{"id":14037,"date":"2015-12-21T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T15:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/?p=14037"},"modified":"2015-12-21T15:55:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T15:55:19","slug":"dui-drunk-driving-is-our-most-common-criminal-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nationalpardon.org\/?p=14037","title":{"rendered":"DUI, drunk driving is our most common criminal charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve written about this topic before but after coming across a Sun News article about the number of holiday drivers arrested for drunk driving it is an important matter to bring up, again.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a pardon for a DUI is the same as getting a pardon for any other criminal charge. Here\u2019s how it work assuming you didn\u2019t hurt \/ kill someone.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Drive drunk.<\/li>\n<li>Get pulled over.<\/li>\n<li>Get a breathalyser.<\/li>\n<li>Get arrested.<\/li>\n<li>Get car impounded.<\/li>\n<li>Get taken to the nearest police station,<\/li>\n<li>Get fingerprinted.<\/li>\n<li>Get photographed.<\/li>\n<li>Get then thrown in the drunk-tank (holding cell).<\/li>\n<li>Get woken up in the morning (this part will really not be fun).<\/li>\n<li>Go to court.<\/li>\n<li>Get released with bail and agreement to appear.<\/li>\n<li>Go and find a lawyer.<\/li>\n<li>Pay the lawyer a lot of money.<\/li>\n<li>Go back to court.<\/li>\n<li>Get tried.<\/li>\n<li>Get convicted.<\/li>\n<li>Get your license suspended.<\/li>\n<li>Get ordered to pay a fine.<\/li>\n<li>Pay your fine.<\/li>\n<li>Pay more money to your lawyer.<\/li>\n<li>Wait 5 years.<\/li>\n<li>Apply for your pardon.<\/li>\n<li>Pay more money to the government, police, courts, Parole Board of Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Maybe get your license back.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If a bit of money to a cab driver seems like too much money to spend or too inconvenient just be advised that the above multi-year process is what you\u2019re betting against.<\/p>\n<p>We handle\u00a0<a href=\"\/?tag=dui\">DUI<\/a> charges all the time. The most common reason people <a href=\"\/?page_id=12\">apply for pardons<\/a> with us is due to drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>So this holiday season please be safe and sensible. If you\u2019re drinking leave the car at home. It\u2019s not worth the risk.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Sun Article:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2015\/12\/20\/ride-busts-more-than-400-drunk-drivers\">http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2015\/12\/20\/ride-busts-more-than-400-drunk-drivers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Further reading:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/opinion\/columnists\/opinion-if-the-chance-of-killing-someone-doesnt-stop-you-from-drunk-driving-heres-another-important-reason\">Michael Ashby on driving and driving in the Montreal Gazette<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DUI Information:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"j5AOhfJx8Z\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/madd-president-resigns-after-dui-arrest\/\">MADD President Resigns After DUI Arrest<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;MADD President Resigns After DUI Arrest&#8221; &#8212; National Pardon Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/madd-president-resigns-after-dui-arrest\/embed\/#?secret=bsfPlGEIfQ#?secret=j5AOhfJx8Z\" data-secret=\"j5AOhfJx8Z\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2qK5CifojD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/drunk-drivingimpaired-drivingdriving-over-0-08-dui\/\">Drunk driving \/ Impaired driving \/ Driving over 0.08 \/ DUI<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Drunk driving \/ Impaired driving \/ Driving over 0.08 \/ DUI&#8221; &#8212; National Pardon Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/drunk-drivingimpaired-drivingdriving-over-0-08-dui\/embed\/#?secret=kNPECHwVU7#?secret=2qK5CifojD\" data-secret=\"2qK5CifojD\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XpAf7w48IQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/its-easy-to-get-a-dui\/\">It&#8217;s easy to get a DUI<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;It&#8217;s easy to get a DUI&#8221; &#8212; National Pardon Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/its-easy-to-get-a-dui\/embed\/#?secret=GrJd9hSiMg#?secret=XpAf7w48IQ\" data-secret=\"XpAf7w48IQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve written about this topic before but after coming across a Sun News article about the number of holiday drivers arrested for drunk driving it is an important matter to bring up, again. 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