Jets' Byfuglien loses bid to drop drunk boating charges
ShepherdsDog @ Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:55 pm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ ... nipeg.html
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According to court documents, Byfuglien passed a breathalyzer test after a Hennepin County sheriff's officer stopped a boat he was driving on Lake Minnetonka on Aug. 31.
However, the arresting officer noted that Byfuglien had trouble speaking, was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol.
Byfuglien refused to give a blood or urine sample, so he was examined by a police drug-recognition expert who concluded that he was under the influence of a controlled substance.
However, the arresting officer noted that Byfuglien had trouble speaking, was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol.
Byfuglien refused to give a blood or urine sample, so he was examined by a police drug-recognition expert who concluded that he was under the influence of a controlled substance.
Alcohol isn't considered a controlled substance, drugs are. This is why Byfuglien likely refused to give a boold or urine sample and why the charges weren't dismissed. Had it been just alcohol, this matter might have been dropped, something I don't agree with, as operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or even prescription drugs is a reprehensible and irresponsible act.
Whether or not you agree with the drug policies of the Americans, Byfuglien broke their laws in their country, and has to face the music in their courts according to American law.