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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month agoI always figured it was a good line in the sand telling some Americans, they are not welcome
drunk driving is serious and I respect that they treat it as such
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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month agoI always figured it was a good line in the sand telling some Americans, they are not welcome
drunk driving is serious and I respect that they treat it as such
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 1 month ago
Looking at their rules for it, it actually seems kinda fucked: One bad choice years ago bars you for life unless you are wealthy enough to go through their process and hire lawyers, it's a even crime to try and enter, but that is definitely not a widely known fact, so even though someone might have paid their dues and even been completely sober for years, they're still fucked unless they're well off.
I get wanting to protect people and stop dangerous driving but effectively banning someone for life if they made a mistake and happen to be poor seems a bit unfair. You can bet your ass rich people have all sorts of ways around this that completely circumvent the system anyhow on top of all that.
As usual, it's another regulation that disproportionately affects poor people who are unable to afford proper legal representation to begin with (and are more likely to be falsely convicted of a DUI in the first place).
QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 1 month ago
Um source on the lifetime thing? My understanding is that it’s more like 7 or 10 years, but also that the border agent has some discretion. I had a DUI quite some time ago and went to Canada around the 7 year mark without any trouble, lawyers, etc.
lividweasel@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Did you visit before 2018? It sounds like things changed then and it’s more of a lifetime thing now. See the “Deemed Rehabilitation” section here: www.canadaduientrylaw.com
QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 1 month ago
Looks like it was summer 2019.
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 1 month ago
Which rules are you referring to?
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 1 month ago
The Canadian one that states you can't come to their country with a DUI unless you go through their reportedly expensive and time consuming process?
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 1 month ago
Do you have a link?