Nov71
'Read the BBC report guys -
He was arrested on SUSPICION of being drunk or under the influence of drugs eg slurred speech, wobbly gait, flushed & sweating, all possible symptoms of other things though MAN traffic police often go on smell of breath, again could be sign of something else - mouthwash'
Where do you get the drugs bit from? I have re read the BBC report, and it does not mention drugs as being a reason for arrest.
Nor does it mention the 'signs' of being drunk you mention.
I think you may be confused when you mention MAN trafpol 'going' on a smell of breath, as your post implies that is used as evidence of drunkeness. it can be part of that evidence, but is more used as a reason to breath test, to provide evidence for driving/flying above a prescribed limit.
IF someone displays the 'signs' of being drunk you mention, then yes, if the officer can arrest on that, but would probably still give a breath test, thus eliminating the cause being 'other things'. If the person is arrested, the a doctor would examine the prsioner at the Police station again, eliminating the other causes.
The prescribed limit does not show drunkeness, it is an arbitary limit of the amount of alcohol you can have in your body when doing a task, nothing more.
AA's statement mentions him appearing in Court on Monday. The BBC's press report says he will return to the Police Station on Tuesday. Interesting difference, but in either case, suprising it is that quick.
Last edited by bjcc; 12th Feb 2006 at 07:54.