• DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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    3 days 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).

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      3 days 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.

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        2 days 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?

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            2 days ago

            No but it’s easy enough to find. If you are doubting me and genuinely curious, go find it! In fact, if you doubt what I have to say, you should definitely look it up for yourself instead of taking my word for it.

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              2 days ago

              I did look, and I couldn’t find what you were referencing.

              Hence me asking you for it.

              How were you “looking at it” but don’t have it available…?

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                2 days ago

                I read it yesterday and no longer have the link handy. I’m having a hard time believing you spent much earnest effort looking for it if you couldn’t find it. I searched for “Canada DUI entry law” and it comes up as the first 5 hits at least.

                I’m definitely not going to waste my time continuing to debate you though so you believe whatever you like: Your ignorance is not my responsibility or burden.

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                  2 days ago

                  Wait, so now you did find it, but refuse to share it…?

                  You made some pretty bold claims there, and burden of proof is on you. It would be absurd to expect it to work the other way.

                  At this point it’s pretty clear that you’re just here to spread misinformation.

                  To be clear, no. That search does not reveal any links that back up your claims.

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                    Wait, so now you did find it, but refuse to share it…?

                    I think they meant that this happened yesterday. But posting a link would have been way faster than typing two messages about how they don’t want to do it, I think