Posted
12/29/2004 03:20:00 PM
by Douglas
Is drunk-driving the blight of the 21st century? Probably not (although
this story makes me wonder about park rangers). Aside for the wack-os at MADD, not too many people considering driving with a 0.08% BAL to be a crime against humanity. But let's say you've been arrested for a few DWIs in the past, and you're out on parole. How is the State of Texas going to convince you that driving drunk this New Year's Eve isn't in your best interest? By asking you not to? By throwing you in jail if you do? Naw, that's too easy. How 'bout signing a
pledge? In a first-time initiative aimed at making streets safer, some parolees with drunken driving records have been instructed to sign pledges that they won't drive from 7 p.m. Dec. 31 to 6 a.m. Jan. 1.
Is this anything like the pledge High School students sign when they go to the prom? What the hell are they thinking?
Because if the threat of going back to jail isn't enough, most parolees would hate to think they broke a pledge.
Morons.