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Dumb on Crime: 'DWI-lite' suggestion lacks common sense

Texas has too many criminal laws, and one big reason is that whenever it becomes apparent that some existing statute is dysfunctional, the typical response by the Legislature is to create new crimes instead of fix problems with the existing code. That's the ill-conceived suggestion from Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, who wants to create a new crime - "Driving While Ability Impaired" - to go after drivers who've been drinking but whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is below the legal .08 limit, the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward reported yesterday. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, among the supporters of the change, said the idea behind a new offense of "driving while ability impaired" ? DWAI ? would cover drivers whose blood-alcohol content is between 0...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).