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Old 02-07-2018, 09:59 PM   #39809
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
The laws are different in different places, there isn't one single law. The law here is not drunk driving but impaired care and control. He had care and control of the vehicle no matter where he was or what he was actually doing. Law enforcement officers (in Ontario at least) do not have any leeway when it comes to these charges. If they suspect impaired they MUST test and charge. They will lose their jobs if they just warn and walk away.
Yes, in this case it seems unfair but what if the guy wakes up, feels fine even though still impaired and drives away to kill somebody? If impaired here just do not have care and control of the vehicle.
I'm sorry but regardless of how the bureaucracy came to the idea that it is good to punish someone for trying to wait and sober-up it is still wrong.

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