• thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    I always respected that Canada is open to almost everyone…

    Except if you have a DUI

    I knew a lady that was a Canadian citizen but lived and worked in Seattle. She got a DUI in the US and they won’t let her go back into Canada until she completes the long and expensive process that they require for DUI offenders.

    • takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      I dunno, DUI is serious, you could kill someone. Maybe it is a long and expensive process to make sure people will remember it and not drive while being drunk?

      • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
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        2 months ago

        I always figured it was a good line in the sand telling some Americans, they are not welcome

        drunk driving is serious and I respect that they treat it as such

        • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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          2 months ago

          Looking at their rules for it, it actually seems kinda fucked: One bad choice years ago bars you for life unless you are wealthy enough to go through their process and hire lawyers, it’s a even crime to try and enter, but that is definitely not a widely known fact, so even though someone might have paid their dues and even been completely sober for years, they’re still fucked unless they’re well off.

          I get wanting to protect people and stop dangerous driving but effectively banning someone for life if they made a mistake and happen to be poor seems a bit unfair. You can bet your ass rich people have all sorts of ways around this that completely circumvent the system anyhow on top of all that.

          As usual, it’s another regulation that disproportionately affects poor people who are unable to afford proper legal representation to begin with (and are more likely to be falsely convicted of a DUI in the first place).

            • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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              2 months ago

              The Canadian one that states you can’t come to their country with a DUI unless you go through their reportedly expensive and time consuming process?

                • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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                  2 months ago

                  No but it’s easy enough to find. If you are doubting me and genuinely curious, go find it! In fact, if you doubt what I have to say, you should definitely look it up for yourself instead of taking my word for it.

  • bigmamoth@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Is visiting the same as illegally comming to a place without authorisation ? Brainwashing is strong in this one