To me it all depends on the type of cop you run into to. I know guys who have had up to 6 run ins with a cop. My friend only had a couple beers. Nothing to ruin his judgment whatsoever. Like water to him. Cop lets him go.
I have another friend. Straight A student. Never had a run in with the law, etc. He got caught driving home in the morning after he slept. He wasn't swirving or anything. We always take cabs if we think we had even a tiny amount over legal limit.
Well, my buddy can say bye bye to law school. He now has a criminal record. He's getting married this summer. bye bye $10 000 honey moon. He can't travel to the US. Bye bye stag.
i think it's utter bullsh** that you can get a record and be punished this severely for that. If you kill somebody, run your car off the road, etc. Something that serious deserves higher punishment in my eyes. Any sort of situation where you blow over deserves a driving suspension. I don't agree with the criminal record.
Don't count too much on the charter of rights either. The rookie cop who arrested my friend didn't read him his rights and pretty much did everything wrong. Nothing by the book. he still lost after getting a $10 000+ laywer. Not to mention your driving insurance is screwed.
he got a 1 year suspension and can drive after 3 months with one of those gadgets you stick in your car and blow into to. Drunk driving is bad, but I think even the smallest screw ups get punished too heavy. If it's more than once, then throw the book down.
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