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Dead Drunk
A lawyer I knew from a bar I went to, was telling us one day about a long-time client of his.
The client was who drank about 1/2 gallon a day for years. Because of that, he could function at a level most people, just looking at him, wouldn?t know he was legally drunk.
One day he was driving in an exclusive shopping district, so fancy that for years didn?t have stop signs, let alone traffic lights. It was just understood all intersections were all way stops. He had a fender bender with a turning woman who was at fault. The investigating officer smalled alcohol on his breath and gave him a breathalyzer. He blew a .50!!
The lawyer said he took it to court. Got the officer on the stand. He asked the officer if the test was accurate. The officer said yes. The lawyer turned to the judge and said, ?your honor, the test is inaccurate. The chart states that a .50 you?re dead. My client is sitting here very much alive, so the test must be inaccurate. The judge agreed and dismissed the case.
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