George Creal's Open Salon Blog

Frontline Investigative New Report reveals that Law Enforcement Forensic Science is not so Scientific after all.

Wed, 2 May 2012 18:05:00 -0400

The PBS Investigative news show Frontline reveals that many of the law enforcement forensic sciences like fingerprint analysis are not in fact science after all despite but rather analytic guesswork subject to human bias. Click the link for more information.

After Jury awards Plaintiff $5.4 million dollars, State may want to rethink forced blood draws in DUI cases

Wed, 2 May 2012 14:05:00 -0400

A Fulton County jury awarded a Plaintiff $5.4 million dollars after his blood was negligently drawn by a phlebotomist. Read the story. This raises the issue of what will happen to County Liability when police agencies begin enforcing forced blood draws in DUI cases.
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Georgia Bill would make second DUI with a child under 14 in the car a felony

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:02:00 -0500

Senate Bill 13 aims to make a second DUI with a child in the car a felony. The bill was stalled in committee due to technical problems. The problem with a bill like this is what defines a DUI. Is it a single transaction or occurrence or every child in the car? Currently, for purposes of license suspension, each child in the car is considered a DUI. So if you have two children under 14 in the car it is considered 2 DUIs for license suspension purposes. The unintended consequence could be a first DUI could be a felony if two kids in are in car. Read the story.

Florida woman blames big breast for failure of DUI field sobriety tests

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:02:00 -0500

A Florida woman who was pulled over for DUI blamed her large breasts for her poor performance on DUI field sobriety tests. NHTSA confirm that being 50 pounds over weight can negatively affect DUI field sobriety tests. Read the story.

New Georgia Bill aims to clear DUI records of first offenders after 5 years.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:01:00 -0500

A new Georgia Bill proposes to clear the criminal records of first time DUI offenders after 5 years so they are not saddled with a career crushing criminal record for an inadvertent mistake. This bill which would make Georgia's law on criminal record more in line with other states like California where a DUI conviction can be expunged as soon as the probation period is over. Draconian, No Discretion Tough on DUI laws create more victims than they rehabilitate. It is good to see some common sense being exercised at the State House.