Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique)

date posted 25th January 2003 19:55

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pritchard" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique)


> I like it....
>
> I currently work in Leeds and live in Sheffield, so my Friday evenings in
> the pub after work are, for me, coke fuelled affairs (the soft drink, not
> the Columbian Marching Powder). It's sort of useful....the amount of
useful
> blackmail infom ation you pick up when you're sober as a tee-total judge
and
> others are deep in their cups...;-)
>
> I'd just change it in one way - put something on their criminal record.
>
> And if people cause death through drunk driving, make it manslaughter. If
> they cause injury make it assault with intent to kill. Go teh whole hog
and
> criminalise drunk driving in every way possible.

Hear Hear
>
> Joe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique)
>
>
> i caused some eyebrows to be raised whern i gave my views on what should
be
> done to drink drivers.
>
> screw a trial, they're guilty. unless they can at the scene come up with
> some really good reason for drink driving then they should be locked away
> for 2 weeks. nothing on their criminal record unless they were speeding as
> well, just locked up for 2 weeks.
>
> after those 2 weeks they have a further 4 to prove that the car they were
> driving wasnt theres, if they can't prove otherwise the car gets trashed,
if
> they can then they get a large fine.
>
> i figure drink driving figures would plummet - esp. around christmas when
> the person gets to face their family after those 2 weeks. there'd soon be
a
> social pressure to not drink and drive.
>
>
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