In some parts of the world, drivers who are caught driving under the influence of alcohol are either slapped with a ticket or instantly thrown in the slammer. It's not the best of ordeals, but police officers are keen on putting a lid on drunk driving to avoid accidents. The Kensington Police, however, are observing a rather out of the box approach when apprehending DUI offenders.
Time has it that the police force based in Prince Edward Island in Canada are cautioning those who are attending "holiday parties" or other social gatherings to have a designated driver that will send him home. Or better yet, spend the rest of a night at a friend's house if they don't want to have their names in their record book. Sounds like a normal process, but along the way to the precinct and "on top of a hefty fine, a criminal charge and a year's driving suspension", they will make offenders listen to their copy of Nickelback.
Sources including The Washington Post was able to include a Facebook post regarding the unique way of making drunk drivers regret what they have done. The post said if they are "foolish enough to get behind the wheel after drinking" then Nickelback's 2001 album, Silver Side Up will be blaring in the cruiser on their way to jail.
The post is obviously a gag. Post creator Constable Robb Hartlen said that agency doesn't really own a Nickelback album - the picture included in the Facebook post came from Google. But if there's anything true about the faux warning, Hartlen was quick to add that he'd have "no problems" getting a copy of the Kroeger-led band "and play along on the way in."
Admittedly, Kroeger, or Chad Turton in real life, was convicted of drunk driving in June 2006. As per reports, the frontman was found to have "twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system" while driving his Lamborghini through Surrey, B.C. at 2:00Am. As for the band, Rolling Stone had them in the number 2 spot on "The Ten Worst Bands of the Nineties".
