This type of behavior just blows my mind, mainly because people really believe it. For example, I was hanging out with some friends this weekend, along with a few people that I'd never met before. As I was talking to one guy I'd never met he says, "What do you do?" So I tell him, "I'm a Seattle DUI defense attorney," and try to give him my card, which has some great information about your rights if you are pulled over for DUI in Seattle.
As I was doing this he recoils like I am trying to offer him the Ebola virus or some other primitive bacteria that will immediately cause a long and painful death.
He looks at the card, and says "no thanks, I don't want to get a Seattle DUI." I was flabbergasted at this comment, so I asked him a couple of questions about what he would do and should do if he were pulled over by the cops and investigated for DUI in Seattle. He, because he doesn't know anything about his rights, answered all of the questions wrong. This gave me a bit of a chance to explain to him what kind of information I had to offer, and he began to warm up a little bit. But I could always see that he was a little hesitant to take the card for fear that he'd get pulled over and charged with DUI as soon as he left the driveway.
After this conversation I started thinking about other things people prepare for that will usually never happen so long as they remain responsible and make good choices (or at least know what they are doing if they get in a pinch). Some of the things I thought of were purchasing life insurance and doing fire and tornado drills (remember, I'm from Kansas originally). I mean, why aren't people worried that the minute they buy life insurance or sign a will they won't get struck down and die? And why aren't people worried that when they know how to get out of a building in a fire that the building will not soon thereafter go down in flames?
This is what irks me and causes posts like this on the DUI Attorney Seattle Blog. Every day I get a new client that did everything as wrong as possible when he was pulled over and investigated for DUI by the Seattle cops.
Things like telling the cop he's had something to drink, taking field sobriety tests, taking a portable breath test, and not calling a DUI lawyer as soon as possible. Each of these things have Constitutional implications that can dramatically alter the evidence the prosecutor has against you, even in some cases making it possible to get the DUI dismissed for lack of probable cause to arrest you!
You see, this isn't about me getting more clients. I will always have plenty of clients. It's about positioning yourself so if you ever are in trouble (or if you are in a car that is pulled over) you know what to do to protect yourself from all of the ridiculous penalties and hardships associated with a Seattle DUI charge. Isn't it worth keeping your driver's license, staying out of jail, and saving thousands of dollars to know your rights if you are pulled over by the Seattle cops?
If you want more information about how to beat a Seattle DUI, read the posts on this blog. When you are done with that, if you have any other questions, give me a call. I'd love to answer them.
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