McRae said he saw three additional police cruisers arrive. Fearing for his safety, he handed over his identification.
“I
said to myself, ‘I don’t want to die today,’” said McRae. “Let’s say
one of them is very trigger happy — what’s gonna happen?”
‘Cleaning while black’
The police officers took the empty bottle of stout for evidence, but left the rest of the recycling materials behind.
They
handed McRae a fine for $486. In the ticket, which he showed to
CBC News, the offence is described as “being the driver of a road
vehicle, having consumed alcoholic beverages.”