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DUI has devolved into no more than a money grab, an industry feeding the coffers of cities, towns, and counties across the nation. Not to mention the lawyers with practices devoted solely to DUI defence. None of the players involved really want it to stop. It's very, very lucrative to them.
Having discovered that, many states are now looking at lowering allowable blood alcohol levels to ridiculously low levels. I've seen as low as .02% recommended (most are now between .10% and .08%). That simply cannot be justified as a "safety" measure. Just a shameless money grab.
There does need to be more severe sentencing for those that are truly sloppy drunk, repeat offenders, and all of that. Then there needs to be some clear delineation between them and some poor guy who blows at the low end of the scale and exhibits no discernable impairment, someone who can actually make it home safely. But, well, there is money to be made...
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