Our Chicago DUI lawyers are often asked “should I blow in a breathalyzer if pulled over for a DUI”? Well, a study in Texas looked at DUI arrest records for recent years and found that 100 percent of elected officials – from state senators to judges to commissioners – refuse a breathalyzer test when pulled over for drunk driving.

From the Austin American-Statesman:

“Among the general public, the refusal rate is about 50 percent, but at the Capitol, the refusal rate is about 100 percent,” said Shannon Edmonds, governmental relations director for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.

Police and prosecutors say politicians fall into a larger category of savvy citizens — such as Longhorn baseball coach Augie Garrido, who declined to give a breath sample when he was arrested Jan. 17 on suspicion of DWI — who know that while there technically are consequences to saying no, they are often mitigated with skilled legal advice.

Why do you think that the refusal rate is 100% among those in the legal field?  Because it is a well known fact that breathalyzers are faulty, unreliable, and unfair.

Breathalyzers have been responsible for thousands of people being wrongly convicted of DUI (See: A Decade Worth Of Bogus Breathalyzer Tests Discovered and DUI Breathalyzers Found To Be Faulty); they are inherently biased against women (See: DUI Discrimination Against Women?); they can be set off by substances other than alcohol  (See: Hairspray – Not Alcohol Triggers Alcohol Monitor).

So remember, when it comes to breathalyzers, just say no.

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