tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post1199567074387072410..comments2023-06-11T13:12:20.435+01:00Comments on The Anger of a Quiet Man: Well I'm not shockedQuiet_Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-50094586568721684542011-08-02T05:48:58.356+01:002011-08-02T05:48:58.356+01:00"..and who shouldn't be allowed to drive ...<i>"..and who shouldn't be allowed to drive even when stone cold sober."</i><br /><br />I'd like to see the police doing more about these, frankly!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-57504247337295536522011-08-01T23:45:15.472+01:002011-08-01T23:45:15.472+01:00It's violent criminals who are worst affected ...It's violent criminals who are worst affected by alcohol, apparently. It induces uncontrollable murderous rage coupled with instant long term and utterly believable memory loss.<br /><br />Well...magistrates and judges utterly believe it does. :/Tattyfalarrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-87898407934625990572011-08-01T22:15:06.919+01:002011-08-01T22:15:06.919+01:00Oh what a shock, a rise from 5.6% to 6.06%! That&#...Oh what a shock, a rise from 5.6% to 6.06%! That's surely well within the expected limits of fluctuation and signifies nothing.<br /><br />Also, these kind of stats are notoriously susceptible to variations in sample. One year you may test loads of drivers on an effectively random basis, get very few positive results as a proportion, but quite a few in absolute terms. The next year you may test a lot fewer drivers, but target them much better, so you get fewer positive results in total, but a higher percentage. <br /><br />The changes from one to another can both be presented as bad news.<br /><br />There's already a maximum sentence of 14 years for "causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs" which sounds harsh enough to me. And heavy sentences have no deterrent effect in such cases anyway as there is no <i>mens rea</i>.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com