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Sent a guy to jail

Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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While on my way home from hunting camp last night I noticed a truck that was pulling a camper 2 cars ahead of me. He started swearving very bad, crossed double yellow several times into oncoming traffic forcing them off the road. I watched for a few more minutes and it only got worse, going over hills on wrong side, and nearly hitting guard rails. I decided to phone it in. Within 2 minutes we had a cruiser behind him. He drove str8 for about 1 min then started swerving again. Po Po turned flashers on and he still didnt stop. Po Po had to pull up beside him to get him to stop. I circled the block and drove by to find him getting a sobriety test(which he failed I assume).

Did I do the right thing? I just kept thinking what if someone was killed by this guy and I didnt do anthing to prevent it.
I dont like getting people in trouble but this had to be done, right?
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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hell yeah you did the right thing! nothing wrong with drinking, but driving drunk is just plain stupid. i spent 2 months in the hospital back in 2001 because of a drunk driver...and the doctors said that i was lucky. i would have called it in also. [sm=groupwave.gif]
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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+1 for calling it in the guy could have taken a innocent persons life... he could have hit a biker during his wild lane changing and what not.. you deff did the right thing
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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the guy was driving quite unsafely, I think you did the right thing. you probably saved his life, and more than likely a lot of other peoples too.

just the way you describe it I would have stopped him too.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Yeah you did the right thing. My roommate called the cops on this guy where we live. She actually has to go to court and testify against him tough.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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It was an easy call and the right thing to do. If a guy was breaking into a house, you'd call the cops. Similar deal here in my opinion.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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you did the right thing, no question about it. I would have called it in.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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100% right
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Absolutely. I would've - and have - done the same thing.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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You did the right thing...and dont let no one elso tell you different...you followed step by step the Man Law rule book....

 
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