Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics,net.legal,net.auto Subject: Re: DWI Crackdowns Message-ID: <601@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 22:15:18 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.601 Posted: Fri Jul 26 22:15:18 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 28-Jul-85 02:55:23 EDT References: <202@SCIRTP.UUCP> <378@kontron.UUCP> <586@ttidcc.UUCP> <237@SCIRTP.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcb.UUCP (The Polymath) Distribution: net Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 37 Xref: linus net.flame:10444 net.politics:9465 net.legal:1525 net.auto:6396 Summary: In article <237@SCIRTP.UUCP> todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) writes: >> _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. ... etc. > >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. If you're driving a clunker chances are it's all you can afford. Taking it away from you may cause you more grief than taking away dad's Mercedes, which he can probably afford to replace. In any case, the possibility of losing the Mercedes will certainly make dad think twice about giving jr. the keys if jr. is prone to trouble. The object of these punishments is partly to serve as a deterrent. In that instance the value of the vehicle is of relatively small interest. >If a drunk is caught in a borrowed car, he/she faces only the wrath >of the borrower, which may not phase him/her a bit. No lesson there. The wrath of the borrower may well extend to legal action. A law suit over the loss of a car in those circumstances would probably include damages for time and wages lost, replacement of the car, rental car while looking for a replacement, legal fees, and punitive damages. Involuntary bankruptcy is a pretty stiff lesson even if you do get away with a few cents on the dollar. Other owners may choose to get more physical about it. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe