[Zulu29]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

You're missing the point entirely.

No matter how many times you can blow, no police officer should have the ability to accuse, try and sentence someone on the side of the road where no counsel is available and no due process can take place. Saying that someone can seek remedy through the courts after the fact is pointless, by that point in time they could have been fired from their job, incurred significant impound fees, face significant increases in insurance and thousands in court costs to clear their name. If they don't get a court date within 3 months, they are then forced to either continue that suspension or pay more money to have an interlock installed.

If they are found to have not been impaired, those consequences do not disappear. They won't necessarily get their job back, their insurance will still be high because there is a suspension on their record, the court costs are not refunded and they won't be compensated for lost income.

The answer to this isn't to allow the police to run roadside courts, but to fix the underlying problems in the legal system that are causing lengthy delays. Hire more prosecutors and judges.

Well the Supreme Court of Canada disagrees with you.