Again, JB does a fine imitation of an idiot!
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Again, JB does a fine imitation of an idiot!
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
My preference? FIRST conviction (not just arrest; conviction) is a Felony and you become Bubba’s/Jethreen’s ‘Prison Wife.’
But, that’s just me. :)
Glad to see the stats showing less DD arrests, though.
In reality, in this economy, under this administration, who can AFFORD to be out drinking? I mean, when you’re working two jobs to keep your head above water, ain’t nobody got time fo’ Dat! ;)
A boon to car insurance companies who can charge windfall rates after a conviction.
The true problem are the folks driving with a .015 BAL or higher. They could give a rats butt whether the legal limit is .008 or .001.
Here’s a question for you. Imagine that you had to leave this planet and make a home on a new one. There are two choices. Both worlds are identical to this world in every way except for the following difference:
In world “A”, every driver on the road has a Blood alcohol level of 0.15. In world “B”, every driver is texting all the time they are driving.
Which world would you consider the safest to drive in?
I would like to see DUI enforced just like speeding. Going ten over gets you a ticket. Going 20 over gets you a stiffer fine. Going 150 in a 35 will land you in jail.
We don’t need to get tough on “drinking” drivers. We need to get tough on “drunk” drivers. I’m safer with a BAL of .12 than the average middle aged asian woman driver in Seattle with no alcohol in her system, but they are driving legally while I would see my life turned upside down if I ever actually did that and got caught.
I think they should use a two pronged approach. The first is to stiffen penalties; but the second is a way for the drunks to avoid driving.
There are lots of alternatives already used in the second case, from low cost shuttling, to “warm rooms” with a cot. Having a breathalyzer in bars helps, as does encouraging the use of designated drivers.
For persistent and obnoxious drunk drivers, it would not be unreasonable to use court ordered injunctions directed at them as individuals, prohibiting their even entering places that served alcohol, prohibited serving them alcohol after public notification to such places, and even a small reward for such establishments informing the police about violations.
If they violate that order, they are immediately brought before a judge on a contempt of court citation, with no jury needed for the judge to lock them up for months.