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Originally Posted by p1l0t
True, the right decision is to call a cab (uber lyft whatever) or a friend. Still, charging someone with a D.U.I. which stands for DRIVING While Intoxicated is inappropriate. I'm not blaming the Officers necessarily if that's how they are told to deal with it but it certainly seems like a prime example of this sort thing needs to handled with more discretion.
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Originally Posted by Cole
That's what happens when laws take away a police officer's greatest tool, which is discretion.
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This is not the police officers fault and discretion to walk away from a drunk who could then drive is bad at the best of times. The judge will use discretion when hearing the case and will no doubt take the fact that he was not actually driving into account.
Now it looks like Alberta at least may agree that the automatic charges are not "fair" so in this case he may end up just fine.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...ence-1.4468021