There is a long history on this blog in support of tougher penalties for drunken driving in Wisconsin.
We're a state that ranks high for OWI and drunk-driving fatalities enabled by weak penalties in a boozy culture marred by alcohol-related illness, sexual assault, domestic violence, workplace losses and high-visibility post-bar closing time drownings from La Crosse to Milwaukee.
So props to GOP legislators Jim Ott and Alberta Darling for pushing to get more drunk drivers off the road, and thumbs down to alcohol industry special interests who will roll out the talking points and open up their checkbooks to stymie this modestly-stronger stand against intoxicated motorists.
Responsible drinkers should want this. Irresponsible drinkers should not be driving on the same roads as responsible drinkers and non drinkers. We should be sick of the greedy caring about profit instead of the well being of citizens.
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