If you are a drunk driver in Montgomery County, Texas then it may prove to be risky business. Apparently (via), the Montgomery County district attorney’s office has decided to tweet the names of all those that are driving whilst intoxicated between Christmas and New Year’s eve. Is it just me or is this a really stupid idea?
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On face value it doesn’t seem like that bad a idea that might in fact deter people from drunk driving – you don’t really want your family, friend and neighbours to know that you got busted do you?
I’m not an expert in US law (or Texan law). but apparently the information is already publicly available, so what’s the problem?
On the other hand I can see two problems straight away. First, the tests aren’t a 100% correct, false positives aren’t exactly uncommon, and secondly, it rains all over the maxim “innocent until proven guilty”.
The names of the guilty will be posted on the Montgomery County DA’s twitter page (@MontgomeryTXDAO), and they want to do this during other holiday seasons as well. Good luck to them.
What do you think?
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