JFD> Even ALCOHOL has medicinal properties and may be prescribed IN
 JFD> MODERATION.  (BAC to be kept below .025 in most people)
 JFD> Thus, ZERO tolerance is not reasonable... .05% bac is reasonable
 JFD> (though that would sure clear a lot of drivers off the road)
You are confusing "Zero Tolerance" with something that hasn't ever happened
and won't happen. You may also be confusing it with school policies. Zero
Tolerance does not change the law. If your state has .10 or higher for DUI
and .05 or higher for DWI, zero tolerance does nothing to change these
values. These values represent the law, and the values remain the same,
whatever they might be in your state.
Let me give you an example of a zero tolerance program. Let's say you
advertise a zero tolerance DUI program on New Year's Eve. You say that the
odor of alcoholic beverage alone on a person's breath will mean an automatic
test for DUI. By the way, this is done in many states. You may have the
machine setup in the back of a van, etc. The odor of alcoholic beverage on a
person's breath is reasonable grounds for a test in most states. You get
lucky driving home and hit the safety check location, and you have been
drinking. Scenario #1, you score .12 and go to jail. Scenario #2, you score
.04 and drive home.
Most states have what is called an implied consent law to obtain or retain
driving privileges. You agree up front to take a test if an officer ever asks
you to. If you refuse to take the test, most states automatically revoke your
driving privileges. A zero tolerance DUI program works very well for public
safety but changes nothing in the law. Maybe this helps to explain zero
tolerance better. It changes nothing.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... My wife ran away with my best friend. I sure miss him.
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