Lorenzzo Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:00 am
Poe4soul wrote: Lorenzzo wrote: Poe4soul wrote: Kiwigolfer wrote:Can somebody explain how blowing HALF the legal limit gets you 120 days loss of licence? If I blow half the legal limit I expect to walk free. If I'm slightly over the legal limit it's instant fine and six months loss of licence. If I'm twice the legal limit it's 12 months loss of licence and a good lawyer to avoid prison time.
How does half the legal limit get you in trouble? Are your laws zero alcohol for driving
What you described is pretty similar to most of the state laws. You see, each state has the latitude to make their own laws. Zo has picked a state to live in that is run by Mormons. As such, their laws are penal. It was just a few years ago that they repealed the "iron curtain" law. Here's an example of their laws.
Zion curtain at bars.
The offset is the lax gun laws. We're all armed here.
Well, you got that going for you...
I'd guess, based on my experience in Utah, the cops have to deal with people on prescription drugs. Or at least a perceived problem. That would explain the cops ability to arrest someone that is under the influence but blows 0. It sure gives Johnny Law a big stick.
Beautiful place but the religion phucks it up, IMHO.
There's probably something to the drugs other than alcohol intent. They want the blood test so they can see what's in it. I probably would have gotten off because my blood was clean. Now I'll almost certainly get off because they lost my blood.
Your perspective on the Mormons fucking up Utah is typical for someone who doesn't live here or spend much time. Park City has almost no Mormons. As far as the laws are concerned while alcohol is restrictive I'm in favor of almost everything else.
I'd much rather be here than in California as far as overall freedoms are concerned. If you can find me a better place to live all things considered please make a recommendation. If the downside is I can't drink or get stoned and drive I'm fine with that.
In most ways Utah has preserved/created a culture I prefer over other places in the US. As far as my DUI situation, I acted stupidly.
If you think this is the only place where cops are morons I have stories.
Last edited by Lorenzzo on Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:01 am; edited 1 time in total