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dogboi t1_iralfjl wrote

I know for a fact that rural counties in NY release people before they sober up. A friend of mine got two DWIs in the same night. The second DWI involved him crashing into parked cars. Property damage could have been avoided if they just kept him locked up.

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Subliminal87 t1_iraxlgm wrote

It also could have been avoided if that person also didn’t drive drunk in the first place though.

A friend of kind dad was held until he sobered up, went home, got his wife’s car, went back to the bar and ended up with a second dui years ago.

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dogboi t1_irbjacr wrote

Oh for sure, my friend was at fault. I was just pointing out that PA isn't the only state that does this.

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Excelius t1_irangsm wrote

A lot of rural and small town departments don't have the staffing to have someone sitting at the station 24/7 to babysit the holding cells. They're going to either process and release an arrestee as quickly as possible, or hand them off to the county jail.

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scotticusphd t1_irbwptf wrote

And this is why central PA politicians who have strong opinions on Krasner/crime in Philadelphia can go hump themselves.

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