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Wednesday, March 21, 2007


MADD is at it again, trying to keep the street of Houston safe. But when is arresting almost 5,000 people (at an average profit to the city at $25 million) just not enough?
Diepraam and several Houston police officers who work the streets said it can be difficult to get Harris County juries to convict defendants accused of driving while intoxicated.

HPD Sgt. Paul LaSalle said that in murder or rape trials, there are not jury members who have committed the same crime. On a DWI jury, there might be jurors who have driven while intoxicated, he noted.
Because unlike driving at 0.08% BAL, rape and murder are real fucking crimes! Maybe some reasonable [gasp!] person on the jury had three beers on his way home from work on Thursday and doesn't think his life should be ruined because of it and exercises some judgment on the person accused of the same.

Just a thought.



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