[masher @ Sep 5th 2007 11:20AM]

@SubGenius it is used for Speeding tickets the problem is its not worth the money to fight the majority of speeding, you have to pay for court costs, lawyer fees etc. and by then you might as well pay the ticket. Everyonce in a while a story like this comes up for speeding tickets and the person gets off because the companies wont turn over there source which is understandable but at the same time the public has the right to check to these technologies for false readings and false positives. All the police/sheriffs departments will have to do is start taking blood tests when they get back to the station and there is no source code they need to show there. Its just the amount of alcohol in your blood so there isn't a way to fight that. Other then maybe saying its against your religion to be poked with needles. Not sure how else you could fight that.

[ntrlsur @ Sep 5th 2007 11:52AM]

By law the police can only ask you to take a breathalyser. In most states if you refuse the breath test then they automatically suspend your license for 30 to 90 days. The police can not compel a blood sample from someone without a court order. Unless you were involved in a car accident resulting in injuries to someone other then yourself. To do so without a court order is an invasion of privacy.

[Trent @ Sep 5th 2007 3:39PM]

Taking a person's blood without their consent isn't just an invasion of privacy. If someone took my blood by force I would be pressing the DA to charge them with felony assault with a deadly weapon. Forcing a piece of metal into someone is assault, no different that stabbing someone really (even if in practice it does less damage)