The Toronto Sun published this article about Sang Eun Lee who was forced to remove her under-wire bra for safety reasons when she was arrested for impaired driving. Lee tried to beat the charge by alleging her rights were violated. Before her arrest, Lee was drinking at a bar where the staff helped her to a taxi. She had a dispute with the taxi driver and decided to drive herself home, so the concerned cab driver called 911. The police caught her as she pulled into her apartment complex and parked in the wrong driveway. Lee was found guilty of impaired operation of a motor vehicle and received a minimum fine of $1,000 and her licence was suspended for a year.
I am angered by Lee's attempt to get out of the ticket by falsely claiming her rights were violated.
Lee claimed that she was strip searched, upon investigation she was only asked to remove her bra for safety reasons, something that is done with all females. She was not singled out. Lee also claimed that when she was arrested that the police didn't explain her right to council in her native language and she didn't understand English. The judge pointed out that Lee attended an English university in the United states from 1993 through 1997 and that she had no trouble following the officers directions as shown in the surveillance video from the police station. Neither of her "excuses" held any weight in court. Regardless of the fact that the police allegedly performed an illegal strip search and did or didn't explain her rights in her native language doesn't negate that fact that Lee was guilty of driving drunk. Those are separate issues and the fact that she thought the charges should be thrown out because of that is absurd.
Everyone needs to start taking responsibility for their actions instead of trying to place blame elsewhere. I love the fact that in this case Lee's allegations were proved false and feel that she should have been punished for making them.
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