American laws against drunk driving are startlingly lenient. We're a very pro-ETOH culture that gives a tremendous amount of "everybody does it" power to alcohol.
As a nurse (and child of a volunteer EMT) I'm Very Down on drunk driving, but it's a common occurance here. The worst part is they usually don't kill themselves, just everybody else.
I wasn't aware the blower thing wasn't available in other countries. It's a rare punishment here, usually only the worst repeat offenders get it, and it's expensive to have installed.
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Date: 2009-09-22 10:55 pm (UTC)As a nurse (and child of a volunteer EMT) I'm Very Down on drunk driving, but it's a common occurance here. The worst part is they usually don't kill themselves, just everybody else.
I wasn't aware the blower thing wasn't available in other countries. It's a rare punishment here, usually only the worst repeat offenders get it, and it's expensive to have installed.