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Saturday, July 10, 2010


Some people in Austin don't think the state's draconian drunk driving laws are strong enough.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo testified Thursday in favor of temporary sobriety checkpoints and mandatory blood tests for alleged violators. About half of Austin's traffic fatalities each year are alcohol related, according to Acevedo.

"We are waiting way too long to intervene," said Acevedo. "If we can't intervene in people's lives, we can't change their behavior. It has to start with the first arrest."

Bill Lewis, with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said innocent citizens already are subjected to random searches, such as when they enter the airport and, more recently, at the Texas Capitol.

"I've never tried to sneak a gun through the Capitol or an airport, but I have to go through a checkpoint," said Lewis.
Wow. So I'm sure she'd be happy with every road being shut down so the cops can check everyone to see if everyone on the road has been drinking. The only thing this story is missing is a "if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about" bullshit.



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