Yes reforms of DUI's are needed badly. People that get pulled over for a DUI and blow under a .12, that are NOT involved in any sort of accident or property damage, and fully cooperate with police, should get NO JAIL time, a fine and probation for three years. Period end of story. Too many lives are totally turned UPSIDE down, by non-caring police looking for promotions by arresting as many DUI suspects as they can in a year. Too many non-violent, non-injury accident DUI's costs tax-payers MILLIONS by incarcerating these people who had one to many at a wedding reception, and then simply get pulled over for some made up excuse by a cop. I am talking about NON-INJURY, NO ACCIDENT DUI's, that people blow a LOW BAC, other DUI's that don't fit into that category, gets the full wrath of treatment. Counseling, Blow and Go devices, Jail, etc. But I believe we need to define WHO is really a menace to the general population, and NOT all those arrested ARE!!!

Do either of these words even belong in the same paragraph together. I don't even need to go in any more depth. I guess im a little cynical.

but, look at it this way. Everyone knows that if you drink and drive, there is the possibility that you can hit something, damage something or kill someone. That being said, I think the penalty should always include jail time and dui should always be a felony. Look at the people who are killed every day because somebody had too much to drink at a wedding or a bar and it's usually someone who has been pulled over numerous times before. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who is guilty of dui is as much a menace as a crazy person with a loaded gun. I'm sure you would feel the same way if it were your family member killed.

Is not letting drunk drivers off, it is craking down. Steve is insane. The premise for letting cooperative drunks off depends on there actually being cooperative drunks. This type of people simply doesn't exist though. The fact is that a person who has one too many at a wedding can easily call a cab. It's $45 yes, but it's far less than what a DUI will cost you. The idea of not ruining their lives when they will ruin so many others is insanity. Too many lives are turned upside down by drunk drivers who were too lazy to call a cab. Drunk driving is a criminal act. I do not care if your life is turned upside down because you're a criminal. How about all the (actually innocent) people whose lives are turned upside down because some drunk took out their car and paralyzed them or killed them? Do we not care about them? The simple fact is that existing lax punishments for DUIs causes more drunk drivers not less. It matters not if they don't cause injuries or accidents because they simply haven't had the chance to yet. Letting a drunk driver off with a slap on the wrist (which is what the current laws are) is akin to what we did with Maurice Clemmons. They will reoffend, and they will likely kill someone the next time. Let's treat DUIs for what they actually are - attempted murder. Any one who fails a sobriety test gets the same punishment as attempted murder since the act of drunk driving is attempted murder. If they kill any one, it's full on murder. That would really fix the problems. Lets stop apologizing for drunk drivers; they are criminals no matter what the circumstances surrounding it.

If are Leaders are Not smart enough to figure out that to much of the State and City money is being Spent. They Should be arrested by the Moron Test. This would explain, that they are not smart enough to be in Office. Pretty easy Test lets make it a Law.

a 4 time DUI offender who blew a .10 t-boned my huband and 2 girls, nearly kiling my 1 year old daughter. This was the first time he had actually hit anyone.. Reform? Really? I should feel bad for someone's life being turned up-side-down because they decided to get in a car drunk and out other's lives in danger? I don't think so....

Along with testin' your BLOOD for alcohol, thc and meth this bill should carry a caveat, you must also test for political aspiration in the blood stream. And the officer will have to undergo these same tests, blood from me, blood from you, is only fair. And then to test for any chemical, aspirin to viagra....broccoli. Brussel sprouts? How 'bout an over concentration of Caffiene ? Who knows, maybe a high vitamin "D" level could render you helpless. Should've went to law school, the lawyers are salivatin' right now...... BMC

I'm very sorry for your loss, but obviously you had a tough time comprehending my comment, maybe you should read it again. It specifies NON-INJURY, NON-ACCIDENT, DUI's obviously that would not apply in your case. Do you have ANY idea how many fatality DUI's happen with BAC's lower than .12, compared to over .15? 95% of Fatality DUI's are caused by people that have a BAC above .15. Do you have ANY idea how much money is involved in the prosecution of GOOD people that make a single mistake ONE time and blow UNDER a .12, causing NO property damage and hurting NO-ONE!? Do you have any clue why cops are so prone to give out as many DUI's as possible? It has EVERYTHING to do with MONEY and PROMOTIONS...NOT PUBLIC SAFTEY!

The crime you commit should not be blamed on alcohol. If you're swerving, get a ticket for swerving. I could care less if the guy is drunk, the crime is how bad he is driving. I use to work with an idiot who raced around town at 90 mph and bragged about it. He wasn't drunk when he'd do this. I was a great drunk driver. I'd just put my left arm on my knee, and steer with my left hand that was held true by my leg. But regardless of whether you've been drinking or not, cops follow you after leaving a bar. This has happened to me a few times, and it takes the idiot about 5 miles to figure out I'm a safe driver. Much the same way guns don't kill people. People kill people. Drunk drivers don't kill people. Drivers kill people.

Is the worst drug there is. I don't care what anyone says. It ruins more lives in so many ways. Driving is the worst. I think the laws need to be changed so if caught driving with any alcohol in your system gets you a month in jail and have to pay fines to cover the cost. That will put an end to drunk driving. I think setting a BAC limit just encourages people to drink a little and it's ok. If you get in a car and drive drunk...you are putting lives at risk. I just can't believe after all the tragedy through the years that it hasn't been resolved and laws haven't changed to stop it. It's the worst situation...nobody wants to kill anyone they just want to get home but there should never be an excuse anymore. I think tax payers should pay for a transportation system that caters to the nightlife. So that anyone can go out and have a good time and then be taken home safely without worry. Any one caught driving drunk will pay fines that help fund that system. I don't drink but I would be more than willing to pay for safer roads at night and help save lives. Just this morning in Federal Way there was a fatal accident at 2:30 AM. Huh I wonder if someone was on there way home from a bar...Now many lives are hurting more than you can imagine...I know because I've been through that loss.