Legal Blood

Years ago, when I was still a paramedic with the fire department, we would occasionally draw blood from patients and turn it over to the police. More than once, I drew a resisting patient’s blood while a police officer held a taser to their neck.

Why would I do that, you ask?

Florida has long had a specific statute, § 316.1933, covering crashes involving death or serious bodily injury. It provides that when an officer has probable cause to believe an impaired driver caused a death or serious bodily injury, the officer shall require a blood test. The statute also expressly authorizes the officer to use reasonable force if necessary, and it authorizes physicians, nurses, paramedics, and other qualified personnel to draw the blood at the officer’s request. It also grants immunity to those assisting with the draw when acting under the statute at the direction of a law enforcement officer.

For many years, the prevailing view, based largely on the earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision in Schmerber v. California (1966), was that alcohol dissipating from the bloodstream created an exigency justifying a warrantless blood draw in many DUI cases. The person’s liver was literally destroying the evidence every minute, and the delay in obtaining a warrant was the difference between a DUI homicide and a drunk walking away.

I understood why the law was there, and I also disagreed with it. My favorite quote is “better 1,000 guilty go free than 1 innocent person be convicted.” The truth is that the DUI law changes have had no discernible effect on the rate of traffic fatalities. Of course, the fact that the government uses traffic offenses as a cash cow, with Florida making $100 million a year from traffic tickets has nothing to do with it. In California, it was discovered that 1,600 DUI checkpoints yielded only 3,200 DUI arrests (two per checkpoint), but resulted in $40 million in traffic tickets and 24,000 vehicle confiscations. Cops also won, being paid $30 million in overtime to staff the checkpoints.

That was the law when I retired from the fire department in 2011. Then in 2013, the Supreme Court decided Missouri v. McNeely. The Court held that the natural metabolization of alcohol by itself does not automatically create an exigency. Instead, officers generally need a warrant unless the facts of the particular case make obtaining one impractical.

After McNeely, Florida appellate courts repeatedly held that, despite § 316.1933, the State still had to show either:

  • a warrant,
  • valid consent,
  • or a recognized exception to the warrant requirement (such as genuine exigent circumstances).

Not Buying It

The gaslighting is real. This guy, part of an Antifa terror cell and a wanna-be killer tranny Bradford “Meagan” Morris says, well, I will let you read it:

“The original intent was just to show solidarity with the detainees who hopefully lift their spirits with a fun fireworks display and go home,” she told KERA. “If the officer got shot by someone, that person was acting alone. But they want to punish all of us.”

A fun fireworks display? That’s what you are calling that? They had a planning meeting. Conducted recon. Did a weapons check over the radio. Then tossed fireworks into the detention center to lure the ICE agents out. Then they shot a cop, and would have shot more, but Antifa tranny fags can’t shoot for shit.

I remember 2020. You assholes were tossing fireworks as makeshift anti-personnel rounds. That’s called constructive possession and throwing of a destructive device. We haven’t forgotten that, and I don’t believe for a second you were doing this as a crowd pleasing display. Fuck you- rot in there. The only better outcome would have been if the cops had smoked your shit.

I call it like I see it, and that’s how I am calling this one.

Another Tough Guy

Karmelo Anthony was found guilty after only three hours of deliberations. Of course, there are tons of his fellow blacks out there claiming he should get a new trial because his attorney was incompetent. or that he is going to win on appeal. That isn’t how it works, but then again, they don’t understand the law any better than they understand self defense.

Kids Acting Like Kids?

The so- called “teen takeover” trend expanded this past weekend when a large group of “teens” headed to Clearwater Beach and immediately began attacking people before it ended with gunshots. The police chief had this to say:

Deputy Chief of the Clearwater Police Department, Michael Walek, held a press conference around 8:30 p.m., where he said the incident was organized through social media and that it happened because of a “bunch of kids acting like kids,” claiming that this kind of incident would not happen again. 

Kids shooting each other is actung like kids? That’s because it’s “teens”

Entertainment

A couple was arrested for leaving an unsecured bicycle in their yard then using a bat to beat thieves who tried to steal it.

The best part of the story is how wven though they were arrested, no charges were filed. The real purpose of police is to ensure a fair trial for those accused of crimes. Once they stop ensuring that and criminals run wild, their victims take matters into their own hands.

Teens

About 1,000 ‘teens’ rushed in and ‘took over’ an Orlando attraction. They rushed ICON Park on International Drive, which is in the heart of Orlando’s tourist area just down the street from the Orlando Convention center. I used to go to the area a lot- there is a lot to do there, and the restaurants are pretty good. ICON park has a large Ferris wheel called the Orlando Eye.

What did these ‘teens’ do when they got there? Why, they started fights, ran off paying customers, and punched the cops who responded. Nine of them were arrested and two cops were injured. The ‘teens’ were exactly what you would expect them to be. Damned Norwegians and Amish people cause trouble wherever they go.

Anyhow, the families of these poor victims of systemic racism are complaining and threatening to sue. This is why I stay far away from Orlando these days. It used to be that teens stayed in their part of town. Now that isn’t the case any longer.