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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems odd, unless he was stumbling or neighbors complained about under age drinking, that they would approach a person who is not attempting to drive and give them a breathalyzer??[/quote]

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It is possible that your son had bad luck and ran into a cop who doesn't use his discretion wisely, and that's an understatement. But I think there is more to the story, otherwise everyone in college would have a similar charge.

As far as a security clearance goes, I know people with TS clearances who have done much worse.[/quote]

OP here.  There isn't more to this story.  I had my son write out a full statement and told him to be unsparingly honest about any and all details.  The facts are:  he was drinking at a house party.  He walked out the front door to find his roommate (who was actually still inside the house), and made eye contact with a police officer who was waiting on the sidewalk.  The officer told him to come over to him, which my son did.  The officer told him he was inebriated, and my son didn't contradict him or in any way talk back.  There was no profanity at all.  The officer gave him a breathalyzer test, after which he told him he was under arrest, put him in handcuffs, and drove him to the station.  That was the extent of the encounter.  My son wasn't acting disruptive, loud, disorderly, or in any way inappropriately - though he fully admits he was drunk.

I spoke with a couple of lawyers in this town today and one of them said she knows the arresting officer and that he does this kind of thing often - waits for an unsuspecting kid to come out of a house or apartment building, and then charges them.  [/quote]

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