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I think that it is great that India can have laws independent of the rest of the world. Trying to copy every little rule that the west has regarding DUI or any other issue is just plain dumb. Why is it that every law in America should also be a law here in India? Have Indians no independent thinking or are Indians just psycologically subserviant to the west due the their (the western country's) economic superiority? Or have Indians just not got over their subservience to the British Raj? Maybe it is the result of the British Rajs' psych ops efforts by agents such as Max Muller et al. that the europeans are racially superior. Well I for one do not suscribe to the belief that everything that the west does is good for India. India must solve local issues within the context of regional issues that make sense are are fair/equitable for the common man without benefiting large corporate interest groups.
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In case getting drunk drivers, who are a risk to others (I would care two hoots even if they die), off the roads amounts to copying the 'West', shows my lack of independent thinking, reflects my psychological subserviance to the western countries or the 'Raj', love for Max Mueller et al, then so it be!
I would prefer to stay labelled this way than me or my loved ones getting killed or maimed for life by a moron who had no sense of responsibility towards himself, or his family, or his fellow citizens! Sooner plug is pulled on these creatures, better for the society.
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The west, and the USA espcially has a rambo-like belief that all problems can be solved by heavy handed prosecution by law enforcement (or military intervention/pre-emtion). Hence laws like: Mandatory jail time for DUI, Three Strikes rule, the war on drugs, the Iraq invation, etc. Well the US has serious problems, and their prisons are over-flowing with people jailed for petty offences. Fortunately, the prison industry of the US cannot sustain itself for much longer, and there will be forced releases of prisonor due to budgetory constraints.
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And there would be new jails built in our country, thereby providing employment opportunities to masses because judiciary is unable to keep pace with the crime rate. Not sure why we have the habit of bringing in cultural/regional/religious/gender divides at the drop of a hat!
62 years of democracy has taken us where? We still spit/litter on the roads. And just how do you think Singapore has become the cleanest of countries? Food for thought..
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Bhang, grass, marijuana, whatevery you want to call it is just a harmless substance that happens to be much less harmful than alchohol. So any attempt to criminalize it is just plain uncalled for .
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Since you want to prosecute anyone or anything driving "under the influence", how about laws to prosecute old ladies, disabled people, teenagers, etc. After all they all can be a hazard on the road. I am sure the multinational insurance companies would just love that.
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This is what I meant about discriminating on the basis of gender/age/disability etc.
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So you think that I am justifing driving under the influence? NO. I absolutly do not. The point is that heavy handed prosecution is NOT the solution. Correct education is. And that takes time and effort.
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For once I will agree with you
Educating would take a lot of time and effort. Keeping in mind the pace at which we have been able to educate folks in last 62 years, I am sure you and me would be having the same discussion in our 10 re-incarnation from now (if you believe in re-births, that is).
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The effort/funding needs to be put in the education not in law enforcement. Heavy handed law enforcement never has and never will work.
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It has in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan. Oh what a co-incidence, all these are countries from the East!!
Education should be supplemented with law enforcement and should go hand in hand. Its like conducting an examination at the completion of term/semester to ensure whatever was taught has really sunk in or not. Education or Prosecution in isolation will not be able to take care of this problem