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Email from New Orleans PD Public Info Office - Re; Sobriety Checkpoint
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:35 pm
Body of the email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2016
ORLEANS PARISH SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT
NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 to Friday, April 15, 2016 at 5 a.m. Motorists will experience minimal delays and should have the proper documentation available if requested, i.e., proof of insurance, driver’s license, etc.
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This is public information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2016
ORLEANS PARISH SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT
NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 to Friday, April 15, 2016 at 5 a.m. Motorists will experience minimal delays and should have the proper documentation available if requested, i.e., proof of insurance, driver’s license, etc.
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This is public information.
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:36 pm to Mr.Perfect
This will get the murderers off the street.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:37 pm to Mr.Perfect
So you're saying I shouldn't drive home until 5:01am? Nah, just kidding. I'll wait until shift change
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:38 pm to Mr.Perfect
They don't say where?
I got a men's club meeting tonight......
I got a men's club meeting tonight......
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:38 pm to Fun Bunch
On a big Thursday night.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:38 pm to Mr.Perfect
I went through one a wile back and the cop said my eyes were 'jumping around" but I blew .000 So I didn't get that. "eyes jumping around??"
Is that a new thing? Like made me follow a light with my eyes.
I always thought that was a BS test. No ticket, but he made me call a ride home. Thought that was BS.
Hadn't drank or smoked or anything that day.
Is that a new thing? Like made me follow a light with my eyes.
I always thought that was a BS test. No ticket, but he made me call a ride home. Thought that was BS.
Hadn't drank or smoked or anything that day.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:39 pm to Napoleon
FST results are what the officer wants them to be. That's why you shouldn't do them if you're actually DWI
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:40 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
quote:
They don't say where?
They are only legally required to post notice
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:40 pm to Napoleon
quote:
I went through one a wile back and the cop said my eyes were 'jumping around" but I blew .000 So I didn't get that. "eyes jumping around??"
Is that a new thing? Like made me follow a light with my eyes.
It's not new. It's based in science:
"The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) Test.
You've seen this test in movies and public service announcements. It's the one where the officer has you watch a moving a pen or a flashlight. Nystagmus is an involuntary shaking of the eyes that usually only occurs at the extremes of your periphery. But when a person is intoxicated, it can occur at less steep angles.
So the officer will have your eyes follow the object, slowly, back and forth. He or she will be watching for jerkiness in the way your eyes track the object, looking for that telltale shake when they're off at the sides. If nystagmus occurs within 45 degrees of center, you could be in trouble. A person without nystagmus should be able to follow the object smoothly, and when they look at a still object at 45 degrees, they should be able to do so steadily."
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:41 pm to Napoleon
quote:
I went through one a wile back and the cop said my eyes were 'jumping around" but I blew .000 So I didn't get that. "eyes jumping around??"
That's just a BS excuse to test you.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:42 pm to Napoleon
quote:
that a new thing? Like made me follow a light with my eyes.
He's probably fishing I'm sure, but I spoke with a BRPD DWI task force acquaintance who told me the eye test was their number one indicator.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:42 pm to jdd48
My right eye twitches a lot. Like right now I can feel it sorta twitching. It's like a condition. I keep fearing it's going to go all Lil Jon on me. So I will decline this test in the future. I hadn't done anything at all that day. I was demanding the cop draw my blood and all.
Messed up my night, I was on the way to get lit, but wasn't lit yet
Messed up my night, I was on the way to get lit, but wasn't lit yet
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:44 pm to Napoleon
quote:
made me call a ride home.
Should have asked to speak to his supervisor.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:45 pm to Fun Bunch
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This will get the murderers off the street.
I can think of one high profile case from the past week where a checkpoint could have possibly prevented a murder.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:52 pm to Napoleon
quote:
I went through one a wile back and the cop said my eyes were 'jumping around"
I had something similar several years back. Was out on the river with friends all day with some friends. I was the DD because I had a game that afternoon and did not want to drink anything. Dumbass flagged a cop around to tell him I was drinking because everyone was passing him to the right. Cop did the eye test and said my eyes were jumping and he could tell I was drinking but I wouldn't be over the limit. Told me to slow down and sent me on my way.
Wasn't going to argue because everyone else in the vehicle was drunk as F. But, wouldn't chronic dry eyes (especially if you wear contacts) invalidate that test?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:53 pm to Weekend Warrior79
I think the test is BS. If it meant anything at all, why wasn't I charged?
I was upset about the sit and wait shite.
I was upset about the sit and wait shite.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 4:54 pm to Napoleon
Just tell the cop you don't have any money and they'll probably let you go.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 5:01 pm to jdd48
I didn't know that's what they were testing for with the flashlight. I have occasional bouts of BPPM, an inner ear problem that causes the eye twitching too. Guess I'll have to worry about getting DWI now.
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