The police officers are indeed trying to do their job. That job being extortion. My guess is that you have a nice car? Your stalwartness may be the best one can do.
AR Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:18, Jim Byrne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > I take my daughter to school each morning by car. Now I am a little fed up > being stopped by the police early (8.00am) in the morning and being accused > of drinking. I produce documents and they realise i am a foreigner. The > accusations from the police are always the same, doesn't matter what officer > stops me. You drinking ? Then its exhale in their face. They reiterate their > accusation, where upon i become stanch and refute with many NO NO No No No ( > that i repeat about 20 times) > > Then the invitation by the officers for me to go to doctor is met by me > with... OK lets go to the doctor. Whereupon they say OK go. ! > > I then drive off, somewhat disturbed by the event. > > Can anybody say what is the procedure when met by a Russian police officer, > where he or she forms an opinion that the driver of the vehicle is > intoxicated. > > I do know that police officers are trying to do their job, sometimes in > particularly difficult and dangerous situations. But on a school run in the > morning is taking it a little too far in my opinion. > > Many thanks in advance > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
