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diluzio91
01-19-2011, 07:48 PM
So back in july i was driving home with my gf and noticed a person pull out onto the road, they were swerving all over the road, obviously drunk, and i called it in thinking i was keeping the roads safer. Now its january and i've been subponea'd twice, while im living in la crosse (3 hour drive) across the state. I have to miss 2 days of work and 2 days of classes cuz this stupid chick is fighting what should be a simple case of OWI, considering if she was pulled over she was obviously drunk to the officer. Oh, and i dont own a car. so i have to hope one of my friends will let me borrow their car to drive across wisconsin, twice in 2 weeks. So doing the "right" thing and calling in an obvious OWI is causing me to miss classes and work... Horray for being a good citizen.

dr.walrus
01-19-2011, 10:54 PM
Just console yourself that the 'right' option is often the hard one :up:.

SXRguyinMA
01-19-2011, 10:56 PM
I had the same problem when I witnessed a car accident. I told the cops I saw it and gave them my statement, and of course I was summoned to court and missed work and all that fun stuff. F that from now on. "No sir I didn't see anything" :D

dr.walrus
01-19-2011, 10:58 PM
And then the drunk driver doesn't go to jail, and he gets back in his car drunk and runs a little kid over. Jesus Christ...

diluzio91
01-20-2011, 12:00 AM
i did the math. i get paid $.25 per mile to come to court, for each trip they will owe me $90 in mileage, and $16 for my coming in, + expenses because its a 3 hr drive...

OvRiDe
01-20-2011, 01:11 AM
I understand it there may be some hardship involved, but you may have prevented something like the following...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319165,00.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/driver-in-crash-that-killed-8-was-drunk-officials-say/
http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in-orlando/father-and-three-sons-killed-by-drunk-driver-st-petersburg-press-conference-video

The list goes on and on, and just preventing one is a win in my book.

OWI/DUI to me is one of the most selfish things a person can do. If you want to risk your own life thats fine, but risking other lives on the roads is just plain douchebaggery... yah I said it.. douchebaggery! Don't fall into that same selfishness, by not doing the right thing because well.. its a hassle. I commend you for doing the right thing and hope that more will follow your example, whatever the cost.

And yes I have made more then one call from my cell phone to report suspected drunk drivers. I have followed them out of my way to make sure that I get a proper tag number, make, model, and color of the vehicle. I have never been called in to testify, but I would if they asked.

BuzzKillington
01-20-2011, 01:15 AM
You shouldn't be allowed to fight a DUI... you're drunk... and you're driving. Case closed.

Drum Thumper
01-20-2011, 01:16 AM
I can't recall doing the right thing ever being easy.

Mark_Hardware
01-20-2011, 01:30 AM
Sue. :D


You shouldn't be allowed to fight a DUI... you're drunk... and you're driving. Case closed.

F*^kin A :up:

OvRiDe
01-20-2011, 01:50 AM
You shouldn't be allowed to fight a DUI... you're drunk... and you're driving. Case closed.

This would be bad, and unconstitutional...

Remember everyone is innocent until proven guilty. It's well within their rights to fight it, as long as everyone did their job properly, such as the officer performing a proper field sobriety test, the evidence should be irrefutable. Then.. Case closed!

d_stilgar
01-20-2011, 02:51 AM
Agreed. That said, when someone is so obviously guilty and then costs the courts and people money, I sure hope they get the hardest sentence possible.

OvRiDe
01-20-2011, 03:01 AM
^ This I agree with! If you know your guilty and fight it just to fight it.. well then there should be a price paid for that as well.

Lothair
01-20-2011, 03:37 AM
You should have to wear a pinnichio*nose for an entire year.

You definitely did the right thing. It sucks that it caused so much trouble for you, but it is what it is. You might have potentially saved lives here.

This country is far too lenient with DUIs.

TheGreatSatan
01-20-2011, 08:14 PM
I'm actually surprised. If you're summoned to court and do not have transportation, doesn't the court HAVE to provide it?

diluzio91
01-20-2011, 10:47 PM
I'm actually surprised. If you're summoned to court and do not have transportation, doesn't the court HAVE to provide it?

From what I have read thus far? No, unless you count a warrant for your arrest as providing transportation. I could be wrong, I'm probably gonna just borrow my friend's Prius.

Twigsoffury
01-21-2011, 04:19 AM
And then the drunk driver doesn't go to jail, and he gets back in his car drunk and runs a little kid over. Jesus Christ...

AKA in america, first DUI offensive is a deferred sentence with community work and or restitution

honestly man your not making a difference if you testify or not, because she'll plea bargain before it makes it to trial usually.

take solice that she'll be out commuting a DUI with in the next 6 months



i did the math. i get paid $.25 per mile to come to court, for each trip they will owe me $90 in mileage, and $16 for my coming in, + expenses because its a 3 hr drive...


You'll never see a dime i personally guarantee it.


what laws say on paper, and what actually happens is two totally different things.


<<< mom is a sheriff deputy/ court liaison

dr.walrus
01-21-2011, 04:40 AM
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Yeah so how about not report crimes, don't cooperate with police, hell, why not just go buy a gun and rob your local bank

diluzio91
01-21-2011, 06:52 PM
You'll never see a dime i personally guarantee it.


what laws say on paper, and what actually happens is two totally different things.


<<< mom is a sheriff deputy/ court liaison

i better get paid the mileage at least... thats $60 out of my pocket for gas so I can show up so I don't get arrested, $60 is a lot when you only work 12 hours a week... :dead:

blueonblack
01-21-2011, 06:57 PM
AKA in america, first DUI offensive is a deferred sentence with community work and or restitution

honestly man your not making a difference if you testify or not, because she'll plea bargain before it makes it to trial usually.

And if it's her third? Or fourth? Or sixth?

While I agree on the general futility of testimony, it's often the AVAILABILITY of incriminating testimony that makes the difference in the plea bargain, as I'm sure you know.

diluzio91
01-21-2011, 07:25 PM
And if it's her third? Or fourth? Or sixth?

While I agree on the general futility of testimony, it's often the AVAILABILITY of incriminating testimony that makes the difference in the plea bargain, as I'm sure you know.

shouldnt the incriminating testimony be the officer saying "when pulled over she blew a .1"? not the guy who called saying she was swerving around on the road?

slaveofconvention
01-21-2011, 07:31 PM
shouldnt the incriminating testimony be the officer saying "when pulled over she blew a .1"? not the guy who called saying she was swerving around on the road?

They prefer AND as opposed to OR - the more evidence the better generally speaking....

blueonblack
01-22-2011, 08:40 AM
:stupid:

This. The more they have the more leverage they have on the plea bargain.

Don't get me wrong, I totally agree that what you're having to do sucks. But if you've kept her from killing or crippling just one person, whoever that was would gladly pay you for every mile and every hour. Unfortunately, you'll never know who it would have been. In your situation it would probably help me to know how I would feel if I didn't take the time and trouble you're having to take and she did end up killing someone.

Yes, it sucks, but you are doing the right thing, and often the reward for the right thing isn't as obvious.

Twigsoffury
01-22-2011, 09:07 AM
And if it's her third? Or fourth? Or sixth?



If its her Third Or fourth or Sixth, she'd probably Not have her licence, Be in prison or some radical combination of drug courts probation and lots and lots of fines.

But hey on the bright side, if shes got a good lawyer, he'll probably drag this court case out for a couple years, so you get awesome random summons to court dropped on you at random intervals during the year completely throwing off your plans and usually right around a holiday as well.

dr.walrus
01-22-2011, 09:19 AM
But if you've kept her from killing or crippling just one person, whoever that was would gladly pay you for every mile and every hour. Unfortunately, you'll never know who it would have been. In your situation it would probably help me to know how I would feel if I didn't take the time and trouble you're having to take and she did end up killing someone.

Absolutely. Having a conscience is about doing things without personal reward; moreover, doing things even when they have a negative impact on you because it's right

CorsePerVita
01-24-2011, 10:00 PM
Holy crap dude what a mess. Regardless of the frustrations, thumbs up and hats off to you for BOTHERING to call. You may have saved someone from a drunk driver, even if it means you ended up in court over it. Good for you.