DWI has officialy achieved witch hunt status. Just like sex offenders, those convicted of DWI in Phoenix will have their mug shots and conviction information posted online. I guess the financial ruin is not enough we have to publicly humliate those convicted of an opinion crime. Where are the pictures…
DWI laws are dangerous because we give officers to much discretion too arrest. Law enforcement discretion combined with an erosion of constitutional protections leads to injustice every time. Freedom, liberty, and the now defunct Bill of Rights used to protect us from corrupt law enforcement. Today, criminal defense lawyers are…
Last spring, the Marine base is San Diego rightfully began allowing soldiers 18 and over to drink on base. MADD chimes in with this lovely quote- “When someone who is under the age of 21 gets behind the wheel, they just don’t have the maturity and the ability to combine…
I recently filed an open records request with the Texas Department of Public Safety. I asked for all videos used to train officer for DWI enforcement. I received one DVD. Here is my review of DWI, The Movie. digg_url = ‘http://www.iwasthestate.com/2007/10/review-dwi-enforcement-movie.html’; This film starts off by telling officers that “The…
I love freedom. I love liberty. I do not love MADD. MADD, how do I not love thee, let me count the ways. 1. MADD supports an 8-10 year sentence (later reduced to 27 months) for parents allowing underage drinking at their house. Not one of the teenagers was legally…