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On March 30, 2007; Whitehorse, N.W.T. man, Thomas Wood, was arrested for impaired driving. The breathalyzer test he took at the time registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.13.

At his trial in December, Wood testified that he had only drank a pint and a glass of draft beer over the course of 2 1/2 hours. He claimed that, as an aircraft mechanic, he doesn’t drink on the job and does not drink very much after work.

Territorial court Judge, Cunliffe Barnett, dismissed the charges. “Mr. Wood says that he is ‘quite cheap’ and that for that and other reasons, it is his custom to restrict his drinking, as he says he did that evening”, Barnett wrote in his decision. “When I consider all the remaining relevant evidence and testimony, I cannot say that I am convinced by Mr. Wood’s testimony; far from it, but Mr. Wood does not bear the burden of proving his innocence. He is required only to raise a reasonable doubt, and I find that he has done that.”

The judge invited the Crown lawyers to appeal the decision if they disagreed with it.

This seems like it could catch on as an even better defense strategy then the famous “twinkie defense” or “if the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit”. If you get caught driving without a valid drivers licence, registration and insurance; just say you were too cheap to renew them. If you get caught stealing something, well obviously, you were too cheap to pay for it.

I’ll bet if you were to look around you could find some sort of psychologist who would even be willing to testify that it’s some sort of a mental condition and therefore you cannot be held responsible for your actions. Contact my Aunt Pollie’s law firm, the Sink Law Office, they might even represent you.