There is Not Any Such Occurrence as a Drunk Driving Bad Luck

An out of the ordinary incident happened to me last night that I continue to perceive occurring over and over again. I was at home and my brother-in-law stopped by to hang out. We are all messing around shooting the breeze and someone made a wise crack regarding my being a driving under the influence lawyer. That is nothing new, but it reminded me that I’d just had some new criminal and traffic detailed industry cards made up, so I went and grabbed them and tried to distribute them out.

The cards are fantastic, by the way. On the face is my name and information, like a conventional trade card would be, but on the flipside is some outrageously excellent information that everybody ought to own (and I inform everybody to keep this card in their vehicle, just in case they are pulled over for something). It provides you five things to do if you are stopped by the police (now, keep in mind that I am a Seattle driving under the influence defense attorney, so these regulations may not necessarily be valid in your state):

1. Hand the officer your license and registration and be calm - declare “my attorney told me not to respond to that question.”

2. Don’t fall for the police officer’s behavior - remain silent and respectful.

3. Don’t do field sobriety tests or a portable breath test - ever.

4. If detained speak these words - “I would like to remain silent and talk with my attorney” - and nothing else.

5. Never assent to a search of anything - just declare no.

As I was attempting to give this valuable data to my brother-in-law, he said, with a straight face “I don’t desire that. It’s going to curse me into getting into trouble.” I would have been flabbergasted if I hadn’t heard it already, but it got me to thinking that possibly I ought to try to point out why he should want it.

First, there is no such thing as a jinx. There is only terrible luck. Despite what one may reason, you getting pulled over and investigated for Seattle DUI is and will never be in any way linked to you taking my trade card.

Second, by declining this card, you are tossing away useful information that could significantly diminish the possibility of a drunk driving guilty verdict if you are ever investigated and detained for driving under the influence. Why put your head in the sand and hike into a circumstance unprepared when the data is right in front of you?

Third, if you in fact don’t want to plague yourself, don’t drive drunk and you won’t have to worry concerning it. Not that my brother-in-law does (I perceive individuals in my law firm on a daily basis who were most likely not too drunk to drive when detained for DUI - only the laws make it virtually impossible to contend that). keep in mind that it is not criminal to drink and drive, it is only against the law to drive drunk.

If you are reading this and you have a driving under the influence defense lawyer buddy that attempts to hand over you his card because there is great information on it - take it. Put it in your sedan. Read it and ask your friend questions. When you are pulled over by the cops (and chances are it will occur some day) you can be ready to battle for your rights.