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

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From: jmosborne
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:00
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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%?

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Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/10
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