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LISTEN: Former Garda weighs in on Mandatory Alcohol checkpoints

Jan 25, 2019 17:37
By Denise Canavan
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LISTEN: Former Garda weighs in on Mandatory Alcohol checkpoints

A former member of An Garda Síochána says garda discretion doesn't work.
Speaking on The Joe Finnegan Show this morning, Garda Whistleblower John Wilson says if this was another jurisdiction, this wouldn't even be an issue.
He shared an example of when he allowed someone discretion and how it very nearly resulted in disaster.

And you can listen to the full interview here where the former Garda explains what happens at a Mandatory Alcohol Testing Checkpoint and what happens back at the station - there is a difference between the reading on both the roadside machine and the Evidenzer at the station:

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