[Cementjungle]

Would you argue that we should UNBAN drunk driving? Because it's not always dangerous and as long as no one gets hurt, it's a victimless crime, right?

Drunk driving is hardly victimless, at least not on public roads.

[Hunble]

If nobody was harmed because a driver was drunk...

THERE WAS NO VICTIM!

DUH!

Drunk driving laws, when there is no victim, are an outstanding example of "potential crimes." You are declared to be a criminal, not for any harm to another person, but because "YOU MIGHT, JUST MAYBE, UNDER AN UNUSUAL CONVERGENCE OF EVENTS, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!"

So, for this invented and pretended harm to others, you may:

Go to jail. Loose your job. Loose your home. Loose your property. Loose your family. Possibly even get raped while in jail.

All of this, because you "MIGHT" harm someone.

[mbraynard]

Drunk driving is hardly victimless, at least not on public roads.

I agree it shouldn't be legal. But if you are tanked and get in your car and drive home safely - the law would penalize you , but who is the victim?

I only bring it up because anytime someone says 'what would you ban next' I can't help but ask 'what would you unban?'