Paris's DUI

[ms.marymac]

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Originally Posted by Raerae I dunno about you, but if I KNOW I'm going to be drinking at a bar or club, i usually dont eat dinner that night. Nothing worse than feeling full and looking like your pregnant because you have dinner rolling around in your tummy. Defeneteley the way I wanna look when I'm at a club We used to go out to dinner in groups all the time before the bars and clubs. You just order drinks while your at dinner to warm you up to the rest of the night

Well, I guess we are a bit different. If I had been in her situation, I would have had something to eat-even if it had been a light meal. The point is, the story she gave was sketchy. It sounded like she was lying. Not good if she is trying to get out of this situation.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by YvetteJeannine The limit is there because at UNDER 21 years of age you're not supposed to be driniking and driving AT ALL....Not ONE drink (and if ya wanna get technical, not one drink AT ALL, EVER).

It's perfectly legal to serve alcohol to individuals under 21 in your residence (note this isn't true in all 50 states) in California. Parents have to consent to the drinking, and also be present. So no, it's not set in stone that you MUST BE 21 to drink. There are plenty of exceptions to the rule, including religious reasons, medical, culinary school, etc. They vary state by state.

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After you turn 21, you ARE allowed by law to have one drink (or two..depending)...so long as your BAC stays below .08. Any more than that, and you are considered drunk....Drunk you may not feel (or be), but drunk you are....BY LAW.

Actually your considered driving under the influence

Which is very different then being drunk. No one in this thread has disputed that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is legal. Several people have misunderstood driving at the absolute minimum legal limit as driving drunk, which is not true. Being drunk involves the "excessive use of alcohol."

Think of .08 being the "safe point" to start enforcing DUI. Drivers who have a .08 BAC aren't drunk. In all reality, there probably perfectly capable of driving without causing any sort of problem. I wouldn't be surprised to find the majority of DUI's involve BAC's near .08. Because individuals are driving their cars because they dont feel any lingering incapactating effects of alcohol. Most of the people who get DUIs at .08 probably waited to sober up before driving, and only got in the car because they didn't know their BAC was at .08. It's not as if everyone carries a breathalizer in their purse to check before getting in their car. Especially if they dont have any feelings of intoxication.

Did you know it's possible to get a DUI the morning after drinking? You could have taken a cab home from the bar, slept the night, and taken a cab back to your car the morning after. Yet your BAC could still be at .08 or above, and you wouldn't even think about it, until the officer gives you a DUI. Since you hadn't been drinking today... But the lingering alcohol in your system from the night before was still enough to get you a DUI.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by ms.marymac The point is, the story she gave was sketchy. It sounded like she was lying. Not good if she is trying to get out of this situation.

Actually we dont know what she said at all. All we have are 2nd and 3rd hand information from tabloids and other entertainment news sources. Yeh my friend, who is the daughter of the ex of the police officer who arrested her said Paris said this....

 

[ms.marymac]

You can hear her say it in the link I provided above.

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

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Originally Posted by Tyester So she's driving drunk in her SLR getting some burgers? Oya I do that allllll the time...

shooot...I drive my SLR to In & out all the time!In fact thats all I use it for.

I'd speed if i had that car too..


::raises hand:: Guilty of speeding to fast food joints to get food... (sober)

or if im desinated driver.. i drive veryyy verry sloooowwwly to get food... I dont like puke in my car. There is nothing more embarassing than having someone open up your door in the jack in the box drive thru and throw up. everyone stares.. (the truck in front of me had the same thing going on though so i didnt feel quite so bad!)

 

[YvetteJeannine]

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Originally Posted by Raerae It's perfectly legal to serve alcohol to individuals under 21 in your residence (note this isn't true in all 50 states) in California. Parents have to consent to the drinking, and also be present. So no, it's not set in stone that you MUST BE 21 to drink. There are plenty of exceptions to the rule, including religious reasons, medical, culinary school, etc. They vary state by state. Actually your considered driving under the influence Which is very different then being drunk. No one in this thread has disputed that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is legal. Several people have misunderstood driving at the absolute minimum legal limit as driving drunk, which is not true. Being drunk involves the "excessive use of alcohol." Think of .08 being the "safe point" to start enforcing DUI. Drivers who have a .08 BAC aren't drunk. In all reality, there probably perfectly capable of driving without causing any sort of problem. I wouldn't be surprised to find the majority of DUI's involve BAC's near .08. Because individuals are driving their cars because they dont feel any lingering incapactating effects of alcohol. Most of the people who get DUIs at .08 probably waited to sober up before driving, and only got in the car because they didn't know their BAC was at .08. It's not as if everyone carries a breathalizer in their purse to check before getting in their car. Especially if they dont have any feelings of intoxication. Did you know it's possible to get a DUI the morning after drinking? You could have taken a cab home from the bar, slept the night, and taken a cab back to your car the morning after. Yet your BAC could still be at .08 or above, and you wouldn't even think about it, until the officer gives you a DUI. Since you hadn't been drinking today... But the lingering alcohol in your system from the night before was still enough to get you a DUI.

Six in one, half dozen in the other....It's all just semantics. I think you know the point I was trying to get at. Sure, there are exceptions...there are exceptions to everything..but I wasn't talking about exceptions....I was talking about generalities

 

[Shimmer]

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Originally Posted by Raerae Actually we dont know what she said at all. All we have are 2nd and 3rd hand information from tabloids and other entertainment news sources. Yeh my friend, who is the daughter of the ex of the police officer who arrested her said Paris said this....

Actually no, she gave an interview with Ryan Seacrest.

Google is awesome

 

[Raerae]

Didn't read it yet

Looks like your more into Paris than I am Shimmer! =P

 

[Shimmer]

Research is my friend.

 

[Raerae]

I know, i got sloppy =( I'm usually good at doing my research b4 posting! BAD RAE RAE! BAD!

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Haha her interview is like over the phone or something and I love how she sounds like she just woke up and is slightly annoyed by Ryan Seacrest...

I dont blame her.. Ryan Seacrest bugs me more than anyone. I wouldnt want to be waken up by him either.

 

[Tyester]

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Originally Posted by Raerae Just because your BAC is .08 doesn't make you drunk. At the minimum legal limit to qualify for DUI? Yes. Drunk? Hardly.

Hardly? Some people can hardly hold their composure after 1 drink. I've been to enough defensive driving classes to know the dangers of alcohol. I've also experienced them first hand, more on that later.

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And you've never done a 3am after last call munchy run to get fast food after being up all partying night? Not once? I find that hard to believe.

If I have, it's been so many years I don't remember. I was mostly being sarcastic about some snotty bimbo driving one of the best Mercedes ever built to get HAMBURGERS. It's called class, and I know money cannot buy it. Trust me.

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I've lost track of the times i've driven to the 24 hour grochery store at like 2am to buy break and bake cookies with my roomates at my old apartment. C'mon Tyester, have a little fun in life.

Good for you, driving drunk is a good thing! Just please don't kill me or anyone I care about. I can have plenty of fun(which I do btw) in life without getting wasted. Personally... I got tired of being and feeling sick the day after. And if I needed any more of a reason, alcohol also impairs my body's performance, something that's a no-no in my book.

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Did you know you can get a DUI if your under 21 if your BAC is over .05? So your telling me a 20 years, 364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds old individual is "drunk" because she gets pulled over with a BAC of .05 and gets a DUI? Yet at midnight, one second later, she is suddenly granted magical metobolistic powers that allow her to not be drunk until her BAC reaches .08? Oh if only I had waited one second longer before getting in my car! Please officer, I'm not drunk anymore, I have .03 to go now that I'm 21!

I know ALL about DUIs, DWIs, and what they can and cannot get you on when they pull you over. Believe it or not, I've even been pulled over while I've been intoxicated. I was not drunk, nor was I over the legal limit. But we do have a 0 Tolerance policy here in Texas, and guess what, I didn't get off with just a ticket for speeding just then. I got to have myself a little field sobriety test to make sure I wasn't "drunk" *IE- incohorent to the point where I was unfit to drive, no matter what BAC I had.

I also realize there's circumstances upon circumstances when it comes to anything. I'm not saying you should do this, that or the other. I was merely commenting on how I cannot believe Paris Hilton, whom I have such feelings for, was pulled over for driving her SLR to get hamburgers at 3am.

 

[Raerae]

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Good for you, driving drunk is a good thing! Just please don't kill me or anyone I care about. I can have plenty of fun(which I do btw) in life without getting wasted. Personally... I got tired of being and feeling sick the day after. And if I needed any more of a reason, alcohol also impairs my body's performance, something that's a no-no in my book.

Never said anything about being intoxicated while doing it

Besides, you can go to a bar or club and not get "wasted." Thats such a typical male view on drinking that you have to get shitfaced to have a good time if your out.

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Originally Posted by Tyester I also realize there's circumstances upon circumstances when it comes to anything. I'm not saying you should do this, that or the other. I was merely commenting on how I cannot believe Paris Hilton, whom I have such feelings for, was pulled over for driving her SLR to get hamburgers at 3am.

Would getting pulled over to get Del Taco have been better? Or perhaps one of the many 5 star drive through restaraunts that are open at 3am

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If I have, it's been so many years I don't remember. I was mostly being sarcastic about some snotty bimbo driving one of the best Mercedes ever built to get HAMBURGERS. It's called class, and I know money cannot buy it. Trust me.

Whats wrong with getting hamburgers anyways. Are people with SLR's suddenly not allowed to buy In-And-Out anymore? You seem to have some jaded opinion that when you have money your suddenly not allowed to eat fast food like every other person.

I drive a BMW, should I be afraid of going to the drive through in the future! OMG hamburgers are so white trash, and totally not chic.

 

[Tyester]

This is the point where I have to quit. I'm not admiting anything, nor is there any typical male thing about the response, it's just, I'm not going to take it further because I have respect for others and what they've accomplished. Thank you and have a nice day.

 

[Professor Fate]

i really wish that she would have just driven that mercedes into a fuel tanker,caught on fire,and then rolled her burning 120k dollar car and her underweight,no talented, ugly,socialite,and drunk ass off of a cliff.

paris hilton,please die in a fucking fire.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by Tyester I know ALL about DUIs, DWIs, and what they can and cannot get you on when they pull you over. Believe it or not, I've even been pulled over while I've been intoxicated. I was not drunk, nor was I over the legal limit. But we do have a 0 Tolerance policy here in Texas, and guess what, I didn't get off with just a ticket for speeding just then. I got to have myself a little field sobriety test to make sure I wasn't "drunk" *IE- incohorent to the point where I was unfit to drive, no matter what BAC I had.

I was forced to do a field sobriety test once. I had a headlight out, and was going home from a friends sorority house. Ironically I hadn't even been drinking, but the officer refused to believe that I was sober.

Granted I had dixie cups, party lights, and other assorted party stuff in the back seat of my car from my dorm room (No alcohol left, haha we drank that all on the last night in the dorms LOL), but still.

Was rather funny walking the line, touching my nose, and standing on one foot lol. Finally after like 30 minutes of hassling me about it (like 3 cop cars showed up lol, they much have been really bored), they let me go with a, "Make sure you get that headlight fixed!"

Cops are silly lol...

Gotta love the DUI checkpoints too. We rolled through a few of those with drivers who were probably over the legal limit lol, not to mention everyone else in the car had been drinking pre party lol. They just never bothered ticketing us becase we were like, "Yah were on our way to go drinking at the club!" LOL.

OMG Officer! No I haven't been drinking *big smile* and we have a designated driver for the ride home. Thanks for caring though! We really appreciate the DUI checkpoints! Your making Santa Barbara a safer place!!! LOL.

Male officers are suckers for a car packed with college girls lol.

 

[Professor Fate]

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Originally Posted by Raerae I was forced to do a field sobriety test once. I had a headlight out, and was going home from a friends sorority house. Ironically I hadn't even been drinking, but the officer refused to believe that I was sober. Granted I had dixie cups, party lights, and other assorted party stuff in the back seat of my car from my dorm room (No alcohol left, haha we drank that all on the last night in the dorms LOL), but still. Was rather funny walking the line, touching my nose, and standing on one foot lol. Finally after like 30 minutes of hassling me about it (like 3 cop cars showed up lol, they much have been really bored), they let me go with a, "Make sure you get that headlight fixed!" Cops are silly lol... Gotta love the DUI checkpoints too. We rolled through a few of those with drivers who were probably over the legal limit lol, not to mention everyone else in the car had been drinking pre party lol. They just never bothered ticketing us becase we were like, "Yah were on our way to go drinking at the club!" LOL. OMG Officer! No I haven't been drinking *big smile* and we have a designated driver for the ride home. Thanks for caring though! We really appreciate the DUI checkpoints! Your making Santa Barbara a safer place!!! LOL. Male officers are suckers for a car packed with college girls lol.

touching story..........

 

[Tyester]

Hahaha...

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by Professor Fate touching story..........

College was a crazy time lol... Some people had more fun than others

Those aren't even the worst stories =P

Sadly (thankfully? lol) the window of being young and dumb is a small one =P

 

[Shimmer]

I can think of so many ways to have fun without drinking.



But that's just me.