Can’t we implant them with a chip of some sort after the first conviction?
Steering wheels of vehicles could have a chip-reading device and drunk drivers’ chips would disable the vehicle.
THEN… put another chip reading device in a fleet of hot-pink 1987 Ford Festivas. Cover the things with reflective tape that says “Warning – Driver May Be Intoxicated”. Govern the engine to 40 mph or less (wait… they’re Festivas. Never mind). And limit drunks to side streets, so the low speed doesn’t cause problems on highways. Make the chip readers in the Festivas work for the drunky drunks, unless their BAC is too high.
Just a suggestion. I mean, slow/small cars minimize potential damage; and hot-pink with reflective tape makes them hideous (as a punishment and bonus theft deterrent) and easy to spot (warning for the rest of us).
We can put a man on the moon, can’t we do something as simple as implanting a microchip in convicted drunk drivers? It’s a relatively fast and painless procedure, from what I understand. Plus the ACLU can’t bark too loud, because the drunk drivers still have some freedom, but the interest of public safety is still recognized.
The State for letting this idiot continue to get behind the wheel!
Arizona has just recently passed one of the countries strictest DUI laws in the country – The average cost for a first time DUI is $3200 — including mandatory 10 day jail time, an ignition-interlock device for a year, (At judges decision first time offense – mandatory for extreme DUI first offenders with a .15 BAC and repeat offenders) increased insurance premiums and the time off work to make court appearances. Repeat offenders get at least 90 days in jail, additional $500 in fines, lose their license for a year, and mandatory community service.
Maybe a slap in the head would do some good too!
GMAB! This guy should be wearing an ankle bracelet to let them know where he’s going and how fast!
Several of you seem to want to blame Maine for this. You tell me any state that has a law on the books to take away someone’s license for having 10 DUIs in 36 years. While I agree whole heartedly that this guy should have his car (and any car someone lends to him) impounded AND be thrown in jail longer than 9 months, he has only been convicted of DUI 2 times in 10 years. I’d lay odds no state has harsh punishment for that. I’d also lay odds that a lot of people like many of you would be unhappy if you permanantly lost your license for two DUIs in 10 years…I know a lot of insurance professionals who are alcoholics and would have lost their drivers license long ago.
A brief synopsis of NY DWI/DWAI laws (there is no DUI in NY):
DWI is either common law (no breathalyzer or blood tests required) or greater than .10% BAC. DWI is a misdemeanor. DWAI, driving with ability impaired is a lesser included offense with BAC less than .10% and .06% or more. Felony DWI is second misdemeanor. Second DWAI is a misdemeanor. DWI minimum fine is $500 plus surcharges; DWAI minimum fine is $350. Both have mandatory license loss. Conditional licenses are available. Felony DWI first offense is punishable by up to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison. Second Felony DWI is up to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison.
If someone is convicted of the second felony DWI – we don’t have to worry about them being on the road for a while.
Hello? Is anyone home? Maine keeps drunk drivers on the road? Really wants people to vacation there.
What do they have in their Driver’s Exam Manual, directions to the nearest bar?
And when this man kills someone, how much money is Maine willing to pay to the victims?
and I thought stupid people lived in…………….!
Darwin – “now looking for award winners in Maine.”
I think MA can go back as far as they have records when counting your DUI’s. So if you got one in 1978 and one today, this would be counted as a DUI 2nd Offense. They also require a lockout device ( built in breathalyzer ) attached to anyone’s car convicted of a second offense and I think on the third offense the lisence supension is permanent, but you can get a “hardship” lisense after 5 or 10 years, and if you get another one on the hardship lisense its gone for good.
There is talk now of lowering the threshold for DUI to a BAC of .02. They take it pretty seriously here.
The problem is that as a society we are too forgiving of people who continue to disregard out safety as well as their own. Regardless if it is drunk driving, failure to maintain insurance, etc. we slap them on the wrist with a fine and maybe 30 days and then take away their license. Guess what folks, you don’t need a license to drive. Sure legally you do, but these people have already demonstrated that legal obligations don’t matter to them. That being the case it is time to hit them where it could actually hurt.
Take their cars… it is kind of tough to drive if you don’t have a car.
Until you know someone who has lost a loved one/s to someone who was under the influence of alcohol while driving, we cannot understand the devestation this is causing around the country. Just recently here in Ohio a man was arrested for the 19th time for a DUI. Should’t a judge/s be held accountable somewhat for allowing this to continue? The punishment for a DUI is not enough!
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Can’t we implant them with a chip of some sort after the first conviction?
Steering wheels of vehicles could have a chip-reading device and drunk drivers’ chips would disable the vehicle.
THEN… put another chip reading device in a fleet of hot-pink 1987 Ford Festivas. Cover the things with reflective tape that says “Warning – Driver May Be Intoxicated”. Govern the engine to 40 mph or less (wait… they’re Festivas. Never mind). And limit drunks to side streets, so the low speed doesn’t cause problems on highways. Make the chip readers in the Festivas work for the drunky drunks, unless their BAC is too high.
Just a suggestion. I mean, slow/small cars minimize potential damage; and hot-pink with reflective tape makes them hideous (as a punishment and bonus theft deterrent) and easy to spot (warning for the rest of us).
We can put a man on the moon, can’t we do something as simple as implanting a microchip in convicted drunk drivers? It’s a relatively fast and painless procedure, from what I understand. Plus the ACLU can’t bark too loud, because the drunk drivers still have some freedom, but the interest of public safety is still recognized.
-shrugs-
The State for letting this idiot continue to get behind the wheel!
Arizona has just recently passed one of the countries strictest DUI laws in the country – The average cost for a first time DUI is $3200 — including mandatory 10 day jail time, an ignition-interlock device for a year, (At judges decision first time offense – mandatory for extreme DUI first offenders with a .15 BAC and repeat offenders) increased insurance premiums and the time off work to make court appearances. Repeat offenders get at least 90 days in jail, additional $500 in fines, lose their license for a year, and mandatory community service.
Maybe a slap in the head would do some good too!
GMAB! This guy should be wearing an ankle bracelet to let them know where he’s going and how fast!
I never knew driving was a right, I thought it was a privledge. Maine needs to get that straight.
Several of you seem to want to blame Maine for this. You tell me any state that has a law on the books to take away someone’s license for having 10 DUIs in 36 years. While I agree whole heartedly that this guy should have his car (and any car someone lends to him) impounded AND be thrown in jail longer than 9 months, he has only been convicted of DUI 2 times in 10 years. I’d lay odds no state has harsh punishment for that. I’d also lay odds that a lot of people like many of you would be unhappy if you permanantly lost your license for two DUIs in 10 years…I know a lot of insurance professionals who are alcoholics and would have lost their drivers license long ago.
A brief synopsis of NY DWI/DWAI laws (there is no DUI in NY):
DWI is either common law (no breathalyzer or blood tests required) or greater than .10% BAC. DWI is a misdemeanor. DWAI, driving with ability impaired is a lesser included offense with BAC less than .10% and .06% or more. Felony DWI is second misdemeanor. Second DWAI is a misdemeanor. DWI minimum fine is $500 plus surcharges; DWAI minimum fine is $350. Both have mandatory license loss. Conditional licenses are available. Felony DWI first offense is punishable by up to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison. Second Felony DWI is up to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison.
If someone is convicted of the second felony DWI – we don’t have to worry about them being on the road for a while.
Hello? Is anyone home? Maine keeps drunk drivers on the road? Really wants people to vacation there.
What do they have in their Driver’s Exam Manual, directions to the nearest bar?
And when this man kills someone, how much money is Maine willing to pay to the victims?
and I thought stupid people lived in…………….!
Darwin – “now looking for award winners in Maine.”
I think MA can go back as far as they have records when counting your DUI’s. So if you got one in 1978 and one today, this would be counted as a DUI 2nd Offense. They also require a lockout device ( built in breathalyzer ) attached to anyone’s car convicted of a second offense and I think on the third offense the lisence supension is permanent, but you can get a “hardship” lisense after 5 or 10 years, and if you get another one on the hardship lisense its gone for good.
There is talk now of lowering the threshold for DUI to a BAC of .02. They take it pretty seriously here.
The problem is that as a society we are too forgiving of people who continue to disregard out safety as well as their own. Regardless if it is drunk driving, failure to maintain insurance, etc. we slap them on the wrist with a fine and maybe 30 days and then take away their license. Guess what folks, you don’t need a license to drive. Sure legally you do, but these people have already demonstrated that legal obligations don’t matter to them. That being the case it is time to hit them where it could actually hurt.
Take their cars… it is kind of tough to drive if you don’t have a car.
Until you know someone who has lost a loved one/s to someone who was under the influence of alcohol while driving, we cannot understand the devestation this is causing around the country. Just recently here in Ohio a man was arrested for the 19th time for a DUI. Should’t a judge/s be held accountable somewhat for allowing this to continue? The punishment for a DUI is not enough!
No matter what a judge may want to do – he is limited by the laws of the state.
Get the laws changed!!!