The political left has once again done the bidding for us adults by punishing responsible drivers.  By reducing the blood alcohol level at which a person may drive without penalty to .04, McGuinty chose to carpet bomb the rights of most in place of using pinpoint legislation aimed at the truly guilty. 

More than 80% admit to driving with some alcohol in their system.  DUI and repeat DUI offenders should be aggressively prosecuted but what about the rest of us? The insurance companies now have another means by which to raise rates if one is caught driving between .05 and .07 levels and traffic fine revenues will surely increase.  MADD’s agenda seems to be prohibition against driving at any alcohol level.  What is the next threshold; .02 then zero?  How many bar, restaurant, winery owners and workers will suffer along with their patrons because of this MADDness?  And do you think that the food prices on a menu will increase to offset the loss of alcohol revenue from customers afraid to order a drink with their meals?  

Unfortunately almost every human activity generates risk including death and injury.  Punishing all of society for the few irresponsible who drive while criminally drunk only compounds past tragedies.  Water drowns, electricity electrocutes, knives cut, eaters choke, planes crash and exercise can kill etc. but we don’t ban these things. Yes we need standards and rules but we also need common sense and protection from special interest zealots.  Do we all just stop living to satisfy the whims of politically correct politicians?  God save us from our sanctimonious selves.

Mickey Moulder