went:

Cop: You are all over the road, you been drinking?

Me: No sir.

Cop: Let me see your license and proof of insurance.

Me: Yes sir.

Me: One thing sir, I have a permit to carry a concealed firearm, but I don't have it with me.

Cop: Are you sure you are unarmed?

Me: You are more than welcome to search both me and my car sir.

Cop: I'll be right back.

He comes back to the window about 2 minutes later.

Cop: Where are you coming from?

Me: We just ate dinner at XXXXXX and watched the ball game.

Cop: ...and you didn't drink?

Me; Not a thing sir, I don't drink.

Cop: Then why does your car and your breath smell like a brewery?

[he was bating me here because his head never got within 3 feet of my window and it was windy as hell out, so there's no fucking way he smelled beer on me]

Me: I don't know sir.

Cop: Look up at me sir. Follow my finger wiht your eyes.

Cop: Sir, please step our of the vehicle and walk to the back of your car.

When I get back there there are now 2 more cops on the scene, so I knew they were going to do a whole sobriety test on me, whcih was fine because I was sober as hell.

Cop: I have reason to believe you are under the influence of alcohol sir.

Me: Why is that sir?

Cop: you just told me you were coming from a bar and I smell alcohol on your breath and in your car.

Me: No sir, I said I was coming from a restaurant where my fiance and I ate dinner.

Cop: Come on buddy, it's called XXXXX Tavern.

Me: It's a restaurant that serves alcohol..just because I ate there doesn't mean I drank alcohol. you can't assume tha I drank just because a place serves alcohol.

He shut up at this point because he knew I was right.

Cop: I'm going to have you stand on one leg, with your foot raised about 6 inches off the ground. I want you to count 1 one-thousand, 2 one-thousand, all the way up to 30 one-thousand.

Me: Yes sir.

I stood on my right leg, got to 27 just fine and he told me sto stop that that was sufficient.

Cop: Next test is I want you to walk heal to toe 9 steps forward, turn around counter clockwise, and walk back 9 steps.

I did this just fine with no problems.

Me: Is there anything else I need to do for you sir?

Cop: have a seat in your car sir and i'll be with you.

As I'm walking back to my car I hear him ask the other cops "What do you think?" The one cop says "he looks fine to me, but it's your call".

I get back in my car and my fiance is freaking out. She's like "what are they doing"? I said they are probably getting the breathalyzer out. She asks me "will you blow"? I said "no".

About this time the cop walks up to my window, hands me my license and insurance and says "sorry for the inconvenience sir, you 2 have a good night....and try to keep your car between the white and yellow lines." Fucking prick.

But I'm proud of myself, I was able to fuck the system. He was on a prayer hunt and was hoping to fill his quota, but I passed all his stupid ass tests.

[oldtimer]

Good that you kept your nerves under control Kayz, most of the time cops like these try whatever is in their power to provoke you.

I once had a cop pull me over becuase "I looked happy".

[Kayz]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

Good that you kept your nerves under control Kayz, most of the time cops like these try whatever is in their power to provoke you.

I once had a cop pull me over becuase "I looked happy".

I knew exactly what he was going to say. He was trying like hell to intimidate me and get me to admit to drinking. But it's his job to prove, not my job to disprove it. He kept saying "..you wreak of beer, you've been drinking". And I just kept saying "no sir, I have not."

And the thing is, I know I wasn't swerving. I was on a back country road that's curvy as hell, so I was paying attention to how I was driving. He just pulled me over hoping he'd meet his quota for the night.

[Beefy]

Despite pricks like the guy that pulled you over, I think it's worthy of noting that there are a lot of good cops out there. You know, the one's that joined the force to fight bad guys and serve the people...not because they were losers in high school and they need a gun and a badge to have balls.

You handled your self well, though. Good job, bro.

[taser]

2 things: why would you say you had a license to carry a firearm? let him figure that out,why would you tell him that. second,why would you suggest that he can search the car or you? i'm not being a hard ass,you should just answer the questions and thats it. never give any more info than you have to. the reason you beat the system was because you were'nt drunk,simple as that.he was obviously on a fishing expedition..

[Kayz]

Originally Posted by taser

2 things: why would you say you had a license to carry a firearm? let him figure that out,why would you tell him that. second,why would you suggest that he can search the car or you? i'm not being a hard ass,you should just answer the questions and thats it. never give any more info than you have to. the reason you beat the system was because you were'nt drunk,simple as that.he was obviously on a fishing expedition..

1) It is a state law that the permit holder MUST inform the officer that he/she has a permit to carry a firearm. It is also the drivers duty to inform him/her if a firearm is present either on the body or in the car. If I did not tell him, I would have gone to jail for not being up front iwth him.

2) I have nothing to hide either on me or in my car. He was talking to me as if he did not believe me that I was unarmed at the time. He was hinting to me that he wanted to search my car anyways.

[Kayz]

Originally Posted by Beefy

Despite pricks like the guy that pulled you over, I think it's worthy of noting that there are a lot of good cops out there. You know, the one's that joined the force to fight bad guys and serve the people...not because they were losers in high school and they need a gun and a badge to have balls.

You handled your self well, though. Good job, bro.

I agree with ya'. He was pretty cool about everything, I just didn't like his last little jab he had to get in there. He was obviously pissed he didn't get me. After I passed his tests, he was very short and shitty with me.

It also pissed me off when the other cop said "...he looks fine to me, but it's your call". WTF is that all about. If I look fine, then I look fine. Test should be over right there. I didn't understand what else there was to look at.

But I agree with you in that most cops try to do the right thing, and they do a dangerous job. For that, I respect them.

[greyowl]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

Good that you kept your nerves under control Kayz, most of the time cops like these try whatever is in their power to provoke you.

I once had a cop pull me over becuase "I looked happy".

Are you sure he didn't pull you over because you looked Arabic?

I never look happy because I am a crabby, ill-tempered sunavabitch. Maybe that's why I never get pulled over.

[TestFreak]

the same shit has happend to me 3 times, with open containers in the car and got a breathalyzer and passed everything, you just have to stick with what you say, i hate fucking asshole cops

[oldtimer]

Originally Posted by greyowl

Are you sure he didn't pull you over because you looked Arabic?

I never look happy because I am a crabby, ill-tempered sunavabitch. Maybe that's why I never get pulled over.

The incident happend in Saudi Arabia, that cop was a real ass. He inspected my arms for possible needle shots, searched me, asked some really stupid questions to provoke me. Then when I asked him at the end why, he said I looked very relaxed so he thought that there may be something wrong.

[Desibaba]

While i understand that some cops are just plain assholes no matter what.I also think its extremely stupid to drive after drinking.Yes you might feel fine but alcohol makes you reaction time slow as hell and you arent paying as much attention to your surroundings as you should.Personally when i plan on getting drunk i always have someone who doesnt drink at all or i do it at home.My fiancee doesnt drink at all so it makes it easy for me to get shitfaced and she can drive my ass home.Also one of my fondest memories of my life was about 5 yrs ago i took a bottle of tequila in my bedroom and i dont recall what happened after that.What i do recall is that next morning when i woke up i had thrown up and shit in my bed and i was SLEEPING in it for the entire night.

[Grizzly]

Just so you know, you don't even have to do the field sobriety tests if you want. You can say, "no".

[Kayz]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Just so you know, you don't even have to do the field sobriety tests if you want. You can say, "no".

I know, but in Ohio refusal to take the tests automatically results in your arrest with an automatic year suspension on your license. It's bullshit, but true.

A buddy of mine was piss drunk about 4 years ago. He passed all his field sobriety tests, but refused to take the breathalyzer...automatic arrest. He confessed to the cops that he had in fact been drinking, but only "had a couple of beers". This was enough for the judge to find him guilty of DUI, even with no "physical evidence" or quantitative analysis.

[Bigkarch]

sorry Kayz you didnt beat the system. you only had a pitcher and those cops didnt know what trhe fuck they were doing a mere nystagmus test would have told all.....

[taser]

i don't live in Ohio but cannot see how it is a law to tell a cop you own a fire arm..its probably a law to tell the cop if you have one on you or in the car but i don't think you are mandated to i9nform a cop you have a license to carry....i know soe cops can be hard ass's,especially when they are bustin balls. always give one word answers(polite) and NEVER suggest to them that it is ok to search you or your car. if they want to search the car,NEVER sign anything and NEVER give permission.i don't care if they keep you there for 2 weeks,don't do it;let them get a warrant.if he is acting like a tough guy,again,one word answers. i know its hard somnetimes and you really have to bite your tongue.