opposite lane. The other driver was severely hurt. People who get caught driving drunk should lose their licence for a year because a year is long enough‚ people still drive with a suspended licence‚ and some people should get punished and some should not. A year is long enough for people to know what they have done. Some people think that a
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Drunk driving is a crime that has escalated tremendously over the years. Even though this is a serious crime‚ people still choose to get behind the wheel while under the influence. Unlike other substances‚ alcohol is known as a depressant that it slows down the reflexes you normally would have.In fact‚ alcohol can affect your driving abilities by causing impaired vision‚ reduced reaction time and failure to obey the rules of the road ( ). The consequence for drunk driving should be more strict
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CELEBRITIES vs. CITIZENS Drunk driving is a serious crime that holds many offenses. Some of these offenses include license restrictions‚ fines‚ and mandatory attendance of “Alcoholics Anonymous” meetings‚ community service‚ or probation. Some jurisdictions even sentence drunk drivers to serve jail time. The justice system is very unfair when it comes to the sentencing of theses crimes when convicting celebrities compared to the average person. Paris Hilton‚ for example‚ committed her first DUI
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DRUNK DRIVERS SHOULD BE IMPIRSONED ON THE FIRST OFFENCE Drunk driving is the criminal offence of driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level higher than the local legal limit. The blood alcohol content (BAC) drink driving limit in Malaysia is 0.05%. Driving while either intoxicated or drunk is dangerous and drivers with high blood content or concentration (BAC) are at greatly increased risk of car accidents‚ highway injuries and vehicular deaths. There are a number of possible prevention
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We all know that criminals are very dangerous persons. They defy the law system we should all obey to. Criminals have to be punished for their acts of violence. That is why they are imprisoned. The Prison System is the weapon of the Law against the citizens that do not respect the others and the State’s Institutional system. A prison is the place where a criminal spend his punishment. In jail‚ criminals deal with programs of re-education in order to prevent their future crimes. This is an advantage
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Drunk Driving Statistics In 2011‚ the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100‚000 population was 3.2‚ representing a 65% decrease since 1982‚ when record keeping began‚ and 49% since the inception of The Century Council in 1991. What this translates into is‚ for every 100‚000 people in the US in 2011‚ slightly more than three people were killed in a drunk driving fatal crash‚ a rate that has been cut almost in half over the past two decades - down from a rate of 6.3 in 1991. Alcohol-impaired
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Drunk for life Debbie Crowell worries that 7-month-old Sabrina may have fetal alcohol syndrome. Crowell‚ a recovering alcoholic‚ was forced into treatment after Sabrina’s birthday. Now seven months sober‚ she’s learning to be a good mom to her seven children. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tucsonan Debbie Crowell has graciously agreed to share her personal nightmare with Tucson Citizen readers. She hopes her story will prevent another child from being born under the influence of alcohol. Crowell is turning her
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Drunk Driving In 2012‚ 10‚322 people were killed and approximately 345‚000 were injured. Each crash‚ each death‚ each injury impacts not only the person in the crash‚ but family‚ friends‚ classmates‚ coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the $132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those‚ about one out of every two thousand trips are taken
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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day alcohol has been able to influence so many people that it is ok to drink‚ and drive. As a matter of fact research by (Buddy T) as shown that judgment impairment begins long before a person reaches the legal level of 0.08‚ to be considered drunk driving. That is why drinking and driving is not right‚ it is wrong! When a person drinks and drive they are putting everyone that crosses their path in danger. An individual who drinks and drives takes the chances of getting a DUI‚ a fine‚ and
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