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Subject: Re: (Orphan) Re: Re: DWI Crackdowns
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 13:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 13:22:00 1985
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>
>A drunk in a car on a highway should be treated with the same courtesy and
>respect as a madman with an UZI in a shopping mall.  For the same reasons.
>
>John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101

John,
there is a minor difference that makes the two incidents QUITE different
morally.

A madman with an UZI in a shopping mall demonstrates intent to cause
harm, wherease a perons driving a car while impaired does not.

I am not saying that drunk drivers don't kill, but you can't treat them like
your gun-toting fanatic since the reasons and philosophies are different.

Peter Barada
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