Beyond Belief
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Arkansas proposal would affect anyone convicted three or more times
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----------Vegas Bride said:IMO the plates should be used after the first offense. Why do we give people chance after chance after chance when history shows us people continue their pattern?
VB
Vegas Bride said:IMO the plates should be used after the first offense. Why do we give people chance after chance after chance when history shows us people continue their pattern?
VB
Nore said:----------
This is being talked about in Ohio also. I think they are also discussing special plates for predators! Yes!!
Pink for predators although there was a huge stink over it. I think it's a great idea. However, we do have yellow plates for multiple offenders.Nore said:----------
This is being talked about in Ohio also. I think they are also discussing special plates for predators! Yes!!
Heh. That's true too. Good one.Floh said:And convicted drunk drivers should be allowed to continue to drive why?
oh, they might lose their job if they aren't able to drive?
tough. :croc:
daphnec said:My uncle was convicted of DUI sometime ago and for months after he had to breathe into some device before he could start his car. To make sure he hadn't had anything to drink. I thought it was a great idea. Added bonus? He hasn't had a drink in 3 years now. I know he had some trouble with the thing when he took cold medicines like dayquil liquid or something, but other than that I thought it was great. Heck, one guy in the town I grew up in lost his license and decided to just drive his lawn mower everywhere. Still drunk, but not in an "automobile". QUOTE]
There are three problems diagnosed by mechanics who have worked on cars w/ these devices:
1) Drunks can (and do) blow up a balloon before drinking. The balloon fits over the mechanism and allows the car to start--the balloon air is clean.
2) Friends/relatives/teens looking for $20 can and do blow into the device for previously mentioned drunk.
3) If the car does not start moving w/i 10 minutes, it shuts off--meaning every 10 minutes, the mechanic working on the car has to go blow into it or the engine quits. This is EXTREMELY ANNOYING! It cannot be disconnected for maitenance purposes.
Vegas Bride said:IMO the plates should be used after the first offense. Why do we give people chance after chance after chance when history shows us people continue their pattern?
VB
Floh said:And convicted drunk drivers should be allowed to continue to drive why?
oh, they might lose their job if they aren't able to drive?
tough. :croc:
Opie said:Revoking the driver's license of a DUI driver is symbolic, but very, very often has no effect whatsoever on whether or not that person continues to drive. We have seen that too many times to believe otherwise. We had a DUI finally convicted here in my state who simply borrowed his girlfriend's vehicle and went out - drunk - and killed 2 college students and seriously injured a third. Now, after about a dozen convictions for DUI and long-ago loss of driver's license, he is being sent to prison.
In MN they call them whiskey plates, and yes the spouse has to suffer the embarrassment of the plates even if it was not their offense. Though I don't think having a special plate has deterred any of the drinking and driving around here. I see these plates all over lately.lilllbird said::waitasec: So, if your spouse is convicted of DUI do they put the pink license plates on all cars they have access to or only the cars registered in their name? My dh and I have two cars neither which are in my name at all. If he were to get a DUI would our children and I have to suffer embarrassment along with him?
I spit out my beer as I read this. I found that funny. However, I've seen people get ticketed for being drunk on bikes. I'm sure the same applies for a mower. I don't think DUI pertains only to automobiles.daphnec said:Heck, one guy in the town I grew up in lost his license and decided to just drive his lawn mower everywhere. Still drunk, but not in an "automobile".