I'm Draconian when it comes to Drunk Drivers, as some in this forum have learned first hand....(grin)
I think after the third DUI, the state should physically remove the eye's of the repeat offender. (Yes, I'm serious as a heart attack about this one).
That said, this is a travesty.
It has always seemed to me that some of the drunk driving enforcement in this country is misguided. I take a lot of issue with the continual lowering of the BAC for an offense. It seems to me that the better course of action is harsher punishment for the convicted and, especially, for repeat offenders. Doesn't it seem that every time there is an accident, the account says something like "so and so had a BAC nearly twice the legal limit" or "so and so was convicted of driving while impaired twice in the last fourteen months" or something along those lines. It just doesn't appear to me that the problem is BAC being too low... I believe the problem is slap on the wrist punishment, especially for repeat offenses. My other concern is that lowering the BAC takes some of the very useful social stigma out of drinking and driving by fostering a hey, it could happen to anyone, he only had two beers, kind of attitude. I'd rather see more resources aimed at punishing drunk drivers, rather than widening the net by constantly lowering the BAC. I'd be curious to know if anyone else has this reaction....