oaf@mit-vax.UUCP (Oded Feingold) (01/19/86)
> The only way to stop drunk driving is to make the penalty > something to be feared. (i.e. loss of licence for good on > first offense, jail on second offense, death on third > offense plus high fines for each) [RINDSBERG] ------------------------------ It might help to restructure society so it doesn't breed hatred and frustration among its citizens. I think the dangerous drunks are people who are full of anger, but are afraid to display it EXCEPT when drunk. People who are basically friendly, but happen to be drunk and driving (like home from a party, other standard excuses) don't go 120 mph and pile into schoolbuses. They go 15 miles an hour, and pile up a train of angry followers. People who secretly want to be murderous desperadoes get drunk and decide that's exactly what they are, and they're right. [In vino veritas.] The solution is to discover what people are like when drunk, then use the ferocious ones as organ donors, and to swab out TMI and the Love Canal. After 3 generations or so, we should have a more docile human population, and the meek can get back on the highways at night. ["For this part of the driver's exam, you must drink enough vodka to register .15% blood alcohol..."] -- Oded Feingold MIT AI Lab. 545 Tech Square Cambridge, Mass. 02139 OAF%OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA {harvard, ihnp4!mit-eddie}!mitvax!oaf 617-253-8598
mr@homxb.UUCP (M.RINDSBERG) (01/20/86)
> Summary: the truth will throw you in jail > > > The only way to stop drunk driving is to make the penalty > > something to be feared. (i.e. loss of licence for good on > > first offense, jail on second offense, death on third > > offense plus high fines for each) [RINDSBERG] > ------------------------------ > It might help to restructure society so it doesn't breed hatred and > frustration among its citizens. I think the dangerous drunks are people Yes, restructuring of society is necessary but something has to be done in the interim. > I think the dangerous drunks are people > who are full of anger, but are afraid to display it EXCEPT when drunk. I don't think so. The reason why most people drink is because it is socially acceptable to do so. (among all ages) When slightly intoxicated people find it easier to communicate and overcome any fears they might have. This "socially acceptability" is the part of society which must change. > People who are basically friendly, but happen to be drunk and > driving (like home from a party, other standard excuses) don't go 120 > mph and pile into schoolbuses. They go 15 miles an hour, and pile up a Depending on how intoxixated they are, they may drive fast and/or erratically without even knowing it. > train of angry followers. People who secretly want to be murderous > desperadoes get drunk and decide that's exactly what they are, and > they're right. [In vino veritas.] These are the minority of drunk drivers and these also are the ones which need other types of help. No amount of legislation will prevent this from happening. > The solution is to discover what people are like when drunk, then > use the ferocious ones as organ donors, and to swab out TMI and the Love > Canal. After 3 generations or so, we should have a more docile human > population, and the meek can get back on the highways at night. ["For > this part of the driver's exam, you must drink enough vodka to register > .15% blood alcohol..."] > -- > > Oded Feingold MIT AI Lab. 545 Tech Square Cambridge, Mass. 02139 > OAF%OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA {harvard, ihnp4!mit-eddie}!mitvax!oaf 617-253-8598 > My conclusions: 1) Make the penalties very high for drunk driving. This will change the status of drinking to "socially unacceptable"(hopefully) 2) For the other drunk drivers (repeated), lock them up since they should be considered potential murderers. Mark homxb!mr