#basically watch those cop cam dui vids as a guide on what not to do

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Not to sound pro-cop but this is terrible advice lmao

If they’re asking for the tests, you’re already fucked. If you’re under the limit when they make you blow, you can contest with the DMV in 10 days. They will be assholes if you don’t consent to the tests and put it on your arrest record if you say no (yes, you will be arrested regardless if it’s DUI suspicion and not true. They don’t care)

They will also give you a harder time if you deny the breathalyzer and ask for the blood test instead. The assumption is you’re doing this so that by the time you’re at the station, your BAC is at legal levels. They consider that resisting and put it on your arrest record. If convicted, they will use this against you and give you a harsher sentence

They don’t need permission to search if they have “probable cause” (even if it’s bullshit.) If you say no, they consider it resisting and will search your shit anyway. They have codes for people who they deem “sovereign citizens” and will give you a harder time

Don’t self-report, but being quiet or at least not rude to cops will get you out of jail faster (e.g. 4-6 hours instead of a whole evening)

If you get your Miranda Rights read to you, shut the fuck up and get a lawyer. This is when shit gets real. Anything less, just talk normally and don’t be aggressive or defiant

If you were above the legal limit, don’t fight it. You will suffer with court fees and you won’t have a legal leg to stand on. Unless the cops were aggressive or coerced you, you have no case, and predatory lawyers will say you do so they can make easy money. Take a no contest plea, or if you can’t in your state, a guilty plea. If it’s misdemeanor, you can apply to get it expunged in 3-5 years

Also lmao @ dicc suck nice

Ultimately, what will determine how a cop acts is how they profile you (are you a white woman or a black man?) and if you act civil. Don’t grovel but don’t be an hero. Cops will be assholes to you even if you comply, so why make your life harder?

I’m speaking from personal experience btw. Don’t be a hero because you think you’re saving America. That comes from activism and direct action, not from a DUI checkpoint