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From: scooper@brl-tgr.ARPA (Stephan Cooper )
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Subject: Re: DWI Crackdowns
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 15:16:38 EDT
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>> _Any_ vehicle, _regardless of ownership_, the driver of which is  found  to
>> be  in  violation  of the drunk driving laws is subject to confiscation and
>> sale at auction.  No exceptions.  Proceeds of the  auction  to  go  towards
>> funding  the drunk driving enforcement program.  Excess proceeds to go into
>> a special fund for the aid of victims of drunk drivers.
>
>In other words, the severity of the penalty depends on the cost of the
>vehicle used to commit the crime. If I am in my clunker '71 Toyota and
>you are in your Dad's '86 Mercedes, we both get pulled and blow a DWI
>worthy breathalyzer reading, I lose my clunker and you get written out
>of Dad's will. This seems harsh in some cases and wrist-slapping in others.

What about revoking (through law) of the offender's license AND insurance?
True, it will then take another arrest to finally put them away (because
driving w/out a license and/or insurance is illegal), but would it be a
little more sane that confiscating the auto (what if it was stolen?) or 
forcing them to ride a motorcycle (absurd).

-Steve