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DUI Defendant Wins Source Code to Breathalyzer
MyrddinBach writes "CNet's Police Blotter column looks into a Minnesota drunk driving defendant case with a twist. The defendant says he needs the source code to the Intoxilyzer 5000EN to fight the charges in court. Apparently the company has agreed to turn over the code to the defense. 'A judge granted the defendant's request, but Michael Campion, Minnesota's commissioner in charge of public safety, opposed it. Minnesota quickly asked an appeals court to intervene, which it declined to do. Then the state appealed a second time. What became central to the dispute was whether the source code was owned by the state or CMI, the maker of the Intoxilyzer.'"
grep it for "Boris Yeltsin"
Intoxilyzer? Really? That sounds like the name of a Judas Priest album or something...Painkiller, Turbo Lover, Juggulator, Intoxilyzer...
Does the defendant work for SCO?
Tired of being "punished" by the Slashdot $rtbl since 2002. I'm now over at http://soylentnews.org/ .
10 print "U R DRUNK!!!"
20 GOTO 10
This post is going to go in the dictionary under "begging the question".
Your reality is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever. - Baron Munchausen
(his attorney, Jeffrey Sheridan, as saying) the source code was necessary because otherwise "for all we know, it's a random number generator."
What's it written in? Double Visional Basic? Lishp?
Brainf**k maybe...
Hmmmm..I think you're on to something!
1) Perform incriminating act involving proprietary device.
2) Get Caught.
3) Demand Source Code to said device.
4) ???
5) Profit?
err or something like that
That's the source code for the cops. The breathalizer is probably more complicated. ;)
Hey, you wanna take a stroll with me on the lawn of the White House? It's really pretty this time of year. It's public property, ya know.
I wonder if he had his own 'buffer overflow' right in front of the officer? Maybe some wayward output streams?
...you'll probably get hit with wreckless driving....
Yeah, I once had wreckless driving put on my record. My insurance premiums blew through the cellar.
Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.
I can't believe I am seeing "begging the question" used correctly.
Even Isaac Newton got it wrong.
Wow, sent an e-mail as suggested when clicking on "use classic" banner, and got a fast response that addressed my msg
Sure you can, just as long as the car is sitting perfectly still in the parking lot.
For my weight I can legally drink around 7 beers/drinks before I hit the .08 limit.
According to this chart you weigh, oh, about 600 pounds. Or you drink very slowly and don't seem to do much else besides hang around in bars and post on slashdot. Either way, I'd suggest professional help.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
I think legal limit should be determined by a driving skills test. If I can drift race better at .10 BAC than an elderly person can drive the speed limit, I should be allowed to drive the speed limit at .10 BAC. Or the elderly person should be forced to stop driving...
Better yet, you should be able to challenge any DUI by challenging the arresting officer to a race. I guess you can already do that.
Now if only we could make a rule that backup is cheating...