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Some of the Australian jurisdictions in which mobile drug testing has been implemented don't see this as a problem: as well as driving while impaired, there is

by sjy 7y ago

Some of the Australian jurisdictions in which mobile drug testing has been implemented don't see this as a problem: as well as driving while impaired, there is a separate offence for having illicit drugs in your system which is designed for cases where the user may not actually be impaired [1] [2]. [1]: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/drugs,-driving-and-you-pamphlet https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-... [2]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/nsw-announces-drug-drive-law-crackdown/11083452 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/nsw-announces-drug-dr...

michaelmrose 7y ago
You don't see an issue with this? The people have an obvious vested interest in ensuring people aren't driving impaired. This is why we effectively are able to justify effectively searching your body for things that we have justifiable reason to believe may exist and might cause you to accidentally murder your fellow citizen with your car. Absent the motive of impairment how do we justify such a search when we wouldn't allow such a thing in your house or on the sidewalk? Presumably Australia does because its notions of civil rights are about as interesting as Alabama's notion of reproductive freedom but do you?