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Old 04-29-2010, 09:38 AM  
dyna mo
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It's not profiling if you're breaking other laws... you driving like a drunk gives them the legal right to stop you. When he gets to the car, he is going to ask for your DL/ID and Insurance - If you can't speak English and can't provide any ID, passport, papers, etc... - then you're going to get profiled - legally and rightfully so.
swerving or driving erratically are not in direct violation of any laws but are behavior the define the profile of a dui driver. if i'm swerving, get pulled over, inform the officer that my steering box is broken, i am nursing the car home, he tests to see if i have been drinking, i have have not, i go on my way. certainly inconvenienced but i *fit the profile*

maybe i am wrong but as i understand leo, they are trained to look for certain things, i.e. a profile.
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