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Another “Successful” DUI Roadblock: 3000 Drivers Stopped, 0 DUIs

Lawrence Taylor
December 09, 2008 18:13

I’ve railed long and hard in past posts about the unconstitutionality of DUI roadblocks ("sobriety checkpoints") — as well as about their ineffectiveness and growing abuse.  See, e.g., Do Roadblocks Work?, Do Roadblocks Work? (Part II), DUI Logic: Roadblocks Effective Because...

MADD “Statistics” Again Debunked

Lawrence Taylor
June 23, 2008 17:01

As I’ve posted repeatedly in the past, MADD’s prohibitionist zealots are fond of twisting statistics to justify their expansion of unfair laws, Draconian penalties and unconstitutional procedures.  See, for example, A Closer Look at DUI Fatality...

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Trial by Machine

Lawrence Taylor
January 08, 2009 21:12

I’ve posted extensively over past years about the continuing disintigration of the United States Constitution when it comes the the politically-sensitive field of drunk driving.  See, for example, The DUI Exception to the Constitution and Who Cares About DUI?.  One...

DUI Murder?

Lawrence Taylor
January 07, 2009 19:20

In recent years it has become increasingly fashionable and politically advantageous to adopt MADD’s "War on Drunk Driving" — to ratchet up the Draconian penalties while at the same time gradually eliminating inconvenient laws and constitutional safeguards. Perhaps the...

Who Judges the Judges?

Lawrence Taylor
January 06, 2009 00:36

So you got arrested for drunk driving — after crashing into a parked police car, injuring the cop, making racist remarks to him, and then blowing .16% on the breathalyzer.    So you’re looking at, what…60 days in jail?  120 days?  Maybe...

Which Are More Important: Breathalyzers or Slot Machines?

Lawrence Taylor
December 29, 2008 20:23

I’m not sure if this is a sad commentary on our criminal justice system or on the values of society generally, but…the following is from a recent Washington Post comparison of Las Vegas slot machines and electronic voting machines.  I’ve taken the liberty of substituting...

The Brazilian Experience

Lawrence Taylor
December 26, 2008 20:54

As I’ve mentioned repeatedly in past posts, simply creating harsher drunk driving laws and penalties and increasing enforcement has not proven effective.  The simple fact is that despite MADD’s hysterical "War on Drunk Driving", the DUI-related fatality statistics...

Growing DUI Trend: Cops Armed with Gun, Club…and Needle

Lawrence Taylor
December 18, 2008 19:31

I’ve posted in the past about the emergence in Texas and Utah of a new practice in drunk driving law enforcement: bypassing a licensed blood technician and letting the cop draw the blood himself — on the highway.  See Blood Draws in the Back Seat by the Dashboard Light,...

Here Come the Feds (cont’d): Marines at DUI Roadblocks

Lawrence Taylor
December 16, 2008 18:49

I’ve posted in the past about the increasing federalization of drunk driving laws and law enforcement procedures.  See Here Come the Feds and The Future of DUI.  But even I wasn’t ready for the latest development… The U.S. Marines have...

DUI Roadblocks: Is the Public Finally Starting to Get It?

Lawrence Taylor
December 12, 2008 23:13

For years, MADD has loudly and widely extolled the virtues of "sobriety checkpoints" – despite clear evidence to the contrary.   See, e.g., my posts Do Roadblocks Work?, Do Roadblocks Work? (Part II), and DUI Logic: Roadblocks Effective Because They’re...