Originally posted by Krijack:
I don't understand why we allow people with DUI's to continue to purchase alcohol. It seems it would be easy to require a person to get a emblem (liquor endorsement stamp) placed on his or her drivers license or ID Card that would allow them to purchase it. Upon getting a DUI the license would be taken away and the person not allowed to get another stamp for a period of so many years. A law a would make it a crime to provide anyone drinks without showing the endorsement, even at private parties. I know this would be a pain, but I believe that it could drastically lower the reoccurence rate. The endorsement could also be taken away if a person has committed crimes, such a fights or domestic violence, while drunk or has been hospitalized for an alcohol related incident. This would make it harder for alcoholic street people to continue that abuse. It would also make it easier for a person with a drinking problem from relapsing. A while back I had to stop a fall down drunk man from driving home. He kept admitting he had a problem and asked me to just let him drive home and that he would be ok the next day. There was no way I was going to allow him to drive home as I watched him pass out at the light, and then almost had him run me over. He refused to let me drive him home and eventually the police came (they told me they had over twenty 911 calls from other drivers about him). I was also told that they thought it was his 5th offense. The whole thing made me sick. As much as I wanted him not to be able to hurt someone, I hated the thought of this apparantly well of 50-60 year old business man going to jail. I think he really did have a problem and that perhaps if it wasn't so easy for him to get the alcohol, he may have made it home that night with out relapsing.
Other than not wanting to hold other people responsible for the actions for the offender, does anyone have a real problem with this idea?
Are you for real???????????????
they would just make it.
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