[Boogieman]

Nope. As I said, if a drunk driver breaks the law, arrest him for that crime. Reckless driving is a crime, whether you are drunk or not.

I see this issue the same way as the leftist “hate crime” legislation. If they actually break the laws, then it’s redundant, and if they don’t break the law, then it’s tyrannical.

[MindBender26]

It's rather difficult to arrest him in the half second he needs to weave across the road and kill everyone.

DWI is a crime because there is a well proven propensity for drunk drivers to cause accidents and kill people, far beyond what sober people do.

Would you let a very drunk person walk down the street waving a loaded gun around.

A 4400 pound car is a lot more deadly than a .44 magnum.

[Gene Eric]

I tend to agree with your reasoning. Similar overreaching patterns also exist in gun & tobacco regulations.