Re: Drinking & driving

"Brimstone" <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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.
> :-)

I'm sure you will, and quite right too. I think you're on quite fertile
ground with this topic.

Best wishes all,
Dave.


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