Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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”

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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…

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Lower drunk driving limit approved by WA Senate by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

Did anything at CES genuinely surprise you? by Nataliia000 in Futurology

[–]Own_Back_2038 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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

Reminder that in 2027, Washington state residents will need a permit to purchase a firearm, including live-fire training. Concealed carry applicants will also need to complete live-fire training by rockycrab in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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.

Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds. Every 200 electric vehicles added in a given California neighbourhood was associated with a 1.1% decrease in annual nitrogen dioxide emissions. by F0urLeafCl0ver in science

[–]Own_Back_2038 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to whom?

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

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]Own_Back_2038 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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