From Traffic Stop To Power Trip: How Policing Breeds Distrust

We examine a couple of traffic stops, like an older driver who refuses field sobriety tests yet offers to take a breathalyzer, but the cop refuses. He’s a little unsteady, his words slur a bit, and his life experience shows in his posture. BUT! None of that proves intoxication. We break down why field tests are easy to fail even when sober, how aging and disability skew “clues,” and why objective measures should come first when safety allows. Our take is simple: measure truth before you...