On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:19:57 -0400, Nancy Young
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>On 8/13/2016 10:17 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:47:28 -0400, Nancy Young
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>>> 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:
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>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> This is America. We barely care about drunk driving, as evinced by
>>>>>> our lenient drunk-driving laws.
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>>>>> Lenient? Don't get caught DUI in Virginia.
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>>>> Virginia:
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>>>> 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..
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>>>> Sweden:
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>>>> 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).
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>>> What about Cananda? That's where lucretia lives. Just because some
>>> country has draconian laws doesn't mean ours are bad.
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>> Here's what was said without editing
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>Right, did I say something out of line? You said the level is
>very low 'here', meaning Canada.

No I thought your comment meant you hadn't seen what Cindy and I
originally were posting. I don't think our laws are Draconian
though, anything that stops needless DUI deaths is great.
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>> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:38:24 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
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>>>> Don't they have any concerns about drivers being over the limit after
>>>> they leave?
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>>> This is America. We barely care about drunk driving, as evinced by
>>> our lenient drunk-driving laws. It's as if driving was a civil right
>>> or something.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
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>> Phew! I didn't know that. The level is very low here and now in
>> addition to roadside checks there are all sorts of PSAs urging people
>> to phone in if they see a driver acting erratically - if they use
>> their mobile it has to be a hands free, not legal any other way.
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