Zero tolerance is a bad idea. I don’t know how long after drinking, a person may have traces of alcohol in their system. In those instances, people who have no impairment would end up with criminal records. That would be of no benefit for anybody.
In fact it would be a disbenefit not just to the individual and their family but also society in general. This is because a criminal record would have impacts way beyond the individual concerned.
We need to always think about what it is we are trying to achieve. In this instance we want to stop people with an impairment from causing death and injury. Prosecuting people who aren’t impaired doesn’t do that.
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