[Dave Rifkin]

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DUIs' in their own right are serious offenses and should not be taken lightly. However, it has become a huge money making machine for the cops, courts, lawyers and insurance industry. I don't believe DUI's should be written for riding a lawn mower in your own yard, riding a bicycle or skateboard, riding a horse on a private trail or even roller skating. The LE community has become overzealous, unfair and sometimes down right ignorant in their pursuit of the almighty arrest. A couple of years ago down here a cop wrote a DUI on a guy sitting on his cooler at the beach after he had a few beers. He wrote the DUI because the cooler had 2 wheels on it!! Give me a break!! Luckily for this guy, the Judge laughed it out of court but probably only after the poor guy spent 5K to defend himself. Were's the justice here? The 2 sets of rules that exist also don't sit right with me, 1 for the average Joe and the other for cops/politicians. And believe me they do exist, I've seen it first hand more than once. I have one more injustice to highlight while I'm at it. If someone has had too much to drink and decides to NOT drive and sleep in their car, how can they be charged with a DUI? The car is NOT RUNNIG, they are NOT DRIVING and they are NOT on the road. How can this possibly be a DUI? I don't get it!!

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I always heard they could only be charged in that scenario if they had their car keys in the ignition; that is considered intent to drive which is why they receive the citation.
I could be way wrong but, that's always been my understanding.