Woman Has DWI Charge Dropped After Her Breasts Are Exposed

Canada and the US are strikingly different countries. Story out of Toronto, Ontario:

Two male police officers pulled over Krystina D'Andrade on Dec. 7, 2014 after noticing she was swerving in her lane. Since the two officers did not have a breathalyzer, a female police officer brought one to the scene, according to court documents.

D'Andrade provided a breath sample which showed a blood alcohol level of 161 and 166 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood. Officers then charged her with driving with a level above the legal limit of 80 milligrams.

The female officer conducted a pat-down search, during which she unzipped D'Andrade's sweater. The woman was wearing a see-through bra, and her breasts were exposed.

Given that D'Andrade was wearing tight, form-fitting clothes at the time, the judge ruled a pat-down search would have sufficed to determine whether she was carrying any weapons — making a strip search unreasonable.

Unzipping her sweater and exposing her breasts was a violation of her Charter rights. Cont.

Story from - Huffington Post
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