"DUI License Plates." Alcohol Alert!. Intervention of Point, 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
According to Ray Haynes, the use of DUI license plates in California may serve a sketchy purpose. He claims the plates are given to drivers who have in the past committed a crime of drinking and driving. These plates appear different from normal state plates and allow other drivers to be more alert that the specific vehicle with the plates have been caught. DUI license plates also point out to other cars to be aware of the driver. He tells how they serve a purpose for the better, but what about for others who drive that specific vehicle? He claims anyone other than the criminal driving that car could be shunned for a crime that they did not cause. Is this right, or not? There have also been debates whether these plates even work. From past experience, Ohio claimed the plates did not work for their particular state, for the plates served as not even a consequence. The use for these is still being debated.
This was an interesting article. It refrained from being bias and offered both positive and negative aspects of such license plates. It really makes readers rethink whether or not different license plates (for previous drunk drivers) are beneficial. I too believe they are helpful and make other drivers more aware, but maybe the author was right. Is it fair for those who may drive the guilty person's car? It is definitely something to think about! Good post Jess!
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