How do you feel about public intoxication and drunk driving
How old are you?
| 40% (4) | A. 15-20 | |
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| 20% (2) | B. 21-25 | |
| 0% (0) | C. 26-30 | |
| 20% (2) | D. 31-35 | |
| 0% (0) | E. 36-40 | |
| 20% (2) | F. 40 and above |
10 voters have answered this question.
Are you emotionally committed to your opinions on this subject? If so, how?
| 30% (3) | A. Yes, I or my family is greatly involved | |
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| 0% (0) | B. Yes, A very good friend is greatly involved | |
| 0% (0) | C. Yes, a co-worker or clssmate was grtly involved | |
| 0% (0) | D. Yes, I've seen horrible reports on the news | |
| 0% (0) | E. Yes, but I am being objective in my responses | |
| 0% (0) | F. Yes, I am an officer or a fam member is an officer | |
| 50% (5) | G. No, but I am honestly concerned and objective | |
| 10% (1) | H. No, this is just another poll for me | |
| 10% (1) | I. No this is an irrelevant waste of time |
10 voters have answered this question.
How important is an alcohol test in a drunk driving case?
| 50% (5) | A.The #1 issue[the officer must attempt to get one] | |
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| 10% (1) | B.Up at the top, but only if the person submits | |
| 10% (1) | C.Only important in death or harm crashes | |
| 20% (2) | D.Not necessary to win when there is no victim | |
| 0% (0) | E.It's a waste of time and money; the off. opin. is good enough | |
| 10% (1) | F.The dumb drunk doesn't deserve one |
10 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever been pulled over or arrested on suspicion of drunk driving?
| 11% (1) | A. Yes, I was both pulled over and arrested | |
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| 11% (1) | B. Yes, I was pulled over, but not arrested | |
| 77% (7) | C. No, I have never been pulled over for that |
9 voters have answered this question.
If you answered yes to the last question, were you given a test?
| 0% (0) | A. Yes, it was offered and I took it | |
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| 0% (0) | B. Yes, I asked for the test | |
| 20% (1) | C. No, I refused | |
| 20% (1) | D. No, I was never offered | |
| 0% (0) | E. No, I was denied when I asked | |
| 60% (3) | F. I've never had to deal with this |
5 voters have answered this question.
Should tests be required or at least offered for such a stop involving a driver?
| 22% (2) | A. Yes, it is my right and the law requires it, as long as it can be done safely | |
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| 44% (4) | B. Yes, it can only help the truth come out | |
| 0% (0) | C. Yes, but the law does not require it | |
| 0% (0) | D. Yes, because the jury will ask for it | |
| 22% (2) | E. It should be offered, but not required as it is of little importance | |
| 11% (1) | E. No, the officers opinion is good enough | |
| 0% (0) | F. No, the damn drunk doesn't deserve it | |
| 0% (0) | G. No, the officers safety denies it | |
| 0% (0) | H. I can't answer that objectively |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false; Officers don't make mistakes?
| 11% (1) | A. True | |
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| 88% (8) | B. False |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false: Blood alcohol levels deminish over time?
| 88% (8) | A.True | |
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| 0% (0) | B.False | |
| 11% (1) | C.I don't know |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false: An alcohol test can be wrong?
| 55% (5) | A.True | |
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| 22% (2) | B.False | |
| 22% (2) | C.I don't know |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false; If the driver is obviously drunk, then his passengers are also obviously drunk?
| 0% (0) | A.True | |
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| 100% (9) | B.False | |
| 0% (0) | C.I don't know |
9 voters have answered this question.
How long would you think an alcohol test takes to administer to a suspect willing to take the test?
| 25% (2) | A.10 min | |
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| 0% (0) | B.15 min | |
| 12% (1) | C.5 min | |
| 50% (4) | D.1 min | |
| 12% (1) | E.less than 1 min |
8 voters have answered this question.
How much does such a test cost?
| 0% (0) | A. $10 | |
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| 14% (1) | B. $20 | |
| 0% (0) | C. $25 | |
| 14% (1) | D. $35 | |
| 14% (1) | E. $50 | |
| 57% (4) | F. This is irrelevant |
7 voters have answered this question.
What do you think of drunk drivers?
| 22% (2) | A. Somewhere between scumbag and fecal parasite | |
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| 0% (0) | B. Not quite a parasite, but maybe a virus | |
| 11% (1) | C. A Symptom of disease | |
| 11% (1) | D. A symptom of a lethargic society | |
| 11% (1) | E. A wretched soul | |
| 0% (0) | F. you | |
| 22% (2) | G. Someone other than you | |
| 0% (0) | H. a lost soul | |
| 11% (1) | I. Someone who made a mistake they know was irresponsible | |
| 11% (1) | J. I won't answer that in clean language |
9 voters have answered this question.
What is your level of education?
| 0% (0) | A. I'm edjumicated enuf | |
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| 11% (1) | B. I graduated high school | |
| 22% (2) | C. I went on to do a few semesters of college | |
| 33% (3) | D. Bachelors Degree | |
| 0% (0) | E. Associates Degree | |
| 11% (1) | F. Masters Degree | |
| 0% (0) | G. I graduated High school and am involved with the law | |
| 11% (1) | H. I didn't graduate High school, but this is common sense | |
| 11% (1) | I. I thought this site would have more pictures |
9 voters have answered this question.
What is your level of intelligence and interest on this subject?
| 0% (0) | A.I am actively involved in online debates and with Neighborhood watch | |
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| 0% (0) | B.I am an officer | |
| 14% (1) | C.I am a member of MADD | |
| 0% (0) | D.I am a member of SADD | |
| 0% (0) | E.I subscribe to baton and donut monthly | |
| 0% (0) | F.I subscribe to the Diatribe gazette | |
| 14% (1) | G.I get my info from CNN | |
| 0% (0) | H.I get my Info from Fox news | |
| 0% (0) | I.I get my info from the Daily Show | |
| 0% (0) | J.I get my info from Elvis' velvet painting | |
| 42% (3) | K.I speak from experience | |
| 14% (1) | L.I get my info from West's Law Library | |
| 0% (0) | M.All of the news stations above | |
| 0% (0) | N.All the news stations plus the Daily Show | |
| 14% (1) | O.Are you gonna eat that? | |
| 0% (0) | P.Intelligence is irrelevant |
7 voters have answered this question.
Hypathetically, you are the passenger in a car that was pulled over for speeding and the driver is found to be drunk. The officer's partner accuses you of being drunk and he's going to arrest you for drunk in public. You tell him to give you a test because you're sober. He refuses. Should he be able to take you to jail after denying you that test?
| 0% (0) | A.Yes, you're a drunken sod and deserve to be punished | |
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| 0% (0) | B.Yes, you're drunk because he says so | |
| 0% (0) | C.Yes, he's the officer and you should do what he says because he's the officer | |
| 0% (0) | D.Yes, officers don't make mistakes; they're trained not to | |
| 22% (2) | E.Yes, because you will obey his authorita | |
| 0% (0) | F.No, and you're gonna give him what for | |
| 33% (3) | G.No, and you're going to argue as politely as you can | |
| 11% (1) | H.No, If he tries I'll rip off his arm and beat him with it | |
| 22% (2) | I.No, you'll try to remind him that you're innocent until proven guilty | |
| 0% (0) | J.No, he's just bored; he'll forget about you soon enough | |
| 11% (1) | K.No, because you could accuse him of the same thing on the same amount of evidence and no jury would convict him or you | |
| 0% (0) | L.No, but it is legal for him to do so in most states | |
| 0% (0) | M. No, but he's going to lie anyway so you'd better go along and not get beat | |
| 0% (0) | N.You can't answer this question based on the options |
9 voters have answered this question.
As the PASSENGER of a vehicle pulled over at 2:30 in the morning an officer notices you may have bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol on your breath. The officer has probable cause to arrest or to test?
| 12% (1) | A.Arrest; those are obvious and objective signs you are drunk; so, as long as he uses those as signs he may legally take you to jail without a test | |
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| 87% (7) | B.Test; while the signs may be obvious, they can be attributed to other factors, and there is no real proof you ever exhibited those signs without the test other than his word |
8 voters have answered this question.
True or false: there is such a thing as a privilige to arrest?
| 33% (3) | A.True | |
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| 11% (1) | B.False | |
| 55% (5) | C.I don't know |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false: public intoxication is just as dangerous as drunk driving?
| 11% (1) | A.True | |
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| 88% (8) | B.False | |
| 0% (0) | C.I don't know |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or false:A sober person should go to jail if the officer thinks he's drunk, regardless of the fact that he asks for a test and the officer denies him?
| 12% (1) | A.True | |
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| 87% (7) | B.False |
8 voters have answered this question.
True or false: The charge of drunk in public or public intoxication is a breache of the peace and does not need to be attached to any other breache of the peace?
| 12% (1) | A.True | |
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| 62% (5) | B.False | |
| 25% (2) | C.I don't know |
8 voters have answered this question.
True or False: Public intoxication should have stiffer fines and jail time?
| 22% (2) | A.True | |
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| 77% (7) | B.False |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or False: Drunk Driving should have a mandatory minimum sentence of one full year in jail?
| 55% (5) | A.True | |
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| 44% (4) | B.False |
9 voters have answered this question.
True or False: It's a passengers fault the driver is drunk and driving?
| 0% (0) | A.True | |
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| 100% (8) | B.False |
8 voters have answered this question.
True or False: Passengers should go to jail just for being passengers in a car that is pulled over for drunk driving?
| 0% (0) | A.True | |
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| 88% (8) | B.False | |
| 11% (1) | C.Execute 'em. |
9 voters have answered this question.
I am a....
| 0% (0) | A.Democrat | |
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| 11% (1) | B.Republican | |
| 33% (3) | C.Independant | |
| 0% (0) | D.Liberterian | |
| 55% (5) | E.the party system sucks |
9 voters have answered this question.
I am...
| 55% (5) | A.Liberal | |
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| 44% (4) | B.Conservative | |
| 0% (0) | C.Swedish [as in Bill Maher swedish] |
9 voters have answered this question.
Hypathetically you are an officer, and a passenger refuses to get out of the car your partner just pulled over for speeding [and the driver was found out to be drunk], when you told him he's under arrest for drunk in public unless you give him a test. Do you...
| 14% (1) | A.Scare him into the back seat, pepperspray him to make his eyes watery, beat him with nightsticks to make it look like he fought you, pepperspray him again for good measure, and hogtie him when he uses his shirt to try to wipe the pepperspray out of his eyes, and still deny him the test at the jail house casue after all that he'd better be drunk or you're screwed | |
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| 0% (0) | B.Tell him you're going to give him the test so you can get him out of the car and into a more accessible position and away from any possible weapons, and then deny him the test | |
| 0% (0) | C.Shoot him and say you saw a gun; problem solved | |
| 14% (1) | D.Give him the test so he knows how drunk he is, and possibly goes along quietly | |
| 0% (0) | E.Give him the test, because you want to be thorough | |
| 0% (0) | F.Give him the test cause it'll shut him up | |
| 14% (1) | G.Just shoot yourself; you're sick of the job anyways | |
| 14% (1) | H. Give him the test because it's his right and the law requires it | |
| 42% (3) | I. Give him the test because you feel it's the right thing to do | |
| 0% (0) | J.Give him the test because you want to show your your newby partner how it's done properly | |
| 0% (0) | K.Deny him the test so your new partner knows you gotta show these scumbags who's boss |
7 voters have answered this question.
A court case is most like a(n)....
| 37% (3) | A.Play; the best story gets the prize | |
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| 25% (2) | B.Rollercoaster; no matter how many ups or downs it's gotta end sometime, even if it dead ends | |
| 0% (0) | C.A diamond; valuable and hard to crack | |
| 25% (2) | D.None of these comparisons work | |
| 12% (1) | E.All of these comparisons work |
8 voters have answered this question.
Evidence in a public intoxication case is most like...
| 28% (2) | A.A math word problem without the math; without evidence all you have is a story and a problem | |
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| 14% (1) | B.A pebble in your shoe; a little annoyance you can just toss aside | |
| 14% (1) | C.An obstacle; something to overcome or go around | |
| 14% (1) | D.An insult; something to be ignored | |
| 14% (1) | E.A condom; nice to have, but not necessary and not very important, you've got your reputation | |
| 0% (0) | F.A prostitute; something you want to pretend doesn't exist until its in your face and you can't avoid it | |
| 14% (1) | G.Those risky magazines under your mattress; as long as nobody looks, noone will know you know they're there | |
| 0% (0) | H. Your favorite family photo; you wanna show it to everybody |
7 voters have answered this question.
Evidence in a drunk driving case is most like....
| 50% (3) | A.A math word problem without the math; without evidence all you have is a story and a problem | |
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| 0% (0) | B.A pebble in your shoe; a little annoyance you can just toss aside | |
| 16% (1) | C.An obstacle; something to overcome or go around | |
| 16% (1) | D.An insult; something to be ignored | |
| 0% (0) | E.A condom; nice to have, but not necessary and not very important, you've got your reputation | |
| 0% (0) | F.A prostitute; something you want to pretend doesn't exist until its in your face and you can't avoid it | |
| 16% (1) | G.Those risky magazines under your mattress; as long as nobody looks, noone will know you know they're there | |
| 0% (0) | H.Your favorite family photo; you enjoy showing it off |
6 voters have answered this question.
Would you deny an alcohol test to an obviously drunk person as long as your safety was not threatened?
| 0% (0) | A.Yes, I am an expert at identifying intoxicated people and I would feel threatened in my authority | |
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| 16% (1) | B.Yes, I don't answer to anyone | |
| 33% (2) | C.No,As an officer I would be confident enough in my abilities and secure enough in my authority to not feel sensitive or insulted by a relatively reasonable request | |
| 50% (3) | D.No, as an officer I am trained to deal with just such occasions, and it will most likely only support my original opinion, and IF I made a mistake I'm an adult enough to admit it | |
| 0% (0) | E.Your questions are stupid and insulting and you obviously hate officers |
6 voters have answered this question.
I think this poll is....
| 28% (2) | A.Definitely biased in favor of officers | |
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| 14% (1) | B.Definitely biased in favor of drunks | |
| 14% (1) | C.Reasonabley formed with a slight bias in favor of officers | |
| 0% (0) | D.Reasonabley formed with a slight bias towards drunks | |
| 28% (2) | E.Reasonably formed and thought provoking | |
| 14% (1) | F.An obvious attempt to set up a future diatribe |
7 voters have answered this question.
I answered that last question as...
| 0% (0) | A.An Officer | |
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| 33% (2) | B.A concerned citizen | |
| 0% (0) | C.An AA member | |
| 0% (0) | D.A lawyer | |
| 0% (0) | E.A student | |
| 16% (1) | F.An inquisitive pollster | |
| 16% (1) | G.The victim of a drunk driver | |
| 0% (0) | H.An officer involved in similar cases | |
| 16% (1) | I.A citizen involved in similar cases | |
| 16% (1) | J.The family member of a person who experienced similar cases | |
| 0% (0) | K.A comedian looking for fodder | |
| 0% (0) | L.A politician looking for my next meal ticket | |
| 0% (0) | M.An irate officer looking for some good loopholes and to see which way the flow is going | |
| 0% (0) | N.An irate citizen looking for a good loophole and to see if I can get away with anything |
6 voters have answered this question.
As an American I would like to see...
| 100% (5) | A.More communitty oversight of complaints against officers and I would like to be heard | |
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| 0% (0) | B.Less communitty interference in police affairs |
5 voters have answered this question.
True or false: As an American citizen I would like to see more punishments that fit the crimes; such as drunk drivers giving up their Fri. and Sat. nights for 1 year to drive home other drunks exiting bars, restaraunts and sports events, in cars that won't start unless the driver [i.e., the former drunk driver]blows into a breathalizer that starts the car.
| 80% (4) | A.True | |
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| 20% (1) | B.False |
5 voters have answered this question.
