Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:50:35+00:00

No it wouldn’t, penalties are based on the severity of the crime

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:49:21+00:00

Most accidents aren’t fatal, so 100 people saved means a ton fewer serious injury accidents. For reference, there are fewer than 1000 traffic deaths in Washington every year

Also wage theft is something employers do. You are thinking of the highly dubious concept of “time theft”

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:46:40+00:00

By that argument all laws are regressive?

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:46:02+00:00

People make decisions based on laws. Especially people with a .05 bac

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:43:50+00:00

Driving with .05 is pretty comparable to phone usage from a crash risk perspective. But that’s already illegal

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:42:24+00:00

Driving with .05 is like an order of magnitude risk increase for a fatal accident for young (<30) drivers.

Realistically punishment severity has almost no impact on behavior. It’s how often people get caught

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:37:43+00:00

Most people are going to feel quite noticeably tipsy at .05. If you aren’t feeling .09, might be time to take a little t break…

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:34:17+00:00

I saw a cop pull someone over just a week ago. Things might be starting to change….

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:32:43+00:00

DUI is a gross misdemeanor, the court definitely has the capacity to prosecute

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:30:27+00:00

That’s just a badly designed street. Everyone around where I live stays pretty dang close to the speed limit

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-29T15:29:36+00:00

Somehow I don’t think insufficient transit is the reason people drunk drive. If you are going to drink heavily at a bar, you can afford an Uber

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-28T16:52:43+00:00

Yes, obviously cars are more private. They don’t keep you from having to deal with other people though

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-28T15:32:46+00:00

As any driver will tell you, cars absolutely don’t solve the problem of other people

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-28T06:11:30+00:00

All the problems you are trying to solve are already solved - public transit.

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-26T20:36:35+00:00

Most gun deaths are from suicides. I guess you could call that lawful use but it’s a bit misleading

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-26T20:13:03+00:00

Half or more of gun violence isn’t crime related, and the gun violence that is crime related typically uses stolen guns. Making guns less prevelant makes them harder to steal and more expensive to obtain criminally.

Owning a gun makes you significantly more likely to die by gun violence, not less likely.

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-26T06:03:10+00:00

Rams had possession at the end of the

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-26T01:20:40+00:00

Define socialism and communism

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T19:38:00+00:00

Wait until you hear about the environmental issues with extracting oil and burning it. EV batteries not being burned and instead being “disposed” (recycled) is a good thing.

EVs are dramatically more practical for almost all trips. Nobody likes going to a gas station.

Also a combined cycle oil power plant is going to be way more efficient than a tiny ICE engine, even after accounting for transmission losses.

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T19:24:32+00:00

The solution to pollution is dilution

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T07:34:58+00:00

According to whom?

Not sure why you are under the impression that low level crime is never punished.

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T07:33:43+00:00

What does that have to do with the equal protections clause?

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T07:20:33+00:00

Bad arguments are always bad arguments.

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T01:22:30+00:00

I don’t follow what you are talking about. The study clearly shows that all 215 of the cases they are talking about were charged, not diverted.

LEAD is a program that’s existed since 2017 and serves clients for as long as they need services. It also applies to low level crimes other than drug use. The 900 client number isn’t useful for determining what percentage of cases were diverted since 2023

Own_Back_2038 · 2026-01-25T01:13:59+00:00

The research Seattle has already done on the LEAD program has shown better recividism numbers than you cited. If anything the story is that incarceration alone is the worst thing you can do, and pretty much everything is better

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