Posted on 09/21/2012 2:16:19 PM PDT by elkfersupper
People convicted of driving under the influence of prescription or illegal drugs must have an ignition interlock installed on their vehicles as required by New Mexico’s drunken driving law, although the devices don’t detect the use of drugs, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
Ah, yes; because nothing could go wrong if there's an alarm that goes off or some other distraction for the driver at a crucial moment... and what about it suddenly locking up [or powering-down] the vehicle if they ignore it?
Seriously, did anyone think this set-up through at all?
Thinking is not part of the mindset.
Obviously. It's rather discouraging to realize that about our leaders.
We have an acquaintance who, some years ago, got herself all spun out on crank (more accurately, continued to be so). At some point along a journey over a remote stretch of highway she got paranoid and convinced herself some mysterious "they" had bugged her car. She pulled off the side of the road and proceeded to rip every wire out of her car that she could.
Cops happened upon her walking down the middle of the highway in a tunnel and they hauled her in for DUI. She had to enter drug rehab (which was ultimately not successful), do community service, get a job, and blow into an interlock for a year.
I don't know what the proper solution is to enforce abstinence on a tweeker but a breathalyzer interlock is a complete waste of time and money.
Maybe the theory is it imposes a form of discipline but that would be just grasping at straws. I am not aware that a reasonably effective treatment for meth addiction has been developed yet, but I'm pretty sure that's not it.
Not only New Mexico. The case I described in my post (above) was in Oregon, and I think it is near universal. But there is money to be followed, no doubt.
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