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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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