Routemaster
Member
Should first time drink driving offenders be waived a criminal record if they:
1) complete a DD awareness course.
2) were fully compliant with police, courts etc.
3) were less than one and a half tines over the limit. (less than 52.5 mg of breath)
4) had a clean criminal record before the DD offence.
5) can show how a criminal record could affect their job career, life etc.
6) can provide good character references from several sources.
I emphasise that this amnesty should ONLY be available to FIRST time drink driving offenders.
The reason why I support this is because the criminal record is the most damaging part of being caught drink driving. Its ironic that offenders have driven a car over the limit yet can attend a course and be allowed to drive again after 9 months, but are barred from any careers such as teaching, health care, working in a bank or building society for life. They are banned from these careers even though they do not involve driving at all.
What are your opinions?
1) complete a DD awareness course.
2) were fully compliant with police, courts etc.
3) were less than one and a half tines over the limit. (less than 52.5 mg of breath)
4) had a clean criminal record before the DD offence.
5) can show how a criminal record could affect their job career, life etc.
6) can provide good character references from several sources.
I emphasise that this amnesty should ONLY be available to FIRST time drink driving offenders.
The reason why I support this is because the criminal record is the most damaging part of being caught drink driving. Its ironic that offenders have driven a car over the limit yet can attend a course and be allowed to drive again after 9 months, but are barred from any careers such as teaching, health care, working in a bank or building society for life. They are banned from these careers even though they do not involve driving at all.
What are your opinions?