01-12-2008, 01:44 AM
Thank you Rob for posting the article.
What I found most informative is EACH county needs to enforce this!
"It's like a lot of laws we pass," Hanabusa said. "It's always up to the respective counties and agencies to enforce it."
Also a thanks to Mr. Roth for beginning this enforcement, a beginning.
I particularly liked his description of the crime of DUI.
Hawaii County Deputy Prosecutor Mitch Roth anticipates enforcing it on a regular basis now that the first application is underway. He said cars are deadly when in the possession of repeat DUI offenders.
"It's like pointing a loaded weapon randomly and playing Russian roulette with the community. This takes that weapon away," said Roth, who handles much of the criminal forfeiture proceedings for the Big Island.
M
One other description of the crime of DUI was told to me by a prosecuting attorney. He describes an impaired driver as
"A person with a high powered rifle (no sight necessary) standing on a hillside overlooking a stadium full of people and taking pot shots into the assembly". Nothing personal, and everyone is a potential target.
Food for thought.
mella l
What I found most informative is EACH county needs to enforce this!
"It's like a lot of laws we pass," Hanabusa said. "It's always up to the respective counties and agencies to enforce it."
Also a thanks to Mr. Roth for beginning this enforcement, a beginning.
I particularly liked his description of the crime of DUI.
Hawaii County Deputy Prosecutor Mitch Roth anticipates enforcing it on a regular basis now that the first application is underway. He said cars are deadly when in the possession of repeat DUI offenders.
"It's like pointing a loaded weapon randomly and playing Russian roulette with the community. This takes that weapon away," said Roth, who handles much of the criminal forfeiture proceedings for the Big Island.
M
One other description of the crime of DUI was told to me by a prosecuting attorney. He describes an impaired driver as
"A person with a high powered rifle (no sight necessary) standing on a hillside overlooking a stadium full of people and taking pot shots into the assembly". Nothing personal, and everyone is a potential target.
Food for thought.
mella l
mella l
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