Did anyone catch that we have ANOTHER ballot measure circulating
From the Secretary of State's website:
Stay tuned.
Referred law: An Act to provide for the mandatory withdrawal of blood or other bodily substances subsequent to arrest for driving while under influence. View full text of petitionThis measure is being circulated by a Kent Hazelrigg, a House mover from Rapid City. Since I'm not familiar with the name from political circles, I'm sure there's a pretty good story out there on why he's doing it.
Stay tuned.
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However a bunch of DUI convictions were recently overturned in San Diego, (where we're rather fond of our corruption), when it turned out people drawing blood weren't certified to do so.
And if Bonnie's comment is a concern, it isn't that hard to get certified to draw blood. Did you know that anyone off the street basically can get a job as a phlebotomist (blood drawer) in a hospital with very little on the job training. Give the police officers a crash course in drawing blood and they'd be certified. Problem solved.
If a person wants to drink, that's his/her business. If he wants to get behind the wheel of a car afterwards, that's everybody else's business as he has just become a lethal weapon of possible mass destruction.
Is it a requirement that the address be their residence ? on the petition where it says residence ?
I notice this from time to time on many petitions, the sposonsor uses their business address or other instead of where they live. PO boxes and such, just curious
If you like to drive while intoxicated you should sign this petition, otherwise I would think all others would oppose this petition.
I wonder how many DUI arrests Hazelrigg has and how many he got away with because he refused to give blood and the state didn't go to trial for fear of losing at trial without the blood evidence.