Anonymous
10/28/2016 07:34
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
When you go to MADD the site linked, click on the tabs and see how the alcohol consumption has increased. Alcohol kills tens of thousands a year and results in millions of visits to emergency rooms. Little to nothing is said because it is a huge business tied to so many facets of society.
Alcohol, drugs and gambling are all on the rise and sucking a ton of money out of our economy, and much, much, more.
Alcohol, drugs and gambling are all on the rise and sucking a ton of money out of our economy, and much, much, more.
Anonymous
10/28/2016 07:28
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Anonymous wrote:Suspect only receives 10 years; what a slap on the wrist.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/public-safety/drunk-driver-who-killed-police-officer-noah-leotta-sentenced-to-10-years/2016/10/27/7826b3a6-9bbf-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html
Agreed that it's a slap on the wrist. Looks like it was the maximum for the charge [vehicular manslaughter] though.
Anonymous
10/28/2016 06:16
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Suspect only receives 10 years; what a slap on the wrist.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/public-safety/drunk-driver-who-killed-police-officer-noah-leotta-sentenced-to-10-years/2016/10/27/7826b3a6-9bbf-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/public-safety/drunk-driver-who-killed-police-officer-noah-leotta-sentenced-to-10-years/2016/10/27/7826b3a6-9bbf-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html
Anonymous
03/11/2016 22:26
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That claims being made by the police according to this WaPo article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-officers-preventable-death/2015/12/13/8c28acde-a056-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html
If so, that's kinda frightening as we get close to New Years'.
It's awful.
If you drive drunk your license should go away for a year.
Do it again - 5 years.
What's with all of the nanby pamby hand holding with installing an expensive breathalyzer device (that someone else could breathe into) into their car?
Maybe, politicians still aren't sure. It's ridiculous. You drink and drive - no more driving.
Lastly it would be great to have more bars within walking distance of communities - stumbling home would be better. In Europe there are bars in most communities. It's where people eat, socialize and drink beer. No one drives to them.
Agree with you, except I'm not so sure about more bars. Where do you want a bar?
Anonymous
03/11/2016 17:38
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Anonymous wrote:That claims being made by the police according to this WaPo article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-officers-preventable-death/2015/12/13/8c28acde-a056-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html
If so, that's kinda frightening as we get close to New Years'.
It's awful.
If you drive drunk your license should go away for a year.
Do it again - 5 years.
What's with all of the nanby pamby hand holding with installing an expensive breathalyzer device (that someone else could breathe into) into their car?
Maybe, politicians still aren't sure. It's ridiculous. You drink and drive - no more driving.
Lastly it would be great to have more bars within walking distance of communities - stumbling home would be better. In Europe there are bars in most communities. It's where people eat, socialize and drink beer. No one drives to them.
Anonymous
03/11/2016 17:28
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
I am so sorry to hear that.
Anonymous
03/11/2016 17:13
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Not in Maryland, it seems like a lot of teens drunk drive here and kill people. Was big to have a designated driver where I grew up in the south, but doesn't seem to be taught here.
Anonymous
03/11/2016 16:54
Subject: Is it true Maryland has among the weakest drunk driving laws in the US?
Anonymous wrote:I am not trying to be flip, but is drunk/drugged driving still a big issue with teens? It was a huge issue when I was growing up, but that was a vastly different time and I kind of operate under the assumption that it is no longer peer accepted. Kind of like smoking, other teens look down upon it viciously.
YES
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2015/Former-Wootton-Quarterback-Charged-with-Vehicular-Homicide-in-Deadly-North-Potomac-Crash/