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Originally Posted by Derek
Pretty sure you'd get a similar number of arrests on any morning if you throw enough cops at it and have the resources to set up checkpoints.
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agreed. and this is really the issue. the law is being changed when really the issue is one of resources, which keep getting cut. there is already a law in place to prevent drink-driving, but no feasible way to enforce it at this point. not too unlike the high number of middle-lane drivers still seen on the motorways even though law has been passed to help prevent it happening. telling someone they're not allowed to do something before they do it is not the same as telling them off for actually doing it. the later will be more effective and more of a deterrent if people thought there was a high chance of actually being caught.