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Sure, but people have known the problems for a long time.

Posted on: December 31, 2018 at 11:34:40 CT
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They consciously make the bad decisions because they don't have an easy/cheap alternative.

People also know the problems with wrecking their car or god forbid killing someone while being drunk. that's as much or more of a deterrent than simply getting pulled over or arrested.

The point of the article is right. policing it has done nothing to eliminate or lessen the problem.
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Legalize drunk driving - pickle MU - 12/31 10:32:52
     RE: Legalize drunk driving - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 11:55:29
     The article ignores the role of probability in the law - FootballRefugee MU - 12/31 11:42:19
          no it doesn't - MizzouAstro MU - 12/31 12:10:22
          But it quotes Rothbard - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 11:56:49
          That's a slippery slope - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 11:46:51
               Hold on.... - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 11:59:27
                    Does everyone who drives "drunk" get in an accident?(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 12:09:51
                         Had a guy dropped off at the ER at Mizzou. He'd signed - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 17:50:09
                              tl;dr. Rhetorical question for which the answer is no.(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 19:29:13
                                   tl:dr ? You have the attention span of a dog pecker gnat(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 19:47:35
                    Precisely the point. (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 12:07:35
                         In my experience MOST DWI/DUI arrests aren't the result of - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 15:36:25
                              Again, youre proving our point, not yours. (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 15:49:17
                                   What? That people who get caught driving drunk are - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 16:13:10
                                        And there aren't a lot of stupid people who own guns? - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 19:32:25
                                             If people run red lights and don't kill anyone MOST of - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 19:48:47
                         He is so dumb - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 12:21:49
                              Fùck you - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 15:09:26
     Have .08 on me...stupid ass post(nm) - Gyro MU - 12/31 11:36:55
          Afraid you'd lose too much income? (nm) - Cosmo MU - 12/31 11:41:38
     We should be doing more punishment of reckless driving - Grasslands MU - 12/31 11:29:48
          No thanks (nm) - pickle MU - 12/31 11:31:34
     "Clearly, this DUI enforcement has been a boon to the - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:15:08
          how is it a BOON to the police? in what way? - blake1771 KC - 12/31 12:05:18
               $$$ (nm) - pickle MU - 12/31 12:57:12
                    Cops don't make a dime. - Tigrrrr! MU - 12/31 15:21:32
               I know some cops who get off on DUI arrests - Sal KC - 12/31 12:21:55
               Money collection(nm) - meatiger MU - 12/31 12:10:07
          Drunk driving was illegal long before Uber(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 11:22:55
               and the law or enforcement of the law did nothing - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 11:26:59
                    ding ding ding(nm) - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:27:31
                         Yes, he's right, but that's not what you originally said(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 12/31 11:30:29
                         So you agree your initial statement was wrong? (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 11:29:17
               nobody really knows how many people drive drunk but the - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:26:00
                    Which has nothing to do with the enforcement of DUIs. - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 11:28:29
                         I know. I kinda ****ed up my original post. I do not imply - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:30:30
                              Sure, but people have known the problems for a long time. - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 11:34:40
                                   agree. It's definitely a money making scheme(nm) - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:35:38
                              It's just so much easier now too, click of a few buttons - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 12/31 11:33:14
                              but kmaw's idea is spot on. Offer more options(nm) - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:32:57
          what happened to taxi drivers over the same timeframe?(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 12/31 11:20:31
               RE: what happened to taxi drivers over the same timeframe?(nm) - tigerNkc MU - 12/31 11:24:20
               You talkin to me?(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 12/31 11:21:27
          Government still gets their money(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 12/31 11:17:30
     Bait much? Try a shorter post.(nm) - jumbo73 MU - 12/31 11:08:58
     Stfu sh*thead----Tigrrr(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 12/31 11:08:57
     No thanks, that doesn't seem like a very good idea(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 12/31 10:42:37
          Read the article (nm) - pickle MU - 12/31 10:46:43
               It's spot on.(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 12/31 10:58:25
               I did. That was the idea I didn't find very compelling (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 12/31 10:48:40
          it makes some sense. All tve negative crap that could come - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 10:44:00
               sort of like German drinking culture. lax beer sales laws, - dangertim MU - 12/31 10:50:03
                    It's silly to create a law, just to prevent people - kmawv8 MU - 12/31 10:52:02
                         it's not called a nanny state for nothing(nm) - dangertim MU - 12/31 10:57:30




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