Saturday, May 15, 2010

Pablo Is Not a Blowhard

Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez has been called many things, but blow-hard should not be one of them. He drank a "moderate" amount of alcohol, got behind the wheel of a car, got into a traffic accident, and when police arrived on the scene he was unable to blow into the breathalyzer machine with significant force to register a result. I don't drink and drive, and as such have never had to take a breathalyzer, but I can't imagine that you have to blow hard like the big bad wolf to get a reading.

Rahim Jaffer's mistake was actually blowing into the breathalyzer. What he should have done was pretend that he couldn't exhale, and maybe then he wouldn't have been searched. Thus far no details of Pablo's traffic accident have been released other than nobody was hurt including Mister Rodriguez. If I were to borrow a page from the archives of Mike Ignatieff, Pablo's traffic incident should immediately put into question the competency of Pablo's spouse and the party leader should consider removing him from caucus before or after a full public inquiry.

3 comments:

  1. It is my understanding the police have several roadside tests they can administer.

    In Quebec a judge won't order a blood sample unless a serious injury takes place. I did some research to look at cases if you were unable and escape clauses exist.

    In Ontario refusal is the same as blowing over. It might be legally advantageous to to cooperate to blow but not blow enough to register.

    On CNN I was watching a debate on an advocate demanding we allow an illegal citizen to recieve tax funded education. (American Case) It is bizarre how the left see right vs wrong with other people's money.

    ReplyDelete
  2. The difference between Pablo and Rahim is that Jaffer was stopped for speeding, where Pablo had already been in a traffic accident. He was already facing a liability for property damage when he failed to blow into the device. Both deserve to pay a penalty. I thought Rahim got off easy, but that happened because the cops screwed up.

    ReplyDelete
  3. The law is the same in Quebec as in Ontario. Refuse to blow and you are guilty. Nothing about must be personal injury.

    ReplyDelete