American Beverage Institute slams NTSB recommendation to lower DUI limit
Restaurant Group criticism of lowering the DUI legal limit raises important questions Lowering the DUI legal limit Hill reported on January 14, 2016, that the American Beverage Institute (ABI), a restaurant lobbying group, is outraged at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) call to lower the legal limit for per se DUI alcohol from […]
Read MoreTop Chicago Cop orders Police have functioning Dash Cameras and audio or face discipline
Hey Big Brother, we are watching you too. On December 6, 2015, the Chicago Tribune reports top Chicago Cop ordered the Police to have functioning Dash Camera Video and audio or face discipline. Video and Audio make everybody honest, accountable and follow the law including criminals. Police need transparency now more than ever. Hopefully, this […]
Read MoreIt is about time to end race discrimination in Jury Selection
On November 2, 2015, the New York Times reported on the oral arguments in the United States Supreme Court case of Foster vs. Chatman, Case No. 14-8349. This is a Georgia Death penalty case where an all-white jury convicted Foster of capital murder and the death penalty. After the normal appeals were exhausted, an open record request was […]
Read MoreThe Constitution is not a dirty legal trick
On October 29, 2015, WSB-TV Channel 2 ran a spooky Halloween investigative report claiming that DUI Offenders were using a legal “trick” to get out of DUI arrests by claiming they were too drunk to consent to blood and breath tests. This story simplifies the complex and confounds the simple. First, there are two ways to […]
Read MoreA DUI Conviction can make you uninsurable for Life Insurance
Did you know that a DUI conviction can significantly increase the cost of life insurance or potentially prohibit you from obtaining Life Insurance at all? Inquisitr.com ran a story on September 20, 2015, explaining how that can happen. Nationwide Insurance will reduce life insurance rates after a few years following a DUI conviction. Prudential representatives […]
Read MoreHawaii has the most Drunk Drivers per 1000 population
August 7, 2015. According to the online journal live science, a CDC study found Hawaii had 995 drunk drivers per 1000 in population. This is an astounding fact considering that according to the 2010 Census 14.3 percent of the population is 65 and over and 9.4 percent of the population is under the legal drinking age. The […]
Read MoreWill new car technology make DUIs a thing of the past
The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program (DADSS or Big Daddy is watching as opposed to Big Brother is watching) is developing a unique application of technology that holds the potential to stop DUI drivers before they start. The technology will automatically detect when a driver is intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at […]
Read MoreJohn Oliver calls out inequality in the bail-bond system in US Courts
June 6, 2015. The Washington Post reports on how Comedy talk-show host, John Oliver, is shining the bright light of comedy-truth on the darkest secret of the United States Justice System. The Bail-Bond system disproportionately punishes the poor who often have to choose between criminal charges of which they are innocent or sitting in jail for […]
Read MoreTaser Danger
Tasers are essentially electric shock guns. They are aimed with a laser target and shoot metal barbs attached to wires into a person and the gun then sends electric impulses that disable muscles temporarily. They are officially classified as non-lethal weapons. Police like them because they are less likely to be injured when taking down […]
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