Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Party Over

My classmate Adrianna Cardenas recently commented on the new program enacted by the Austin Police Department. Originally designed to prevent drunk driving on Halloween, the program consisted of blood testing drivers who refused to take breathalyzer tests. The success of the program was evident Halloween night when more than a handful of partying motorists were apprehended and are now being charged with DWI’s .Although no final decisions have been made,   Austin is now considering making the program permanent.  Adrianna, who wrote the blog a few nights before Halloween, agreed with police and supported such a program. She reminds us of the dangers of drunk driving and how important it is to prevent them. Her logic and argument is sound, and you can’t argue with results.  I agree with Miss Cardenas. I do think the extensions of such a program would be beneficial to our community.  

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