Let’s say a cop likes to hang out at bars after they close for the night. He sees someone obviously intoxicated and just standing around outside, as if they are waiting for someone to come pick them up. The cop approaches this person and says “you need to get in your car and drive away right now.” To me that implies “…or I’m going to arrest you for something (public intoxication, disorderly conduct, disobeying a police officer, whatever.)” The cop knows that this person is too intoxicated to drive, but he is ordering the person to drive anyway.

What is the person supposed to do? If he tells the cop that someone is coming to get him, he runs the risk of getting arrested for some nonsense. If he just goes and sits in his car, he could still get arrested for DWI. Any way you slice it, he’s probably going to get arrested….and he was trying to do the right thing by calling for a ride.

FWIW Mr. Taylor, I am glad that there are people like you out there. Thank you for fighting for people who get arrested for DWI and get their rights shredded. The deck is clearly stacked against them…..they need all the help they can get.