[Andy from Beaverton]

Can you spell ACLU?

[this_ol_patriot]

They should just make them stand outside with the smokers...that'll teach them.

[djf]

I thought people were presumed innocent till proven guilty?

I guess that doesn't apply to things that the media can blow out of proportion and get alot of teardrop media play over.

[BIGLOOK]

Danger!If you can read this , you are too close!

[Petronski]

Second conviction should 'merit' a scarlet letter. Let the world know.

[Veto!]

A lot of room for creativity here. License plates that look like beer-bottle labels?

Coors 234 J23

Johnny Walker 097 BWL

How about plates for dopers too?

Maui Wowee 987 89X

LSD 345 680

[Malsua]

Been doing this in Ohio for a while now. I don't live there any longer, but I never saw one of those plates.

Shrug. I figure the drunk just has his wife/GF/Brother/sister/mother/father register the car.

[montag813]

Uh, won't this incite violence against people who have these plates? Ridiculous.

[Peace will be here soon]

"The bill's sponsors said the DWI plates would help police and would allow them to stop the car without further cause."

I guess this would be like having a never ending , intermittent sobriety check evertime you hit the road.

Why not just revoke someones license if they are convicted of mutliple drunk driving violations. But that would be toooooo easy....

This is so silly I bet the state approves it.

[TheForceOfOne]

Each plate will have this marking on it. lol

[thoughtomator]

After three convictions in five years for drunk driving, a person shouldn't be permitted to drive at all.

[Slings and Arrows]

I found an image of the proposed plates:

[kingu]

Let me see if I understand this right - you get convicted of driving under the influence and for the rest of your life if you're driving a car, any cop can pull you over without any reason other than the fact you're driving a car with a 'drunk driver' license plate?

Right. Three seconds after this is written, it will be overturned, but tens of millions will get spent making these plates and trying to defend it while at the same time the state legislature will complain there isn't enough money to go around.

[Porterville]

I think there should be special lice sense plate for everyone who isn't a powerful fat ass politico.

[commonasdirt]

This is great idea and long overdue for a tryout as it has been talked about for YEARS. But I agree with you freedom44, the ACLU is gonna be on this in....hmmm, what's the phrase?...Oh yeah....A New York Minute

[shellshocked]

"The bill's sponsors said the DWI plates would help police and would allow them to stop the car without further cause."


I like that. For 5 years after a DUI conviction, a person should be required to drive only vehicles that display a DUI license pate or have a magnetic tag they can use for cars without such a plate, such a a friend's car. A cop could pull them over at will and administer a breath test.

[zerosix]

Sounds like the loony left and a bunch of RINOs idea of "feelgood" bs.

I've got an idea, how about suspending the driver's license for 90 days for the first offense and make sure that the idiot attend some AA meetings and at least three accident fatality sites to get a flavor of who they are when they drive drunk and what their victims sometimes look like. Second offense, terminate the license for LIFE! Try that one on NY Legislators for a law with real teeth instead of your mamby pamsy "let's all be nice and get along" bs.