[A Strict Constructionist]

“David’s killer had not one but two prior driving-while-intoxicated violations.”

After going to court for many years as an expert I have come to the conclusion that to eliminate these fiasco’s we need to drug test all Judges. If your not clean you can’t sit on the bench...no reformed druggies allowed. They follow the “there but for the grace of God go I” rule too often. That’s not excluding the favor for their old law buddies.

[Responsibility2nd]

Note that this happened in Texas.

I live in Texas and I’ve been a victim of a drunk driver. And so I can tell you that Texas has the most lenient DWI laws of any state in the Nation. And that our state’s DWI fatalities lead the Nation in per capita deaths.

Also noticing how other FReepers on this thread want to castigate MADD and draw attention to other reasons why our traffic fatalities are too high, but no one except MADD is making a difference in reducing the murders occuring on our highways.

[a fool in paradise]

After going to court for many years as an expert I have come to the conclusion that to eliminate these fiasco’s we need to drug test all Judges.

Judges in Texas are legally permitted to drink in court "as long as it is for medicinal purposes".