Some Compassion

I was running lidar (like radar but it uses a laser) and this gal came flying down the road ...60mph in a 35mph zone and weaving in and out of traffic. I pull the gal over and she doesnt stop right away....oh man its on I'm thinking here we go pursuit. So I she finally stops and I can tell immediately that she is probably too drunk to be driving. Long story short she blew into my portable breath tester after some field sobriety tests and she was almost double the legal limit. She was crying the entire time she was doing them and I asked her why she was so upset. She told me that her husband had just told her he was leaving her for another woman.....now usually when the tears come they are fake but these were real...as they taught me in the academy.......

When it comes to tears to find out whether they are faking or not the motto goes "No snot believe not" and I tell you that is so true...anytime anyone is really crying for real they will always have real snotcicles...I have used that to my advantage many times....I called her husband and politically corectly asked what the situation was and he cooberated her story so I knew she was telling the truth.

Now I have never done this for anyone before but I don't know man...I just couldnt see hammering this girl after the news she had received and the way I look at it...the legislative intent is to get drunk drivers off the road.....so wow did she dodge a bullet...an average dui costs around 5 to 6000 dollars in fees and lawyer charges etc...not to mention going to court and having this stuff on your record. So I gave her a break...a real big one.

I'm just glad I got her off the road cause she could have killed someone......I did give the dad speach to her and it really hit home when I talked about how she could have made her 7 and 8 year old kids orphans that night.....didn't know I could make someone cry so hard......those are the kind of people I don't mind giving breaks to if it is deserved and with me its a one time shot....if I ever catch her on the road again she is toast....I hope I made the right decision.