tyranny and the market
oops! they don’t go together. naturally.
via DUI Blog:
Plan to get drunks at drive-thrus falls flat
TUCSON, Ariz. — A plan by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department that would have stationed deputies at fast-food joints to sniff out drunken drivers appears to have fallen flat.
The department had hoped to target drunken driving by putting undercover deputies inside 24-hour fast-food restaurants to spot impaired drivers placing their orders. If deputies spotted someone with classic symptoms of impairment, they were to call a uniformed deputy stationed outside to pull the driver over.
But sheriff’s Lt. Karl Woolridge says the department asked various fast-food chains if they’d agree to be a part of the program, but all of them declined. [...]
the magic line of protection: when your customers aren’t corralled via the truncheon, you must watch your ass.