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Re:Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? by CWuestefeld on Monday April 26, 2010 @05:13PM (#1296100)
The solution is better education, not increased punishment.

Without commenting on the question of a person's criminal liability for drunk driving...

How do you think education will help? Do you really think that today, in 2010, there is anybody who hasn't spent at least an aggregate 24 hours hearing the "don't drink and drive" message?

It seems to me that too often, people attempt to address problems with a knee-jerk "we need more education". But at least here in the USA, I've got to believe that we've all heard the messages about drunk driving, your brain on drugs, AIDS, domestic abuse, etc., ad nauseam. What more education do you want?

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Re:Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? by Qz on Monday April 26, 2010 @05:18PM (#1296117)
There is a difference between being informed and being educated. Someone who has lost a friend or family member due to drunk driving is more educated about the risks than someone who has been informed about the risks from seeing the ubiquitous TV commercials.

I'm not sure exactly how to best go about educating people, or I would be out doing it.

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