Got a D.U.I. lastnight...

[big_bad_buff]

Yep, it’s the worst feeling. Just try to forget about it and do your time. If you’re smart a year or so from now you’ll look back and think, man that fucking sucked, never again!

Your house was only a mile away, but better a DUI than hitting a late night jogger or even someone hitting you.

I got one. I had two beers and got pulled over for going 9 over 30 min after the two beers. I was fine, I was the designated driver. The cop said I past all the sobriety tests fine(he even told 2 of my friends this)l. He knew I wasn’t drunk, just wanted to be a cock about it. then he wrote on the ticket that I was swaying back and forth and couldn’t stand a straight line lol, I was so pissed...cost me $5000 and no driving for 3 months….and it get’s taken of my record in about a year now if I don’t get another one(my lawyer said you can get a dui here for just smelling like alcohol)

Worst part about it is all the $100 classes here and there, just pissed me off more because I wasn’t even drunk, I’ve never driven drunk, it’s like one of the stupidest things you can do

 

[UA_Iron]

Yeah the penalties are harsh. But the crap will pass eventually. Dont let it get you down. It could have been worse, and luckily it wasnt. I guess its a tough learning experience, but once this is said and done you wont want to drink and drive again, and you'll do it for the right reasons.

 

[hardrock]

Thanks to everyone for their advice and nice words.

 

[wootoom]

hey Gambino your absolutely right. refusing is the worst thing you can do. my buddy did that and got a lawyer and didnt even get off. i got one and i blew and got off it.

 

[REBEL]

Man, I've been through it and it sucks. First of, know your state law. My state you can refuse to blowand get an automatic suspension, but no DUI(nothing to prove it). If your OK, take the field test, and refuse the breathalizer(sp). The field test is taped and your lawyer gets a copy. If you pass it you will get off on the DUI charge, but still sus. license. Don't believe everyone who says it will be over soon. That shit will hang with you for years. The next year expect to spent at least $5,000 depending on how much you spend on council. Insurance rates will hurt if you have a nice car, AND you have to watch it from now on when you go out. Before I got mine I didn't have a care in the world when I went out, now I can't even have fun thinking about who is going to drive, and shit like that. In my state, if you let someone drive a car when you know that person was drunk, you both can get DUI's. Good luck, it will pass, but will be a headache for a while.

 

[beefybull]

did you make the news?

Thankfully no. Had a pipe in the car but they didnt find it and luckily had given my last roach away to this chick at a fast food restaurant for hookin it up.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

My boy didnt breathe and he just beat his case. They didnt have enough witnesses to his refusal to breathe. So I wouldnt breathe, if you know you've been drinking why give them solid proof ?

This country's legal system is so fucked up, it's like playing a game with the defendant's life. No logic at all. Think about it: you're drunk-you know it and the cops definitely know it, but you can still get out of it because there's no "proof". WTF

Not a dis to anyone, as I've driven somewhat drunk before like 99.9% of everyone else who ever drank.
Just disgusted by the legal system.

It is becoming the downfall of this country.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

ALWAYS refuse the breathalyzer or anything else.

Sure it's a mandatory jail and tow. But at least you won't get convicted of DUI in court cuz there's nothing to prove it. Trust me, the cops will do EVERYTHING to scare you to submit. Even coerce you and shit. DON'T fall for it. The cops do everything they can to make the public believe the myth that people can be convicted for DUI by sitting in their cars and refusing to do anything. By common logic and any lawyer can tell you upfront as well -- the logistics of that impossible.

BULLSHIT!

do NOT give out advice like this Razorguns. you're smarter than that, so i'm wondering why you'd give out advice like this that could DEFINETLY fuck someone over.

there's a lot of states where refusal to submit to blood or breathalyzer or even feild sobriety test is an AUTOMATIC conviction. in some states, your penalties are determined by your actual blood alcohol, and refusal to submit to a test means you automatically screwed yourself with the maximum penalties. i fucked up once myself and got a DUI, was accepted into a first time offender's program, and only had a 4 month license suspension as opposed to 6 for my blood alcohol level (and if i would've been living in state at the time, i probably would've done community service and had my suspension knocked down to 2 months.). plus if i would have refused blood and breath tests, my chances to enter the first time offender's program would've gone right out the window.

know what that first time offender's program did for me? the DUI was erased from my record. completely. it NEVER showed up on insurance reports when they checked the DMV records. nothing. if i had taken your advice, i'd have a DUI perminetly on my record.

my advice if you get a DUI - suck it the fuck up. be a man, take your punishment, learn your lesson. don't do it again. no one is perfect, everyone fucks up here and there. live and learn. don't cry about the fines and the license suspension, loss of job, whatever. when you drink and drive, you fuck yourself and could possibly kill someone else.

 

[chewyxrage]

BULLSHIT!

do NOT give out advice like this Razorguns. you're smarter than that, so i'm wondering why you'd give out advice like this that could DEFINETLY fuck someone over.

there's a lot of states where refusal to submit to blood or breathalyzer or even feild sobriety test is an AUTOMATIC conviction. in some states, your penalties are determined by your actual blood alcohol, and refusal to submit to a test means you automatically screwed yourself with the maximum penalties. i fucked up once myself and got a DUI, was accepted into a first time offender's program, and only had a 4 month license suspension as opposed to 6 for my blood alcohol level (and if i would've been living in state at the time, i probably would've done community service and had my suspension knocked down to 2 months.). plus if i would have refused blood and breath tests, my chances to enter the first time offender's program would've gone right out the window.

know what that first time offender's program did for me? the DUI was erased from my record. completely. it NEVER showed up on insurance reports when they checked the DMV records. nothing. if i had taken your advice, i'd have a DUI perminetly on my record.

my advice if you get a DUI - suck it the fuck up. be a man, take your punishment, learn your lesson. don't do it again. no one is perfect, everyone fucks up here and there. live and learn. don't cry about the fines and the license suspension, loss of job, whatever. when you drink and drive, you fuck yourself and could possibly kill someone else.

Dude - you don't automatically fuck yourself by not blowing. As you can tell from all the different posts, every state is different. I refused to blow and it was NOT an automatic conviction. It can be the best thing for yourself depending on the circumstance

 

[Longhorn85]

BULLSHIT!
my advice if you get a DUI - suck it the fuck up. be a man, take your punishment, learn your lesson. don't do it again. no one is perfect, everyone fucks up here and there. live and learn. don't cry about the fines and the license suspension, loss of job, whatever. when you drink and drive, you fuck yourself and could possibly kill someone else.

Best advice I've seen. You must learn from this and move on. Might want to find some new friends to hang out with too.