[–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

In Canada you have the right to an attorney, without delay, simply being detained ... except when you're suspected of drunk driving

Section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees every person the right to retain and instruct legal counsel without delay, and the right to be informed of that right upon arrest or detention.

It's not so much a violation of your rights, but an elimination of that right during that specific situation

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (4 children)

    Miranda Rights give you the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney

    These rights go out the window because if you exercise them they simply charge you refusing to comply which carries the same penalty as a drunk driving conviction

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

    Mother Against Drunk Driving decided all of it.

    Nobody can defend drunk driving, but the fact you give up your rights during a stop should make you angry.

    If you get charged with any other crime you are allowed to talk to a lawyer except in drunk driving. You are tried and convicted on the side of the road and the evidence they use to convict you (your breath) isn't preserved.. it just blows away in the wind.

    Nobody should be drunk driving but we still need to change the way we handle suspected drunk driver's

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