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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It’s not a point I place a lot of importance on, because I think the instance you and others are describing would be rare enough that it’s not worth worrying about.
The proposed system seems better than the current system to me, and while neither is perfect, I just don’t think the risk of a sober person getting pulled over by a bad cop, getting falsely accused of impaired driving without any evidence (I.e. no breathalyzer, or two faulty breathalyzer), and punished on the spot is anything more than minute.
You can look at pretty much any law and think of a scenario where it would be ineffective or poorly applied, but unless the chances of that are more than minute, then I don’t think you worry about it.
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How many cases of someone being punished when not warranted is acceptable? Because I suspect that for a lot of people, that number is zero.
The legal system should operate under the method of "in a court of law it was shown beyond a reasonable doubt you have committed the offense, here is your punishment", not "here on the side of the road, I suspect you have committed an offense, here is a punishment that is potentially life altering, feel free to challenge it while you are being punished".
If the police want this power, they should bear the responsibility of making 100% whole any person they sentence under their new powers and is later found to be innocent.