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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum
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To: Neocon who wrote (2655)5/12/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: MeDroogies  Read Replies (1) of 13056
 
While some Libertarians feel that arresting a drunk driver is unreasonable because he hasn't "done anything wrong", I disagree. The minute he sits behind the wheel, he has done something wrong. He has put others at an excessive (not unreasonable - excessive) risk of injury.
I don't believe in roadblocks, but I don't have a problem with an officer pulling over a weaving vehicle.
I just got back from vacation in NC. In Kitty Hawk, 4 teenagers were killed by a "drunk" woman. Likelihood is (due to her long history of drinking) that she was operating her car as normally as possible at .25 alcohol level (4 hours AFTER the accident). Alcoholics tend to operate, seemingly normally, at an elevated blood alcohol level. However, minor impairments that aren't noticeable lead to mildly erratic behavior. In this case, she ran a red light.
I'm not overly happy with this solution, but it is reasonable in light of the fact that so many fatalities on the road are a result of drunk driving.
One last fact about this worth pondering: the drunk driver isn't usually killed because their body is relatively limp on impact. They tend to get tossed around and suffer some level of injury - but not usually death. Invariably, others suffer at the hands of a drunk driver.
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