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12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

EDIT: After 8 pages of "arguing", I learned my lesson. I'm gonna be asking my friends for rides now and if not, just stay over. I dont feel like risking any of that shit anymore. Especially since this was my second time getting let off the hook.
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  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Don't drink and drive dude...:eek:

    Failure to yield huh? I always fail at that too..:D






    Do you have a radar detector? (I know you were not speeding, I am just curious?)
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    If you someday again decide that you're "fine" to drive and kill or maim someone on the road, then the two cops who have let you slide so far should be held accountable for their negligence to deter your reckless behavior.
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  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    sponger wrote:
    If you someday again decide that you're "fine" to drive and kill or maim someone on the road, then the two cops who have let you slide so far should be held accountable for their negligence to deter your reckless behavior.


    Nice...
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    You're going to lose your license plain as day if you keep that up, with a nice punch to the pocketbook, and a record, to boot.

    You've been lucky as hell so far. The more luck you get....well......the quicker it runs out.

    I'd bet $100 next time you're getting nailed for it. It's a hoot...you'll love it. Jail is fun.
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I'd bet $100 next time you're getting nailed for it. It's a hoot...you'll love it. Jail is fun.

    Yep, fun if you like 400lbs guy's rubbing your back while singing songs to you. and every prison has a guy like that :D and it's very underrated, those guy's tend to have incredibly soft hands and smooth voices.

    serioulsy 12345, you don't want to get locked up, don't throw your life away for a few drinks!

    and btw, I'm not joking about the 400lbs back rubber. they exist, one min you are sitting alone and the next, you turn around and this guy is giving you the kissy face.... hope that's enough to scare you.



    Be safe dude and be happy you are not locked up right now.
  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    i dont know if the cop made you blow but he should have at least given you an underage...... i cant stand people who drink and drive.
  • TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

    This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

    Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

    no you shouldnt be glad, by the sound of your post you are proud of not getting caught but being a fuckwit. you got behind the wheel under the influence, i hope the next time you do it, you get caught before you do any damage. Maybe a stay in the frey bar hotel is what you need to sort your shit out
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    shouldn't I be glad?
    Yes, but please learn from your mistake! :)
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

    Be glad you didn't fucking kill someone.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    Be glad you didn't fucking kill someone.
    Yes.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    .....And you were FINE! I wonder how much it'll take to get you hammered to know NOT to get behind the wheel. BRILLIANT!

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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    #1: You shouldn't be glad, you should feel like a freakin' moron for drinking and driving. You are lucky in so many ways, it's retarded.

    #2: Those cops who've let you go are idiots. Next time you might run into a cop who actually does his/her job. And when that happens, you'll be explaining it to your dad from jail instead of at home.

    #3: Alcohol sucks. Take some better drugs. Just don't drive after taking them.

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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    You're as thick as a bag of hammers and shouldn't ever EVER be allowed to drive again. Be grateful you're not dead yet.
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

    This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

    Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

    Everybody's luck runs out sometime. Be careful.
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    Don't drink and drive... Stay, party on and pass out on the couch.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    should you be glad ?


    you should be glad you didnt hurt someone, or yourself.


    im the last one that should preach about drinking and driving.

    back in the day i spent 15 wonderful days in jail for it.

    with that being said, i've learned. and you can ask a few people on this board, i can put the beer away, and come off seemingly fine. i have a very high tolerance. but after 5 beers and a shot or two, i am not fine to drive, no matter how fine i think i am.

    you are impared after a beer or two, trust me.

    learn from others mistakes, b4 you make a very costley one yourself.

    good luck.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

    This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

    Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

    Last thing....just imagine for a second how MOST of us drive now SOBER. Then imagine if EVERYONE drove their vehicle after having the same amount you had to drink.

    You can then just imagine how REALLY scary it would be to drive on the roads then. Hope you learn something from this and what peeps have been saying cause it will catch up with you, IT WILL.

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  • pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    I would hope you feel some remorse, even if no one got hurt. I suspect you do since you posted this on a public forum. You were lucky this time. Drinking and driving is a public health issue in that what you're doing is not only risking harm to yourself, but also unsuspecting others. It's unfortunate that individuals don't see that, but egregious that cops don't either. That's only encouraging dangerous behavior. There's a lot of culpability to be spread around.
    Ultimately, it comes down to your decision-making. If you feel bad at all, take that as a lesson and remember it next time before you hop in the car, even if you feel "fine."
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

    This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

    Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?

    I don't like to call people out personally, but you're an idiot for drinking and driving. You've gotten away with it at least twice (how many other times have you driven and not been pulled over?). You really need to learn a lesson.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    I started drinking at 8:30 and left the house at 1 am. I stopped drinking at around 12. By the time I drove I probably had like 2 beers left in me. I was FINE. I dont think a cop would just let me go if he didn't know I was fine. You guys are acting like I was completely drunk and Im a piece of shit for doing it. Im sure none of you guys ever drink or drive home buzzed :rolleyes:

    Lucky I didnt kill someone? give me a break.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was at my cousins friends house earlier and I had 5 beers and two shots, Im 19.

    So I was driving home, completely ignore a flashing red light while a cop happens to be passing me. FUCK. So I get pulled over. He asks me for my license/registration. Done. He then asks me how much I had to drink (greeaat) I tell him 2 beers. I had to be honest...sort of. He tells me to recite the alphabet and coutdown from 100-76(odd). I do it fine, he then goes back to his car and comes back saying "Im going to assume you had those beers under adult supervision and since you are 20 (even though im 19) I am just going to assume you were being careless. I hope you learned from this, Im going to give you a failure to yield."

    This is the second time I got let off for drinking/driving underage. And for the record I WAS fine, and I always drive home ok to drive. Why did I run a flashing red? I was blasting My Morning Jacket, too into the music.

    Somehow I still feel like crap though, my dads kinda pissed even though I only told him about the failure to yield. I get let off basically, shouldn't I be glad?


    hell yea you should be glad....you should be glad you didn't hurt anybody. then again, none of us know whether or not you were fine to drive home, maybe you were.

    when i go over to my brothers house to drink and socialize, i get there early, get my drink on, and stop usually around 11pm. then i sit around for anywhere between 1-3 hours, eat some food, and by then i am usually fine. if i have any doubts then i am staying the night.

    something you should consider is the volume of your music...i always used to blast my music as well, now i feel old. 3 times in the last month or so i didn't here an ambulance coming down the road...one time i almost got smoked. it's no joke.

    take it easy out there. seems when you're young you think you can do anything and you feel fine about it.


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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I started drinking at 8:30 and left the house at 1 am. I stopped drinking at around 12. By the time I drove I probably had like 2 beers left in me. I was FINE. I dont think a cop would just let me go if he didn't know I was fine. You guys are acting like I was completely drunk and Im a piece of shit for doing it. Im sure none of you guys ever drink or drive home buzzed :rolleyes:

    Lucky I didnt kill someone? give me a break.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I started drinking at 8:30 and left the house at 1 am. I stopped drinking at around 12. By the time I drove I probably had like 2 beers left in me. I was FINE. I dont think a cop would just let me go if he didn't know I was fine. You guys are acting like I was completely drunk and Im a piece of shit for doing it. Im sure none of you guys ever drink or drive home buzzed :rolleyes:

    Lucky I didnt kill someone? give me a break.

    what did you expect people to say? why tell us about it, and ask if you should " feel gald" about it if you dont want to hear what people have to say.

    its this attitude that in this post right here that shows your immaturity.

    you have people telling you, that no matter how "fine" you felt. you really should not have been driving.

    but your 19, so of course you know better than anyone else.

    have fun in jail next time.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    sure, if thats what you call it. Considering none of you know me and are making me out to look like a drunk behind the wheel who doesn't know what hes doing then yes. If you think running the flashing red was proof that I was drunk then your wrong. I've driven home from there many times, there are usually no cars. when I saw the cop car (didnt even realize it wa a cop until I passed it), i slowed down to like a 5 mph roll about 15 feet ahead of the stop marker. The intersection is very wierd, so 15 feet ahead isnt in the way of oncoming or passing cars. I just did something a little careless. I didnt legitamately blow past the yield sign. I was just trying to tell a story quickly without getting too detailed. Think what you want I really don't care. I was fine.
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    sure, if thats what you call it. Considering none of you know me and are making me out to look like a drunk behind the wheel who doesn't know what hes doing then yes. If you think running the flashing red was proof that I was drunk then your wrong. I've driven home from there many times, there are usually no cars. when I saw the cop car (didnt even realize it wa a cop until I passed it), i slowed down to like a 5 mph roll about 15 feet ahead of the stop marker. The intersection is very wierd, so 15 feet ahead isnt in the way of oncoming or passing cars. I just did something a little careless. I didnt legitamately blow past the yield sign. I was just trying to tell a story quickly without getting too detailed. Think what you want I really don't care. I was fine.
    Last time I was exposed to alcohol education, I think the stat was 6 hours for booze to leave your system. If that is true, then even if something happened that wasn't your fault, you would have failed a breathalyzer, and you'd be up the creek.
    Even if you're fine the potential consequences aren't worth it. And 9 times out of 10 when you think you're fine, you aren't. Obviously you aren't hammered, but you are impaired to some degree nonetheless.
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I was fine.

    Let's see; 5 beers and two shots in 4,5 hours. An average person would still have a too high concentration of alcohol in his blood.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    Collin wrote:
    Let's see; 5 beers and two shots in 4,5 hours. An average person would still have a too high concentration of alcohol in his blood.

    correct.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I started drinking at 8:30 and left the house at 1 am. I stopped drinking at around 12. By the time I drove I probably had like 2 beers left in me. I was FINE. I dont think a cop would just let me go if he didn't know I was fine. You guys are acting like I was completely drunk and Im a piece of shit for doing it. Im sure none of you guys ever drink or drive home buzzed :rolleyes:

    Lucky I didnt kill someone? give me a break.
    Most drivers on the road are shit anyway, it's dangerous enough if everyone is sober without people like you claiming you know how to handle it. Quit acting like we are being self-righteous and accept that you acted like an idiot and if you HAD crashed and killed someone, who would listen to your protestations?

    The cop let you go because he was too lazy to do his job properly. He should have breathalised you the moment you admit to drinking a single drop, regardless of whether he thought you were fine to drive or not.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Rygar wrote:
    Last time I was exposed to alcohol education, I think the stat was 6 hours for booze to leave your system. If that is true, then even if something happened that wasn't your fault, you would have failed a breathalyzer, and you'd be up the creek.
    Even if you're fine the potential consequences aren't worth it. And 9 times out of 10 when you think you're fine, you aren't. Obviously you aren't hammered, but you are impaired to some degree nonetheless.

    Thank you...

    I don't feel like arguing because this is getting pretty lame.

    Listen, Obviously I wouldnt post this if I didnt want people telling me the right thing. But if some of you are going to criticize me and call me an idiot or say "have fun in jail buddy" Then OF COURSE Im going to get pretty irritated. If you tell me I was wrong in a nice way, like the person above me did, then I will appreciate it. Dont act all high and mighty like your my mother. Im 19, (going to be 20 in less than 2 months) this is what kids my age do.

    Funny thing is, is that the night before I was blazing with my friends and before we even smoked, there were cops all over his block, and one cop high beamed me because he wanted to pass me. It turns out it was most likely something completely unrelated to us having weed. That spooked me out.

    So last night, I had the chance to smoke again, I denied it. Only because of what happened last night. Im glad I denied it, because if I got pulled over high and buzzed, then I sureley would've been arrested. Also, my cousin asked me if I wanted more to drink at around 12 and I told him "nah Im good, are we even gonna be here much late anyway?" Im not immature... I learn from my mistakes pretty well. This was just one of those "there just happened to be a cop out of nowhere" things.

    Drinking at my age is common, you can't deny that. I like to have fun. I play it safe nearly all of the time. My friends street race all the time, I rarely do that. I learn from my friends mistakes before it happens to me. But at the same time I don't like playing it safe too much. You gotta have fun and experience things at the same time. I think I do a good job of balancing out the two

    agree or disagree with me, I dont mind. Just don't be rude. Im a nice guy
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I started drinking at 8:30 and left the house at 1 am. I stopped drinking at around 12. By the time I drove I probably had like 2 beers left in me. I was FINE. I dont think a cop would just let me go if he didn't know I was fine. You guys are acting like I was completely drunk and Im a piece of shit for doing it. Im sure none of you guys ever drink or drive home buzzed :rolleyes:

    Lucky I didnt kill someone? give me a break.

    You have been given plenty and have learned shit.
    I sincerely hope you get put away for a while.

    And no, I don't ever drive home buzzed.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
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