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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by geierdmtr on Monday May 16, 2016 @06:35PM (#11710180)
i feel you. I had an accident and called the police. got arrested, jailed and beaten by guards. first they claimed i was drunk (i dont drink). i could not not stand on one leg for 30 seconds. after brethalizer showed 0 they claimed i was on drugs. got jailed for 2 nights. blood test came back negative for everything 40 days later. they retested it and found wellbutrin and xanax in my blood, my prescription meds. xanax i took 17 hours before the accident, and wellbutrin 8 hours. xanax was too low levels to confirm. they are charing me with DUI for wellbutrin now. everything to keep their story going. My reaction is to stop all the medications, i refuse to be blackmailed for my prescription meds, which dont even help me much. Feels good to be free-er. Hopefully never again.
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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by ams6110 on Monday May 16, 2016 @06:59PM (#11710279)
Did you get a lawyer? Sounds like something that a competent defense attorney could get squashed in about 10 seconds.
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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by zzz157 on Monday May 16, 2016 @07:53PM (#11710477)
Yeah but who just has $3,000+ dollars sitting around for a competent defense attorney? I make six figures and would have a very hard time doing that. Maybe some take payment plans, but my credit is shot... And don't even pretend that public defenders are worth a shit.
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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by geierdmtr on Monday May 16, 2016 @07:02PM (#11710291)
oh yeah of course.. spent $15000 on lawyers already. unfortunately they are part of the eco system and i made a mistake to hire one who charges hourly at first. so he dragged it out. now i got one for a flat rate, and hopefully its done soon.
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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by yolesaber on Monday May 16, 2016 @08:05PM (#11710532)
I'm sorry to hear that. That's just god awful. The pursuit of "justice" in this country can make you really sick to your stomach sometimes. I hope everything turns out well for you, my friend.
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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by geierdmtr on Monday May 16, 2016 @11:52PM (#11711264)
thank you.. all you can do is go through a situation in a case like that and don't get discouraged.
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