I think we are talking about a fairness issue or a proportionality issue versus the legal stipulation.
This is off topic, but this kid got sentenced to 8 years in prison because he was 4 years and ten days older than his girl friend (the parents didn't like him). Had he been ten days younger it would have been ok.
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Originally posted by Virtual Violet
You can rationalize it that way if you want, but the alcohol is deemed a contributing factor to the wreck. It is the 1-2 beers/bottle of Jack Daniels that slows a persons reactiion time, impairs their visions, dulls their senses, causes them to fall asleep, or make bad decisions---decisions they may not have made if they were sober.
So 1-2 beers or a entire bottle of Jack Daniels makes no difference in the legal world, especially since both can bring you over the legal limit. The driver is considered impared due to alcohol and anything that happens while driving is directly attributed to that.
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