As this has always been a hotspot for real knowledge i was wondering if anyone could shed any light on the law regarding gettin DUI 0.080. I have been sapina'd and for the sake of the court, am hopeing to start med next year.

Ideas?.... go

whats bogus about it... you were over the legal limit and got caught :o

what striker said

haha suck f***ing s***.

ps you dont have a chance in hell to get into med

I have been sapina'd and for the sake of the court, am hopeing to start med next year.

I'm no lawyer but presumably this means you've been breathalysed, arrested, tested, failed the test, charged, (released? or bailed?), now you've got your day in court.. .08 seems high, you can pretty much kiss medicine goodbye for good reason it seems.. f*** having a drunk doctor

tbh .08 isnt high.. in fact, it used to be the legal limit in other states in australia and is the current legal limit in the USA.. but unfortunately, rules is rules. If you have a good driving history and no other record, you will probably get away with a 12 month license suspension. gl !

sorry meant high enough for you to 'feel' that driving isn't the smartest thing to be doing.. not the actual number

tbh .08 isnt high

It's higher than .05

larger

nah, its higher

ironically now you can do what all med school flunks do... law school!

wtf coey!

that sucks and all, but it isn't going to effect med school at all man. dont worry about that.

ironically now you can do what all med school flunks do... law school!

You can get an LLB, but its almost certain you won't be admitted to practice law with a DD conviction either.

i dont think it will affect med school..

just tell em you wanna be a radiologist

You can get an LLB, but its almost certain you won't be admitted to practice law with a DD conviction either.

do go on, please..

sapina'd

subpoena
more like subpwnad amirite.

f*** me what a retard.

it's a setup

Wait... what?

Are you f***ing retarded or something.

You got done.


If you cant do the time, don't do the crime.



Alternatively.

If you do have some sort potential reason why you could get out of it, try and find a Queens Council lawyer that will help you. That will be hard to find though, because you were driving over the legal limit.

You may still be able to go to Med school. When/if you graduate go overseas and do the the Drunken Dr Death thing in Mexico for a few years.


last edited by Tollaz0r! at 07:43:12 19/Oct/08

Show up in court with a good lawyer and some personal references. Plead guilty and ask for a no conviction to be recorded

good lawyer & de-scruff.

Someone ban kat and post kat.zip, she gave good advice

Every now and again I have my moments.

grease up and prepare to bend over.

did you sit in the booze bus for half an hour and wait to be re-checked to see if your level has dropped below legal?

This has to be a troll, nobody is that dumb and nobody who spells that badly is going to get into med school anyway.

fair comment :P

Don't interfere Kat, natural selection is at work here.

Calling all moderators - Bogus DUI thread

I think the word you're looking for might be summoned, I think subpoena is usually used for witnesses/evidence not the actual defendant

I hearby summon you to my PANTS

oh you

Damn... a whole thread full of comments and this Jimbo guy never really told us what happened.

subpwnad

ahaha

now there's a court date I wouldn't miss f***les

Personally, the way you wrote the initial post makes me hope you never become a doctor.

I never understand what doctors write though

Yes! I cant wait Jimicles, lets hope I too wont miss

oh you

Yea you too, bring your metal friend

yeah because med students never drink or do drugs

I never understand what doctors write though

even those dodgey letters from Santa are easier to read than doctors.

perhaps they spend all over the time after they finish med school drunk making up for what they couldn't before hand.

Personally, the way you wrote the initial post makes me hope you never become a doctor.

Because practicing medicine is about writing well?

Don't worry about it in terms of med mate, I had to look into legal exclusions earlier in the year because of a public nuisance issue. Only something that will prevent you attaining a blue card will prevent entry into med. DUI won't stop you working with children.



last edited by Jayebee at 15:00:01 19/Oct/08

So anyway, what's so "bogus" about this charge?

he got caught, dur!

Because practicing medicine is about writing well?

No, but if he writes like that in the gamsat he may have problems :)

I know the guy personally, and he's allready accepted into med. Top 10% of Aus on Gamsat. The short of it is no it wont affect med, but court wont be fun. Viva la public transport.

first, drink driving is stupid.

second, in NSW we have a Section 10 in the sentencing procedure that can be applied for if you have a good record and a criminal record would damage your future prospects. I guess look for something like that for QLD.

Drink Drive, bloody idiot.

Don't take my word for it but this is what I've briefly found. You should seek legal advice and hopefully what Kat suggests will happen.

Relevant links: Prescribed limits - s 79A. You're over the general limit but below the high limit.

What happens when over the limit - s 79. s 79(1) sets a maximum limit of $2100 or 9 months imprisonment. Under s 79(2) the likely maximum penalty you're facing is $1050 or a maximum 3 months imprisonment.

Jimby and Jayebee are either the same account or they are sucking eachothers cock.

You decide.

see kids, this is why you should just use meth instead

even thats not safe anymore :(

as everyone has said, won't effect med at all, mate of mine got done 0.05 (but on his P's) the arvo after a 21st and he is now in 3rd year med, no problems at all, he got a 6 month suspension and fine, not sure about conviction or not, and that was it - rock up, in suit, act contrite and you should be right - as long as it was just DUI and there was no property damage, or maiming of innocents, you'll be sweet

even thats not safe anymore :(

Yep, no more smoking and driving either.

Driving on drugs is bad, but the penalties are pretty damn harsh, they're worse then drink driving which is significantly worse.

You're better off driving around stinking drunk then after a puff of a joint a few hours ago from a legal standpoint, that's not right.

You're better off driving around stinking drunk then after a puff of a joint a few hours ago from a legal standpoint, that's not right.

what? Its not right that people shouldn't be allowed to be under the influence of substances while driving? what?

Oh sorry you're trying to justify in some way that the laws make it more attractive to be drunk then on drugs through penalties.. as opposed to you know.. people crashing and all that other stuff associated with driving over the 'limit' (not specifically alcohol limits apply there)

people do realise that cars are giant hunks of steel that are probably best driven in a competent state?

of course DUI should f***en hurt.

whats retarded about the drug driving laws, is they dont test for prescription durgs, which can be MUCH WORSE than alcohol or illicit drugs.

what? Its not right that people shouldn't be allowed to be under the influence of substances while driving? what?

I just think the cannabis DUI charges are so out of line compared to drink driving.

You shouldn't be doing either, but ffs, beef up the drink driving charges. They should just do what Japan does, drink drive... bye bye car. Let a friend drink drive your car... tough s***, bye bye car.

When you say bye bye car, what do they do?

Cube it.

Pretty sure thats what happens to 'Hoons' car in Vic after a 3rd conviction too.

in NSW they use their cars for crash tests.

qld government cubes hoon cars (after 3 offenses)

it actually appears to be working, there was some report the other day about even second reoffends are down after a car is confiscated for just a few days

Okay, first thing's first, what makes you think it was bogus.

My understanding of the way the law works with regards to BAC readins is as follows: The initial breath test you're given basically only gives them warrant to give you a subsequent breath test one hour later (to ensure that the initial breath test results weren't chance and caused by particles in the mouth etc), and following that should it be over 0.05, a blood test. The results and anything you're charged with come from a blood test.

If they've done all that and still pulled up over .05, I fail to see how you could think it was bogus. And I think you're a bloody idiot for drink-driving :)

I think he might be using the term bogus like "Bill and teds bogus journey" i.e. something bad that happened, not necessarily false.

Ok, since we've pretty much decided the OP is guilty, a question:
What about tiredness? If I've driven when extremely tired, it's been far worse than if I've driven after a few drinks (well under the limit).

Driving when you're super tired is just as bad. Cause an accident because you fall asleep, and you're guaranteed to get done for dangerous driving.

and you're guaranteed to get done for dangerous driving.

Agreed up until that point. You're not guaranteed to get done unless you plead guilty. I should add that even before that it's up to the discretion of the Police whether and with what they charge you with.

last edited by Triamks at 19:03:12 20/Oct/08

Well, what I mean is, it's considered dangerous driving and an offence. It's still putting yourself and others at risk. Also, I do agree with other statements that the drink driving punishments should be tougher.

if you aren't 100% able to drive you shouldn't fkn drive, you put more people at risk simply for your convenience and that blows IMO, penalties should be harsher... little prison rape is a much better deterrence then a fine and suspension.