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    Florida police officers paid to drink alcohol, eat Doritos on the job

    The "Intoxilyzer 8000"The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has fallen under scrutiny for paying several employees to drink alcohol on the job in order to test a breathalyzer.

    Last October, the department allocated $300 for Jim Beam whiskey, Doritos and drink mixers. The Herald Tribune reports that it was part of an effort to preserve the embattled "Intoxilyzer 8000" from being phased out. 15 law enforcement employees were then invited to department headquarters in Tallahassee to drink and eat on the job.

    The department set up a video camera to record the events, while FDLE crime analysts, staff assistants and Capitol Police officers drank. Blood tests were then taken and sent to a local lab with a total price tag of $8,000 for the effort.

    FDLE's Laura Barfield then appeared in a Sarasota County courtroom hearing to present the test results as evidence that the Intoxilyzer results were accurate.

    However, it's unclear whether the test results will even be accepted. "That doesn't really address the problem," said Dr. John Robinson, a biostatistics consultant with expertise in health care. "It's only performed at one time, with a small group of people."

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    • David  •  Anaheim, California  •  16 days ago
      Next Headline...Florida officers clocked at 110 mph testing radar equipment, Doritos and Jim Beam found in patrol car.
    • ray  •  16 days ago
      Where can I apply for this job? i have years of experience!!
    • AARON  •  16 days ago
      My boss pays me to drink except he doesn't know about it yet.
    • JRS  •  16 days ago
      I don't get it, why Doritos?
    • Robert  •  16 days ago
      cops are so gullable, a cop knocked on my door and said someone called and said my dog was chaseing someone on a bike ,, i said that cant be true because my dog does not have a bike ,,
    • Darryl  •  Los Angeles, California  •  16 days ago
      Are they hiring?
    • KelleyGaither2000  •  Anniston, Alabama  •  16 days ago
      Officer at a traffic stop "Ma'am,your eyes are red,have you been drinking alccohol?"

      Woman to officer "Your eyes are glazed..have you been eating doughnuts?"
    • DoctorGod  •  16 days ago
      I volunteer for the marijuana test.
    • Timmah  •  Waynesboro, Virginia  •  16 days ago
      That is nothing In Fredericksburg Va Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Deputies got paid to go into a massage parlor and receive ORAL SEX. How about that?
    • Wolfy  •  16 days ago
      sir have you had any doritos this evening?
    • Mike  •  Lexington, Kentucky  •  16 days ago
      Jim Bean and Doritos way to stay classy coppers....
    • V L  •  16 days ago
      just go by the local watering hole were these guys go after work, have them take the test right before they head home in their own cars.
    • Richard  •  New Hartford, New York  •  16 days ago
      Why bother wasting the money, just have some off duty cops stop by the station after a night out drinking and they can blow in the thing. You don't think they drink and drive, oh yeah they do.
    • LtDanhasnolegs  •  16 days ago
      They next tested condoms on each other
    • Erich  •  16 days ago
      What next ? Law enforcement officers paid to drink coffee and eat donuts ?
    • Edward  •  16 days ago
      Were the officers allowed to drive themselves home afterwards?
    • whocares  •  16 days ago
      after they drink the booze , did they arrest them for public dunkeness
    • Jason B  •  16 days ago
      OK, so wait.. they spent 300$ on the alcohol... where did the other $7700 go?
    • No Answer  •  St Paul, Minnesota  •  16 days ago
      Sweet government work.
    • CJae  •  Willmar, Minnesota  •  16 days ago
      effin' stupid....

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