Wow, didn't I mention what a goatfest this would probably turn into when the issue was first posted a while back? I just didn't think the police would be against it too, considering is has the potential of boosting their budget. They are right that they are targeting the wrong people, my neighbour was instrumental in instituting impaired driving enforcement in the Maritimes while he was in the force years ago; it is not the social tippler who is the problem, in his experience it is the ones who blow 1.6 and over, (and statisics still back this up). He is thoroughly disgusted that NS has now lowered the threshold to .05, these people are not the problem but now will stretch resourses that won't be available to deal with the real problem.
Quote: Originally Posted by Colpy
Actually, this is what you get when you let control freaks like MADD dictate policy.
The real problem is when
we let these people dictate policy, much like the CGC, to name one other. It is often a matter of misplaced anger and retribution. Not only do they target the offender, but they target anyone who looks like him or her. To work through their greif they have to do something they deem as positive to themselves regarless of the scorched earth they leave behind. Anyone who disagrees is labeled indefferent and/or insensitive, and therefore part of the problem. Nobody wants to be tarred with that brush, and possibly become a specific target, so everyone just keeps quiet. Emotionally charged issues always lead to bad policy that threatens to ensnare many innocents in a widely cast net, and the real control freaks in government like it that way.
