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What's really telling to me is that in my state, you can even be arrested for sleeping one off in your car instead of being on the road. That says something to
by jschwartzi 11y ago
What's really telling to me is that in my state, you can even be arrested for sleeping one off in your car instead of being on the road. That says something to me about the purpose of the law. It suggests that its main purpose is to punish you for drinking, but that it has a side effect of encouraging you not to drive.
- gnaritas 11y agoYup. The only purpose most laws have, is getting someone elected. DUI laws are quite simply unjust but they exist because appearing tough on crime tends to work. We don't pass laws to be effective, if we did, many of the existing ones wouldn't exist.
- DanBC 11y agoYou're still in charge ofthe vehicle even if you're not driving it. Plenty of drunk people have a nap, wake up a few hours later and think they're not drunk and drive, even though they still are drunk.
- jschwartzi 11y agoIn terms of harm minimization though, having a law which punishes you when you try to make the safest decision out of those available to you is messed up. I would much rather someone sleep 4 hours of a drunk off rather than trying to swerve home. Chances are, after 4 hours, they'll be closer to sleep deprived people in terms of their driving ability.