Drunk Finnish Judge Blames Toothbrush in Defense

[matcom]

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish judge who heard four criminal cases while drunk insisted the breath test was flawed because she was too busy to brush her teeth that morning.

During a hearing in March, Judge Leena Pettinen's blood alcohol content was three times the legal driving limit, Finland's attorney general said.

The judge said she hosted a party the night before, drinking "several glasses" of vodka punch, cognac, wine and beer. Pettinen did not deny being under the influence of alcohol at work, but said she had felt capable of doing her job.

"The breathalyser test result was affected by the alcohol that was left in my mouth and which I did not have time to remove in the morning rush by brushing my teeth," Pettinen said, according to the attorney general's statement, dated Thursday.

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. Worst. Excuse. EVER.

Alcohol is EXTREMELY volatile. Any and all alcohol smell (especially after a full night's sleep) comes from your lungs, which evaporate it from your BLOOD!

[maxanne]

2. limp and sorry defense

Brushing her teeth would not affect the outcome of a breath test. :eyes: