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These DUI laws are just killing us.
A representative of the alcohol industry said that to me this week. Struggling mightily to keep my seat and my civility, I asked, how so?
The rep explained that South Dakota's sobriety checkpoint program has been getting more intense and driving up DUI arrests. A guy gets one of those, said the rep, and he doesn't want to risk that cost again.
I asked if the checkpoints just caused people to enjoy their adult beverages at home more, but the rep apparently sees enforcement of state laws as driving down sales for his industry.
We need more politicians who think like businessmen, the rep said.
No, we don't. Not when thinking like a businessman means easing up on drunk drivers.
It’s only Day 2 and the Chaos has already started
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I can’t wait until these fools reoffend and think that their pardon is
forever, oh, and they will. I think it is ironic that Sally Tomato always
talks abou...
18 hours ago
Sounds like the BP execs saying jobs are more important than Earth.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Ellis axiom: Wealth matters now because God wants us to be happy and the end justifies the means. Who cares what happens on Earth when I'm in Heaven?