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To: FreeTally
Man, you are dead on.

Blood Alcohol counts are a very poor gauge of intoxication, and the one drink/hour rule is not reliable. Anyone having a drink with dinner will blow over .08, and not be a serious threat to the public. They are criminalizing people over a limit that is almost impossible to distinguish, portable BAC meters are questionable at best. And you do not have to blow .08 to get a Negligent 1 on your record.

The stigma of DUIs do not match the nature of the crime. I would like to see good numbers on how many deaths can be directly attributed by the intoxication of a .08 driver. I doubt it is very many, but if you hit a transient after a business diner and blow anything near .08 and you are ruined for life. The punishment is not fitting of the crime.

11 posted on 07/26/2002 1:06:40 PM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: Dead Dog
If you drink, you have no right driving. PERIOD. If you want to drive, (Which is a not a right BTW) Don't drink.

Every drunk on the road thinks that they are in full control of their body and their driving skills, but none of them are.

Let me guess, you are right and years of scientific research is wrong. You know more than anyone else out their and you are going to do whatever you want, because you think you have the right to disobey laws and not submit to any authority.

Well my friend your attitude will catch up with you one day. You will have a drink, you will drive thinking you are in control and you will be caught.

If I could I would ban all alcohol period and make just having it a Capital Offense. The same with Drugs. Just having it on you should be a Capital Offense.

16 posted on 07/26/2002 2:05:58 PM PDT by FF578
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