BiscottiGelato

"Usually, there are no other witnesses to contradict these ‘observations’; certainly, no one will believe the accused… The motive? Fulfilling quotas, overtime pay for testifying in court, promotions for high numbers of arrests, gaining awards in personnel files from MADD, etc.”

With the new law in BC, this is going to be great! Rejoyce for the coming new wave of wrongful convictions and police power trips near you.

BiscottiGelato

Awesome comment made in the link posted by blowfish:

"I used to have lunch with a lawyer who specializes in DUI cases. In fact, he was one of the go-to guys for cops who were facing a DUI themselves (which happens on a very regular basis, a revelation in itself, to me). I live in a larger-than-midsize city and he could rattle off the names of many, many cops who regularly falsified evidence, lied, and otherwise misrepresented the facts in varying degrees. There was no benefit to him in making these claims, it was purely conversational material between lunch buddies. And it was rarely worthwhile to actually pursue these fabrications in court — if you’ve ever had a DUI or been in close proximity to one, the stress, time, and expense is incredible without the added complexity of an actual trial. It is simply an understood fact among DUI attorneys that this happens. And they know exactly who does it. And it’s more common than most people realize.

Make no mistake about it, DUIs are big business for any sizable municipality and it’s to their advantage to make persecution and prosecution fast, easy, and expensive."