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I really don't so how this can be abused. You blow into the device and it reads out how much alcohol is in your breath. It takes seconds to do and cops can't discover anything else about you other than how much alcohol is in your breath. It's nothing like searching your home. It provides police with less information about you than your licence does, which cops can check anytime.
The breathalyzer isn't the problem. It's a free pretextual stop where they can look inside your car and decide if they want to hassle you over something else
If you have something in your car that could give police reason to hassle you over, the pretextual stop was probably worth it. I get that police stopping drivers is annoying, and ACAB, but having to prove you aren't drunk while driving is already a thing in Ontario. RIDE Programs are literal police checkpoints where you need to prove you aren't drunk to pass through. That is already a thing and has been for years. I've yet to see any serious complaints about it or police abusing it to hassle people.
They absolutely abuse it! See how many ride stops they do when someone is at large in the city. They throw them up under the guise of a ride program when searching for someone. I have heard them doing this on police scanner. If you had access to the data I'm sure you could prove this..