all the guy had to do was take a breathalyzer.. plain and simple.. he refused because he knew he'd fail.
no, two beers might not mean you're impaired, a twelve pack doesn't mean i'm impaired.. but some one, somewhere does get blitzed on two beers. i
used to know a guy who'd pass out drunk after three winecoolers. so what? they're suppose to have different rules and limits for different
people?
he's screaming "i'm innocent, i haven't done anything wrong." 36 over the speed limit? he should have just taken the breath test. as far as the
cop not being in uniform... he is in a patrol car.. if i get pulled over by a cop car, and someone gets out, dressed like a cop, and tells me how fast
i was going.. and he's on the radio with dispatch, i'm pretty sure it's a cop. 116 in an 80? and he's just gonna get a ticket?? here 36 mph over
the limit is jail, reckless endangernment.. the cop.. was extremely patient in my opinion. i don't know about canada.. but here he could have nailed
him for speeding, refusal of breathalyzer, utterance, resisting and littering.. and that's just what i saw.. don't know what else happened.. the
driver was in the wrong, almost from the beginning..
the problem with trying to cite law to a cop, is... so many people try to do it when they have something to hide. when you're in the wrong, and try
to use law to cover your @$$, you end up making it bad for people later... the over use or citing of laws almost always leads to those laws or
mandates being altered in the future. which makes people who are innocent and DO have right to cite those same laws catch the short end of the
stick.
putting yourself above the masses is pretty selfish.
had the cop just pulled him over for "routine license check" which is my favorite... then he might have something to argue about. but that wasn't
the case. he was 36 kph over the limit, he admittted he'd been drinking, and yes, he says two beers.. how many times have ya watched those police
shows where the guy says "one or two" and when he gets out, he falls down and a case of empty beer cans hits the ground?
so, lets recap.
36kph over the speed limit
being biligerant
being abusive to the cop
refusal to comply with a peace officer
resisting arrest
and refusal to take a breathalyzer
yeah.. i don't see anything wrong with that