Do your nieces and nephews point and laugh at handicapped people, too?
Only if you considered chronic alcoholics to be handicapped. Personally, I look at it more as a self-inflicted injury.
You don't get one of those tags for your first DUI, you have to be deemed by the court to be a "hard core drunk driver", according to this standard:
Hardcore drunk drivers can be defined as those who drive with a high blood alcohol concentration of .15 or above, who do so repeatedly, as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and who are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment or education.
Terms used in Ohio that could identify hardcore drunk drivers are:
• Repeat offender — 2nd and subsequent offenses in 6 years.
• Felony DUI —
- 4th degree felony = 4th offense within 6 years.
- 3rd degree felony = 5th and subsequent offenses within a lifetime.
Ridicule is very light treatment for people who repeatedly put other peoples' lives in jeopardy by driving while intoxicated. Being an alcoholic may be a sickness, but getting behind the wheel of a car while drunk is not protected behavior, nor is it reason for much sympathy.