Probably no big shock here, but the government's plan to use police to stop Drunk Driving has backfired. This time it was 3 year veteran of the Chatanooga Tennessee Police, Josh Turner, who ran into a pole in his 2004 Mercedes. I wonder if he bought the Mercedes with overtime pay earned prosecuting DUI cases. Officer Turner's actions resulted in the pole falling and hitting the windshield of another vehicle. Fortunately there are no injuries that have been reported as a result. This serves as another great example of why the DUI laws constantly fail: they are meant to fail. If the people we are counting on to stop drunk driving are getting DUI's, how can the system ever work? The secret key to this mystery is the nature of alcohol. Many people overlook the fact that alcohol is a drug. When used in the intended manner, it causes reduced judgment. People feel sober and believe they will be able to make it home safely. They also feel that even if they are close to the limit, they will drive well enough not to get caught.
This problem can easily be solved by a little machine that attaches to the ignition and ensures that the driver is sober before the car can be started. Why don't the manufacturers put them on every new car and stamp out DUI? Is it because they enjoy the profit from selling a new car every time an old car gets wrecked in a DUI?
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