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Isn’t it a similar case in the USA where intoxication breath test computers are similarly obscured from scrutiny? People have argued that they have a right to “
by whycome 1y ago
Isn’t it a similar case in the USA where intoxication breath test computers are similarly obscured from scrutiny? People have argued that they have a right to “face their accuser” and see the source code only to have that request denied. So, black box.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoBreathalyzers aren't typically considered sufficient evidence in of themselves to convict (or exonerate), iirc many PDs have a policy of treating a breathalyzer hit as probable cause more than anything and then either they throw you in the drunk tank if you don't demand a blood test to verify, or, if they want to actually prosecute you, they get a warrant for a blood test.
- SoftTalker 1y agoAIUI breath test only establishes probable cause. If you fail a breath test you are taken for a blood draw. Breath test results are routinely challenged (sometimes successfully) by demanding records showing that the device has been tested and calibrated according to the required schedule.
- worik 1y agoIn my country (Aotearoa) the breath tests are "strict viability ", so proof You can demand a blood test, but you have to know. Most people do not know