sundaynfl Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I totally disagree with Drunk Driving... But being from Wyoming, I wouldn't doubt this happened! Wyoming Style DUI Wyoming Style Only a Wyomingite could think of this ... from the county where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this true story. Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Baggs,Wyo. After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into. He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine, dry summer night) -- flicked the blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other patron vehicles left. At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken." "I doubt it," said the truly proud Cowboy. "Tonight I'm the designated decoy." Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 An oldie but a goodie - that story has been around for years- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Maybe it's real...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'd try it, but I always like to be one of the ones drinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Very old story. Never heard it with the Wyoming twist though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 They'd bust your ass for something if you did that I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 They'd bust your ass for something if you did that I'm sure. 1301715[/snapback] for what? is it illegal to pretend to be drunk? oh and you don't need the tag doohickeys to type ass, you newbie tool moran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 for what? is it illegal to pretend to be drunk? oh and you don't need the tag doohickeys to type ass, you newbie tool moran. 1301719[/snapback] Jeesh, where's the love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 (edited) They'd bust your ass for something if you did that I'm sure. 1301715[/snapback] for what? is it illegal to pretend to be drunk? 1301719[/snapback] Az, this is very naive on your part. Not everyone grew up taking honors classes without partying. Some of us let loose a little here and there and experienced life outside the box. It's not that fun going to court as a young man hearing police transcripts read verbatim from the judge that are filled with 75% BS. Edited February 3, 2006 by bushwacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Maybe it's been around for awhile, but I have never heard it. Pretty funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Az, this is very naive on your part. Not everyone grew up taking honors classes without partying. Some of us let loose a little here and there and experienced life outside the box. It's not that fun going to court as a young man hearing police transcripts read verbatim from the judge that are filled with 75% BS. 1302332[/snapback] WHAT??? weetodd alert! transcripts of what? what the f*ck ARE you talking about? if you walk out of a bar pretending to be drunk but aren't, please tell me what the cop would charge you with. what crime are you going to go before a judge defending yourself against? i doubt there's a state in the union that has a law against pretending to be drunk, but maybe you and all your worldly wisdom know something i don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I figure the standard catch-all of "disorderly conduct" would be on your record shortly. If you get a tight-assed minor-league megalomaniacal cop (and really, are there any other kind?) with some tight-ass W-appointed ( ) judge, you might be in REAL trouble; not a lawyer, but I would think most states have felony laws addressing aiding and abetting. So, where many cops - who, from my experience, seem to enjoy having a few beers themselves every now and again, if you read "a few beers" to mean "get stinko" and "now and again" to mean "weekly if not nightly" - might just shrug it off as "ya got me", write you some minor fine, and forget about it, it COULD lead to serious charges being brought up if you pulled this on the wrong guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I figure the standard catch-all of "disorderly conduct" would be on your record shortly. 1302459[/snapback] sorry, i don't think there's any way that holds up. not a chance in hell. i'd love to be proven wrong though...surely if you can be convicted for fake-drunkenness, someone somewhere sometime HAS been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Yeah, the proof would be in the pudding in this case. On the ethical side of things, though - if you were the designated drunk and one of your pals drove off after a beer or twelve and got in a head-on collision with Polyphonic Spree's tour bus, wouldn't you feel like an ass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 are we seriously having an argument over whether or not you can be charged with "fake drunkenness"? Here's an idea, if you are going to try this, DON'T admit to being a decoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Snopes is no help on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 WHAT??? weetodd alert! transcripts of what? what the f*ck ARE you talking about? if you walk out of a bar pretending to be drunk but aren't, please tell me what the cop would charge you with. what crime are you going to go before a judge defending yourself against? i doubt there's a state in the union that has a law against pretending to be drunk, but maybe you and all your worldly wisdom know something i don't? 1302438[/snapback] I'm not attemtping to exemplify the specific case at hand. And if you think that every cop carries an inherent responsiblity to do his constitutional responsibitly without an ego or bias, you sir, are the idiot. I've been fined for actions I've never even came close to committing. In a small city or county court it doesn't NECESSARILY matter. Get IT, dumb ASS? Are you really this sheltered and clueless? I guess so, your mantra makes total sense considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I'm not attemtping to exemplify the specific case at hand. And if you think that every cop carries an inherent responsiblity to do his constitutional responsibitly without an ego or bias, you sir, are the idiot. I've been fined for actions I've never even came close to committing. In a small city or county court it doesn't NECESSARILY matter. Get IT, dumb ASS? Are you really this sheltered and clueless? I guess so, your mantra makes total sense considering. 1302523[/snapback] so, i correctly point out that a cop wouldn't have anything to charge you with if you did this, which snopes more or less confirms... A a Colorado State Trooper of our acquaintance says he has on occasion seen this con play out in real life — folks exiting bars he was watching dropped their keys, staggered around, and then drove away yet proved to be sober when chased down, while a number of other 'probable drunks' hightailed it in the other direction. He even reports, "One night a driver even volunteered he was indeed 'the designated drunk' so his buddies could make good their escape." ...and my pointing this out makes me "sheltered and clueless"? so much so that i'm entitled to your petty little masturbatory dissertation about "honor classes" and "police transcripts" or whatever the f*ck? get over yourself, female spray cleanser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 so, i correctly point out that a cop wouldn't have anything to charge you with if you did this, which snopes more or less confirms... 1302543[/snapback] Az, I don't know what you are trying to prove, but none of your prettty boy quotes and superficial pretty boy BS means anything in front of the Mayberry Judge... Comprende? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Maybe it's real...? 1301367[/snapback] Snopes is no help on this one 1302504[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Az, I don't know what you are trying to prove, but none of your prettty boy quotes and superficial pretty boy BS means anything in front of the Mayberry Judge... Comprende? 1302563[/snapback] yeah, tough guy, i get it. and i'm really impressed with your "drunken hick" street cred, by the way. but you're still full of chit. anecdotal evidence from the snopes link suggests cops HAVE come across this tactic. can you find a single instance where someone, in mayberry or anywhere else, was hauled before a judge and charged with a crime for doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 yeah, tough guy, i get it. and i'm really impressed with your "drunken hick" street cred, by the way. but you're still full of chit. anecdotal evidence from the snopes link suggests cops HAVE come across this tactic. can you find a single instance where someone, in mayberry or anywhere else, was hauled before a judge and charged with a crime for doing it? 1302582[/snapback] :popcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 yeah, tough guy, i get it. and i'm really impressed with your "drunken hick" street cred, by the way. but you're still full of chit. anecdotal evidence from the snopes link suggests cops HAVE come across this tactic. can you find a single instance where someone, in mayberry or anywhere else, was hauled before a judge and charged with a crime for doing it? 1302582[/snapback] Az, I'm not worried about proving to you what I've been through. And it really doesn't matter (in relative terms, it isn't much). Cops have an incredible amount of discretionary power and if you can't see how that relates to IMMEDIATE courts....God help you my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 :popcorn: 1302613[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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