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Originally Posted by sebberry (Post 7459593)

How does one blow a .039 two hours after drinking half a can of beer?

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Originally Posted by sebberry (Post 7459593)

Their body still contains alcohol...and more than 1/2 a normal can.
And the officer threatened to arrest the OP if he didn't blow. Last I checked random breath testing wasn't conducted in Canada. Only explanation for this would be if the OP told the officer he had half a can of beer two hours prior to the stop.

The Cop needs grounds to demand a sample. Odour of alcoholic beverage consumption is one way, so is an admission of consumption. He didn't threaten him with arrest to force him to blow...he "demanded" that he provide a sample (based on the grounds he formed) and would inform anyone who refuses to provide that sample without legal excuse to do so, would be charged with refusal and a conviction for refusal carries the same penalty as an impaired driving conviction. I've charged and convicted numerous impaired drivers who refused to provide a suitable sample.