What I haven't seem many (any?) here address is this from the OP's daughter's story:
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She hopped in his truck(parked on their driveway) and started it backing it down to the street when lights came on.
Lot of unanswered questions can be formulated from that one thing.
First, backing down the driveway "to the street" can be construed as "intent".............at least it could be in my world.
Second, how far down the driveway did she get? Is there a sidewalk there? Even if no sidewalk, how far away from the centerline of the road does the right of way extend? Did any part of her vehicle cross that magic line?
Third, in backing down the driveway did she notice the popo vehicle and yield to it? Was the copper parked on the street or actually driving when he saw her operating the vehicle. If she did appear to be backing into the street in front of him, and he stopped her, did she appear intoxicated at that time? Boozy breath?
Given time, I could probably come up with a coupla more. Whole lotta unanswered questions.
cowman, I wish you daughter the best and sincerely hope she doesn't have an actual "drinking problem". If that sort of thing runs in your family she may want to nip it in the bud now, before it becomes a real disaster.
Good luck to you and the young lady.
Geno
PS another lesson to be learned here....................back INTO the driveway so you can see better coming out. It helps avoid many problems.
How about this scenario:
Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Originally Posted by GreatWaputi
No sympathy whatsoever from me and I guarantee there is more to the story than what is being told.
Yea, what really happened?
After some thought, I've revised my hypothesis.
Lets assume the core elements of the story are reasonably true.
Officers watching the bar, trying to keep the obviously drunk from driving, and putting themselves and others at risk.
A group comes out. No one gets in a vehicle, but they start walking.....how drunk do they have to be for the officer to follow them for seven blocks?
She ran home to get the vehicle to pick up the "stragglers". Was someone(s) too drunk to walk the 8 blocks? That would explain the sudden urge for a vehicle.
She's get the vehicle, perhaps the officers already made contact with the straggles for public intoxication, or in her state, she fails to turn on her headlights...In this town, nothing gets you pulled over quicker then no head lights on a Friday night....
GW,
You only did this kind of work for what, 20, 30 years?
Does that sound about right to you?
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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