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Bill's article said,
>>Let's face it: Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving aren't going to
be satisfied until we live in a society that has a "zero tolerance" policy
toward drinking and driving.<<
Just like all other things...
if this goes through for MADD, which I actually think has the right idea,
just that they are getting a bit over zealous...
What's next? Which over zealous organization or grass root movement will
attempt to ban which toilet paper you can purchase?
All things are not created equal, but when you have nutzoids like these
trying to change everything to make all things equal...
THEN, we have a problem.
I do agree with your statement...
>>Not only do I dislike the taste of alcohol, I've witnessed the
destructive powers of alcoholism in people's lives. I just believe that in
this case, the punishment far exceeds the crime.<<
Thanks for the article, Bill.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Richer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 10:51 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Alcohol Crackdown Goes Too Far
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>
> Alcohol Crackdown Goes Too Far
> Mike Gallagher
> Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000
> It appears to be a foregone conclusion that the new national drunk-driving
> standard will be a 0.08 blood-alcohol content. After years of pressure
from
> well-meaning groups like MADD, this week the House and Senate are passing
> legislation that President Clinton will sign into law.
> The previous blood-alcohol maximum for most states had been 0.10, but
> anti-drunk-driving activists have lobbied furiously to lower this limit.
>
> I know it's not politically correct or fashionable to say what I'm about
to
> about to say. But it seems obvious that there are plenty of responsible
> casual social drinkers who face having their lives turned upside down by
this
> decision.
>
> Is a 120-pound woman who has two 6-ounce glasses of wine at dinner over a
> two-hour period REALLY a dangerous and deadly drunk driver? The government
's
> own statistics say that such a case would result in at least a 0.08 blood
> alcohol level. So that 120-pound woman who had two glasses of chardonnay
with
> her salmon dinner faces jail time, perhaps a loss of her job - all without
so
> much as one swerve in the road, now that we have random DUI checkpoints
being
> established all over the country.
>
>
> Let's face it: Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving aren't going to
be
> satisfied until we live in a society that has a "zero tolerance" policy
> toward drinking and driving.
>
> These people have good reason to feel the way they do. Most of them have
lost
> a loved one to the stupidity and criminality of a drunk driver. But to
> suggest that we arrest, handcuff and fingerprint someone who had a glass
or
> two of wine or beer is Draconian and unnecessary. MADD activists always
> ignore the fact that there are plenty of careful and responsible adults
who
> pose no threat to safety after drinking their occasional glass of wine.
> Trying to pretend that alcohol is an illegal substance isn't going to
work.
>
>
> Make no mistake about my position on drunk drivers who harm someone. Throw
> the book at them; prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. But to
> demonize each and every person who has an occasional drink is downright
> ridiculous.
>
>
> Incidentally, I'm a teetotaler. Not only do I dislike the taste of
alcohol,
> I've witnessed the destructive powers of alcoholism in people's lives. I
> just believe that in this case, the punishment far exceeds the crime.
>
>
.
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