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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Agreed, I don't think the cops should be able to give sentences (which a 24 hour suspension is) on the spot. You blow over, your acting erratically, then the police have no choice except to write you up on charges, slap the cuffs on you and toss your ass in a holding tank until a judge can decide what to do with you.
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To be clear, the 24 hour suspension was never created to be a substitute for a true impaired driving charge. It has been suggested that the '24 hour' has been used to avoid the headaches associated with an impaired driving charge. Right or wrong, the reality of charging someone with impaired driving is time consuming, frustrating and is filled with judicial incompetency. Thus the 24 hour is seen a means to band aid the issue and get a drunk driver off the road.
Further, if you are charged with impaired driving, you don't go to jail. You are released with a court date. In fact, you can drive 24 hours later and get a temporary drivers permit valid for 21 days (unless there's an injury accident involved) until the 3 month provincially imposed suspension kicks in.