Re: Drinking & driving



David Knowles wrote:
> "Brimstone" <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dpei00$5ru$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Mark Foster wrote:
>>> In article <dpefum$ch$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> "Brimstone" <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mark Foster wrote:
>>>>> In article <dpeeb7$hb8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>>>> "David Knowles" <david.knowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Conor" <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:MPG.1e24b6f6a0b9a57298b9dd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> In article <dpe4e9$gj9$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Knowles
>>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This topic has however brought out some additional things for
>>>>>>>> us to take account of, so perhaps some good will emerge.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yeah, you might not drive drunk.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has it really been clearly established beyond all reasonable
>>>>>> doubt that I drove in a drunken state?
>>>>>
>>>>> Based on what "evidence" there is, almost certainly yes.
>>>>
>>>> Would you care to summarise that evidence, I'm a bit lost.
>>>
>>> The "evidence" is his own description of how much he had drunk (two
>>> pints of Stella? approx 4-5 units) and the admission that he had
>>> been "unsteady whilst walking".
>>>
>>> I call that unfit to drive. YMMV.
>>
>> IIRC the number of units has no relevance to intoxication and the
>> cause of his unsteadyness is not automatically connected with the
>> amount of alcohol consumed. You are also failing to take into
>> account the time period over which this was comsumed and the amount
>> of food taken in over the same period.
>>
> Without wishing to presume too much, it appears there might be some
> justification for reconsidering the seriousness of my 'crime.'
>

Probably best to not get too excited. I'll challenge anyone's assumptions.
:-)


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