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The law is complicated on this topic and it varies by region. I didn’t think this needed saying when I made the post, but this isnt an end all be all on the topic, it’s just something I found interesting & posted it to c/Today I Learned.
Don’t take legal advice from a Lemmy post. Talk to a lawyer.
The Purpose of Portable Breath Tests
Portable breath tests are commonly used by law enforcement officers to quickly estimate a person’s blood alcohol content (BAC) at the scene of a suspected DUI offense. These handheld devices are designed to provide immediate results, helping officers in their decision-making process during a traffic stop or investigation.
It is essential to understand that a portable breath test is different from the more accurate breathalyzer devices used at police stations or during formal chemical testing. While portable breath tests can provide an initial indication of a person’s intoxication level, they should not be considered as wholly accurate or infallible.
https://rhilllaw.com/blog/2021/03/can-a-portable-breath-test-be-used-in-court/
Just don’t drink and drive folks.
That won’t help. Innocence is no excuse against American cops.
Even better, don’t drink at all don’t drive at all. At least if you live somewhere walkable. Tasty juice for me at the bars I guess (why are all the NA options just beer)
I don’t see any chance of making humans stop using drugs.
I mean it’s not like we’re alone in chasing that high either, you can find dolphins chewing on pufferfish, reindeers enjoying fly agaric toadstools, elks getting high on fermented apples, wallabies eating opium poppies and so on.
I think teaching responsible use and having proper help available for those that need it is the only real way to handle alcohol and drugs in society.
Oh yeah no I totally agree, I was mostly referring to myself, as I personally don’t do either. I don’t begrudge people who do as long as they’re responsible. Caffeine is a drug too I don’t think anyone is soap boxing that one. I only have issue with others choices affecting my own personal ones I.e. insane amounts of secondhand smoke for example.
@anamethatisnt @galaxy_nova
It’s time for drug class in high school. Half your teachers were getting high anyway–devote the last period of the day to learning intoxication under experienced supervision.
Also wasps eat fermenting fruit and get pissed too…
Woke liberal over here folks.
lol, depending on which side of the pond we’re talking about that statement would fit my whole country.
You never had a mocktail?
That’s the “tasty juice” I coyly allude to. I was mostly referring to the lack of the emulation of hard liquors or at least ones that you can buy at a bar.
While 0% Gin has been way too sweet when tasting it as is it works remarkably well with tonic to make a GT non-alcoholic.