OT: Really, Officer - it's the botox!

This report, from my hometown of Vancouver, Canada, has me wondering if the place has suddenly turned into a northern version of L.A.

Here's the story: a woman was pulled over by the police for a possible D.U.I., as she had been driving only 30 mph on the freeway and had nearly collided with two cars. While she admitted she had been drinking, she couldn't or wouldn't perform a breathalyzer test for the police officer. Her excuse - recent Botox treatments around the mouth made it impossible for her to purse her lips. These had been performed a few weeks earlier in Mexico, where the lady resides part-time.

Naturally, the officer said, "Tell it to the judge" and charged her with refusing to give a breath sample.

On her day in court, the lady was able to produce a letter from her Mexican plastic surgeon attesting to recent Botox treatments around the mouth. The surgeon stated that these may have indeed made it difficult for her to pucker up.

Her charge - refusing to give a breath sample - was dropped. Legal experts everywhere are shaking their heads in amazement - the Botox defense is certainly a "new wrinkle" for trial attorneys! (pardon the pun)

Read the full report here.