> Belgian media said in the verdict the judge emphasised that the defendant, who was not named in line with local judicial custom, did not experience symptoms of intoxication.
Hopefully that's the critical bit. If the defendant neither acted to impair his driving ability, nor was actually impaired, it'd be a sh*tty move to punish him.
So...why and how did the Belgian legal system charge him with drunk driving?
He had to breathe in a breathalyzer - a standard procedure in Europe during most traffic stops, no cause needed at all. The police charged him and he defended himself.
Hopefully that's the critical bit. If the defendant neither acted to impair his driving ability, nor was actually impaired, it'd be a sh*tty move to punish him.
So...why and how did the Belgian legal system charge him with drunk driving?