I've never been arrested for anything, nor do I even drink much at all, and I agree that MADD is a group of fanatics. This stunt is reprehensible. Too many of these idiots think that because drunk drivers have killed before, the defendant in the cases at that court house on that day are guilty and should be punished irrespective of the facts of the case. Their intent was to influence the jury, and the judge should have declared a mistrail and reset the trial date.
Unfortunately, MADD has permeated the DA's offices all over the country and have put pressure on DAs not to plea cases. The problem with that is that we have trials that shouldn't be trials in the first place as smart defense attorneys know the prosecution can't convict on weak facts. I was on a DWI jury 4 years ago when we acquitted on facts that never should have been brought to trial. The officer involved had obviously been trained thoroughly to testify instead of being trained to do his job in a competent way. He should have let the defendant off in this case after checking him for wants and warrants.
So I wouldn't make a smart-ass comment if I were you about someone being obsessive if you think there was nothing wrong with what these people did. I think drunk drivers should be shot, but I'd rather wait until AFTER they are convicted in a fair trial before shooting. Otherwise, let's run you up through the system charged with a crime you didn't commit and see how you like people outside trying to influence the jury to convict you.
Courtrooms as well. Check this out.