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primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« on: January 25, 2008, 05:34:34 AM »
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Oh my.

I was never sure about this myself.

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Robb  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:31 PM
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Different colored licenses for DUI offenders?

My local rep (also a Rep) got his hat handed to him today on a state bill he was sponsoring that would make convicted drunk drivers have a different background color on their driver's license.

Yellow for one offense. Red for multiple. No convictions for 5 years, you can apply for a "normal" license.

How is this different than the proposed colors for vehicle plates? Any other states playing with this? And what the heck is it supposed to do?

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rwheeler31  (1000+ posts)      Thu Jan-24-08 11:37 PM
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1. Make an addiction criminal,how fun.

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joshcryer (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-25-08 04:37 AM
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6. Drunk driving kills more than guns and drugs combined.

What a silly statement you make.

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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts)      Thu Jan-24-08 11:38 PM
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2. They have colored plates (one color) in Ohio it is not automatic to get one, up to the judge. I think the cops can stop a DUI plated vehicle without normal probable cause.

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TahitiNut  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:40 PM
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3. I suppose that keeps friends from borrowing cars. 

How is it "fair" to other family members, though? Sounds stupid.

That was my question too.

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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 06:22 AM
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9. Yea, my friend is gonna get one.

He is a dumb**** though, and he deserves it. He was proud saying that when he gets his license back (and if he can ever afford a car) that he'll have special tags

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Telly Savalas  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:44 PM
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4. It's probably 10 parts "Scarlet Letter"

1 part "Watch the **** out for that car, that guy might be drunk off his ass"

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troubleinwinter  (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-25-08 04:34 AM
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5. He's simply a ****ing moran. Sorry for you.

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quantessd (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 04:44 AM
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7. Humiliation is all that would accomplish.

It's just a scarlet letter.

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theHandpuppet  (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 06:19 AM
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8. Well nothing else seems to keep these jerks off the road

Maybe a little humiliation would go a long way. Got any alternative suggestions?

I dunno.

I have mixed feelings about the matter, but detect a whiff of hypocrisy in the primitives.  If the primitives think it's okay to "profile" potential drunken drivers, why isn't it okay to "profile" potential terrorists?
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2008, 07:22:22 AM »
I think it's a good idea myself.

As to the "drunks, OK" and "terrorrists, Nuh-uh!" attitude regarding "profiling" at the DUmp:

 Drunk = George W. Bush x BDS = OK to profile

Terrorist = Enemy of Bush x BDS =  Horrible fascist crime to profile!
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2008, 07:41:40 AM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2761743

Oh my.

I was never sure about this myself.

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Robb  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:31 PM
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Different colored licenses for DUI offenders?

My local rep (also a Rep) got his hat handed to him today on a state bill he was sponsoring that would make convicted drunk drivers have a different background color on their driver's license.

Yellow for one offense. Red for multiple. No convictions for 5 years, you can apply for a "normal" license.

How is this different than the proposed colors for vehicle plates? Any other states playing with this? And what the heck is it supposed to do?

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rwheeler31  (1000+ posts)      Thu Jan-24-08 11:37 PM
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1. Make an addiction criminal,how fun.

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joshcryer (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-25-08 04:37 AM
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6. Drunk driving kills more than guns and drugs combined.

What a silly statement you make.

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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts)      Thu Jan-24-08 11:38 PM
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2. They have colored plates (one color) in Ohio it is not automatic to get one, up to the judge. I think the cops can stop a DUI plated vehicle without normal probable cause.

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TahitiNut  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:40 PM
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3. I suppose that keeps friends from borrowing cars. 

How is it "fair" to other family members, though? Sounds stupid.

That was my question too.

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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 06:22 AM
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9. Yea, my friend is gonna get one.

He is a dumb**** though, and he deserves it. He was proud saying that when he gets his license back (and if he can ever afford a car) that he'll have special tags

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Telly Savalas  (1000+ posts)       Thu Jan-24-08 11:44 PM
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4. It's probably 10 parts "Scarlet Letter"

1 part "Watch the **** out for that car, that guy might be drunk off his ass"

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troubleinwinter  (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-25-08 04:34 AM
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5. He's simply a ******* moran. Sorry for you.

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quantessd (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 04:44 AM
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7. Humiliation is all that would accomplish.

It's just a scarlet letter.

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theHandpuppet  (1000+ posts)       Fri Jan-25-08 06:19 AM
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8. Well nothing else seems to keep these jerks off the road

Maybe a little humiliation would go a long way. Got any alternative suggestions?

I dunno.

I have mixed feelings about the matter, but detect a whiff of hypocrisy in the primitives.  If the primitives think it's okay to "profile" potential drunken drivers, why isn't it okay to "profile" potential terrorists?
I don't know Frank seems to me the way to avoid all of this happening to one,is for one to simply not drive drunk.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2008, 07:45:10 AM »
You must not miss the DUmmie logic -

Drunk drivers unintentionally kill individuals while practicing their disease.  This is a tragedy and everyone involved is a victim.  Society must find a way to cope.  

Terrorist have no interest in individuals and are out to kill a society.  This is not a tragedy because DUmmies and terrorist share this goal.  It is noble and just.  The targeted society must not find a way to cope because doing so hampers that which is noble and just.  

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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2008, 07:50:05 AM »
in order to get the "party plates" as they are called you have to be a repeat offender several times over. 
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2008, 09:28:41 AM »
Why give them a special plate? Suspend their license for 10 years.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2008, 09:46:50 AM »
Why give them a special plate? Suspend their license for 10 years.
Doesn't stop them from driving.Jail does though :-)
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2008, 09:51:09 AM »
Why give them a special plate? Suspend their license for 10 years.

suspensions only work if the individual abides by the suspension.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2008, 09:57:05 AM »
Why give them a special plate? Suspend their license for 10 years.
Doesn't stop them from driving.Jail does though :-)

I understand that. Get caught driving on a suspended license, impound the vehicle, go to jail for 90 days. Work release if needed.

There is a solution to the problem. No one has the balls to address the issue.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2008, 10:18:13 AM »
Why give them a special plate? Suspend their license for 10 years.
Doesn't stop them from driving.Jail does though :-)

I understand that. Get caught driving on a suspended license, impound the vehicle, go to jail for 90 days. Work release if needed.

There is a solution to the problem. No one has the balls to address the issue.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2008, 10:21:49 AM »
Shame as a punishment is a valid prevention tool.

As a society, we seem to have lost the ability to feel shame.  I think it is a good idea to bring it back.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2008, 10:26:23 AM »
What if one is an illegal and a drunk driver?

How does DUmmy logic handle that?
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2008, 10:28:04 AM »
What if one is an illegal and a drunk driver?

How does DUmmy logic handle that?

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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2008, 10:40:33 AM »
Shame as a punishment is a valid prevention tool.

As a society, we seem to have lost the ability to feel shame.  I think it is a good idea to bring it back.

Wouldn't one need a set of morals to be affected by shame? Viewing places like DU illustrates that shame alone won't work.
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« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2008, 10:47:43 AM »
Yes, sadly shame is an outdated concept in DUmmieland. I prefer tattooing their foreheads but that's just me.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2008, 11:49:40 AM »
Yes, sadly shame is an outdated concept in DUmmieland. I prefer tattooing their foreheads but that's just me.

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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2008, 06:11:38 PM »
Shame as a punishment is a valid prevention tool.

As a society, we seem to have lost the ability to feel shame.  I think it is a good idea to bring it back.
You need humility in order to feel shame sadly many of us are lacking in that dept.
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Re: primitives discuss profiling.....drunken drivers
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2008, 01:00:58 PM »
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I don't know Frank seems to me the way to avoid all of this happening to one,is for one to simply not drive drunk.

As someone who has had a DUI I agree. I figure I had to go through all the crap the state demanded of me when I got mine so should other people. Maybe like me they will finally learn not to drive drunk.
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