[lbo-talk] is law enforcement a way to raise money for local economies

[Wojtek S]

Michael: "What would public drunkenness with no bad behavior (being a
harmless drunk  person weaving down the street) cost you in 1970? A
ride home? A night in jail to sober up? A small fine?"

[WS:]  We are not talking about harmless drunks walking or taking a
bus home.  We are talking about people driving 7+ ton vehicles.  Are
you suggesting that the lives of those killed or maimed by DUI drivers
do not count?

PS.  I do not go places like western PA very often, but when I do one
of the things I fear the most is driving on two lane roads.  I know
that it does not take much for a guy who just had a few beers and is
driving his pickup truck home to cross that double yellow line at any
time.

-- 
Wojtek

"Modern conservatism is just a neoliberal gloss on medieval domination."