On 8/13/2016 8:39 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:22:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>> This is America. We barely care about drunk driving, as evinced by
>>> our lenient drunk-driving laws.
>>
>> Lenient? Don't get caught DUI in Virginia.
>
> Virginia:
>
> Virginia categorizes a first DUI offense as a class 1 misdemeanor and imposes a fine ranginging from $250 to $2,500. The law also imposes a one-year license suspension. The punishment increases if you were arrested with a BAC of 0.15% or higher in which case your sentence may include a minimum five-day jail sentence..
>
> Sweden:
>
> Surpassing the limit is a serious offence, fined with ‚¬500. Driving with an alcohol rate over 0.12% is a crime (up to 6 months imprisonment and license suspension up to 4 years). Sweden: 0.02% (up to 6 months imprisonment), 0.10% (imprisonment, maximum 2 years).

What about Cananda? That's where lucretia lives. Just because some
country has draconian laws doesn't mean ours are bad.

nancy