• Karmanopoly@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    If you were accused of murdering and taken to the hospital for a blood test with a lawyer present people would lose their minds

    But suspected drunk drivers it happens all the time without a lawyer present

    • healthetank@lemmy.ca
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      7 hours ago

      How many other crimes are directly defined with a time-sensitive impairment?

      If they allowed you to both call a lawyer and wait for them to arrive you could arrange for your lawyer to be a) 2+hrs away, b)alseep or c)any other time delaying tactic.

      I agree I don’t like the status quo, but if you have a reasonable alternative that still allows them to catch people who are drunk driving, I’m all ears.