tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1001123883104187596..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: MADD endorses deferred adjudication for first-offense DWIGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69262564006920562682010-12-29T08:08:55.144-06:002010-12-29T08:08:55.144-06:00I appreciate your recognizing the benefits of this...I appreciate your recognizing the benefits of this bill as opposed to blindly opposing it as some defense attorney bloggers have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88773054547782101032010-12-29T08:00:05.723-06:002010-12-29T08:00:05.723-06:00Personally, I'm all for the devices. Driving ...Personally, I'm all for the devices. Driving is a privilege - not a right. People who drive while intoxicated should have to find other means of transportation, like the bus, if they don't want to use devices that prove that they are not drinking. There are too many innocent lives at stake.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67444010870323505932010-12-28T15:36:06.399-06:002010-12-28T15:36:06.399-06:00The interlock industry has tried to get legislatio...The interlock industry has tried to get legislation passed requiring the device in lower level DWI's for several sessions. I see it is rearing it's head once again. Leaving that requirement in the bill screams of special interest. I hope it gets taken out before it goes very far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69209053112673153562010-12-28T10:45:49.724-06:002010-12-28T10:45:49.724-06:00The Senate Committee this summer heard testimony f...The Senate Committee this summer heard testimony from Madd wanting mandatory IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE (S0147. There was opposition and thus a compromise in this bill.So, maybe this is a good meeting of the minds. They also wanted sobriety checkpoints but that went nowhere in the discussion. There is no easy solution because the alcohol lobby is one of the largest in the country and local govt gets too much revenue for alcohol sales. Most people don't think they are drunk and friends don't want to get in the middle if indeed there is a friend present. Punishment is not the answer but the longer way of education and treatment isn't acceptable to those who want an instant fix - just pass a law. I don't agree with the interlock simply because it doesn't address the problem, but I guess it's better than another senator's bill, 1st conviction, lose your license for life. Now that's a real brilliant idea.Texas Mavericknoreply@blogger.com