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Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Anne Hildrum
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 00:00
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jmosborne@my-dejanews.com skrev i artikkelen
<6o5rg8$5j8$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> In article <3599b007.34863709@news.dimensional.com>,
>   weiser@dimensional.com (Scott Weiser) wrote:
> >
> snip...
> >
> > A drunk, on the other hand, will remain drunk and is much more likely
> > to be involved in an accident.   Furthermore, driving while
> > intoxicated is a crime of deliberate intent, and it should be punished
> > very severely....more severely than we currently do....like 5 years in
> > jail and a permanent revocation of the driver's license on a *first
> > offense*, with 15 years in prison for a 2nd offense or driving *at
> > all*  once the license is revoked.   If there is a death, then the
> > death penalty applies as it's premeditated murder.
> >
> 
> 
> Sure would be a lot of people in jail... I've heard of congressmen
getting
> DUIs. Probably some of your buddys also. I think drunk driving is a
unique
> offence because most people don't intentionally intend to break the law.
How
> does someone know for sure if their 0.1% or 0.099%?
>

That's a pretty poor excuse. If you don't want to break the law it is
simple 
enough, don't drink and drive. I don't know about you, but I have heard
more than a few saying they are so much better drivers after drinking.
The fact is a lot of people doesn't really care.

Anne
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From: "Anne Hildrum" <ahildrum@online.no>
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/11
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