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November 30, 2006
MORE SHAME, LESS JAIL TIME: DO THEY STOP DRUNK DRIVERS?
Tennessee’s new “I am a Drunk Driver” law has drawn criticism, according to an AP story in the Knoxville News.
“Sheriffs, judges and even advocates fighting drunken driving have all criticized the new Tennessee law” and “a governor's task force recently recommended scrapping the law, which makes offenders pick up litter wearing bright orange vests that say, ‘I am a Drunk Driver.’”
“The law requires first-time offenders to spend 24 hours in jail and do 24 hours of litter pickup while wearing the embarrassing orange vest. Gov. Phil Bredesen, public safety officials and other experts criticized the bill from the start, saying it would be too expensive. They also didn't like that the bill shortened the jail sentence from 48 to 24 hour,” the paper said.
Posted by MVHAP at November 30, 2006 06:25 PM