(Video) Radley Balko on John Stossel - Abolish Drunk Driving Laws

[torchbearer]

pre-crimes should not be crimes.

 

[Teaser Rate]

There's a number of ways. If I use the sticker system that's connected to a credit card I could charge him fees for breaking rules. Unless he has unlimited funds I don't think it'd be viable for him to do it.

I could have a computer system set up to where ever half mile or so I have spikes that can come up out of the ground. If he's breaking my rules I can puncture his tires and have the automatic arm push his car to the side of the road so that my normal traffic can go through.

I think having traffic cops would be very expensive. I would not do it that way.

I don't really think I really need to explain how ridiculous the idea of installing spikes under every street is, do I?

Even if we ignore all the problems with your proposed solution, you're essentially advocating a system which tracks everyone's commutes and wrecks their cars if they run out of money at the wrong time. I think the current system is a lot more libertarian than what you're proposing.

I don't really think they do. In practice it's one of those things where you are mostly penalized bases on your wealth/resources- not that I'm sure that doesn't apply to anything. A judge/lawyer/connected/wealthy can drive drunk as much as he wants, but if you don't have resources you can do mandatory jail time for a false positive due to health conditions, at least in my state.

I would also add, I doubt Balko identifies as an an-cap, though I could be wrong.

The fact that our legal system suffers from a certain degree of corruption doesn't really do anything to invalidate anti-drunk driving laws.

God, please, no...

What could go wrong with having an option to let your car drive you home when you're too tired or drunk to do it yourself safely?

 

[Bordillo]

just make drinking illegal