Dad is my job
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What is the name of your state? PA
My son (17) was with a friend at his house for a sleepover. The friend brought out a bottle of vodka and started to drink. My son acted like he was drinking because of peer pressure but didn't consume enough to even get a buzz. This was 11pm.
The friend continued to drink but my son declined.
Around approx 5 am they decided to get into my son's car and meet some girls.
On the way, they missed a turn and attempted to turn around in an empty lot. My son's car became stuck in the mud. A passerby called the police to get a tow for them.
When the police came, they smelled alcohol on the two. The friend tested on the handheld at over .08. The officer tested my son but wouldn't show him his result, saying that it didn't matter anyway.
They arrested my son and took him to the station. The officer put him on the breathalyzer four times, flicked the switch on and of during the test and yelled at him to blow harder over and over.
They towed and impounded the vehicle BTW.
When I arrived, the officer said he kept getting invalid samples and that he wouldn't do the test anymore. He claimed that my son was trying to beat the machine. He said I could just refuse the blood test and go home, or that he would take him to the hospital if I really wanted to go that far.
I assessed my sons condition and believed him to be completely sober, so I asked to have the blood test. The officer looked perturbed when I said "let's do the blood test".
I fully expect a complete zero on the results. I feel that the officer (rookie BTW) judged my son by his friends condition and was trying to put a feather in his cap with the new hardline police chief in our town. When he got no results on the breath test he tried to trick me into refusing the blood test,, so he would win the case by default.
Do I have any recourse or damages claim against the officer?
Is this a case of police misconduct?
BTW.. I have taken the car away from my son just out of principal. He should have never exposed himself or me to these risks. I don't however, think the police should act innapropriately. They are expected to hold a high standard of professionalism and not try to railroad an innocent kid. Truth is truth.
I need to add that the police found no alcohol, no empty containers or any drugs or contraband whatsoever in the car. My son is a pain in the rear sometimes, but he's a clean kid.
My son (17) was with a friend at his house for a sleepover. The friend brought out a bottle of vodka and started to drink. My son acted like he was drinking because of peer pressure but didn't consume enough to even get a buzz. This was 11pm.
The friend continued to drink but my son declined.
Around approx 5 am they decided to get into my son's car and meet some girls.
On the way, they missed a turn and attempted to turn around in an empty lot. My son's car became stuck in the mud. A passerby called the police to get a tow for them.
When the police came, they smelled alcohol on the two. The friend tested on the handheld at over .08. The officer tested my son but wouldn't show him his result, saying that it didn't matter anyway.
They arrested my son and took him to the station. The officer put him on the breathalyzer four times, flicked the switch on and of during the test and yelled at him to blow harder over and over.
They towed and impounded the vehicle BTW.
When I arrived, the officer said he kept getting invalid samples and that he wouldn't do the test anymore. He claimed that my son was trying to beat the machine. He said I could just refuse the blood test and go home, or that he would take him to the hospital if I really wanted to go that far.
I assessed my sons condition and believed him to be completely sober, so I asked to have the blood test. The officer looked perturbed when I said "let's do the blood test".
I fully expect a complete zero on the results. I feel that the officer (rookie BTW) judged my son by his friends condition and was trying to put a feather in his cap with the new hardline police chief in our town. When he got no results on the breath test he tried to trick me into refusing the blood test,, so he would win the case by default.
Do I have any recourse or damages claim against the officer?
Is this a case of police misconduct?
BTW.. I have taken the car away from my son just out of principal. He should have never exposed himself or me to these risks. I don't however, think the police should act innapropriately. They are expected to hold a high standard of professionalism and not try to railroad an innocent kid. Truth is truth.
I need to add that the police found no alcohol, no empty containers or any drugs or contraband whatsoever in the car. My son is a pain in the rear sometimes, but he's a clean kid.
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