Signaling for a U-Turn
Sam Aurelius Milam III
While
I was recently sorting through some old files, I came across an article,
How
Mad is MADD? It's Insane!, that I published in the February
1997 issue of this newsletter. As I perused the article, I realized
that the data presented in it remain as relevant today as they were then.
I expect that the numbers are larger now but I doubt that the relationships
between them have changed much. After some consideration, I decided
to revisit the subject.
The
data presented in the old article were based on a study that had recently,
at the time, been concluded by the Centers For Disease Control. The
results were reported on an NBC news program1
as "disturbing" and "shocking". NBC's Robert Hager reported that
there were, according to the study, about 1 1/2 million alcohol-related
arrests each year in the USA but a mere 17,000 alcohol-related deaths per
year. The next day, NBC reported
100,000 alcohol-related deaths per year2
so that number is in question. Whatever the case, the part of the
report that was cited as shocking and disturbing was the estimate that
there were over 123 million undetected incidents per year of drunk
driving. Those undetected incidents reportedly did not result
in deaths, accidents, or even arrests. Mr. Hager described the number
of undetected incidents of drunk driving as being "a huge number compared
to those arrested or causing an accident". Mr. Hager was right about
one thing. It is shocking and disturbing, but not for the reasons
that he reported.
Nobody
seemed to notice the obvious conclusions to be drawn from the reported
data. Using the 17,000 figure, there were about .014% as many alcohol-related
deaths as there were drunk drivers. Fewer than 1.2% of drunk drivers
even came to the attention of the cops. Thus, the study reveals a
far different problem than its authors tried to claim. When you consider
that such a tiny fraction of drunk drivers actually caused a problem, then
the reasonable conclusion is that drunk driving isn't really very dangerous.
To me, drunk driving appears to be not much more of a risk than a thunder
storm, a high fat diet, or an office affair.
In
spite of such obvious conclusions, the anti-drunk driving activists have
pressed ahead with their obnoxious agenda. Driven by their passionate
and mindless hatred of drunk drivers, they've imposed upon everybody a
police authority manned by strutting, armed gestapo-style thugs who roam
the roads and highways at will, dispensing repression and exacting tribute.
The activists have promulgated the lunatic notion that statistical predictions
of the likelihood of an accident are applicable to individual drivers.
In that regard, see my article Increased
Public Awareness, in the January 2010 issue. The activists
have glossed over their atrocious agenda with glib slogans presented in
the government media as being in the public interest. They won't
be dissuaded by the facts and they won't tolerate any opposition.
Meanwhile,
Americans have submitted to the lunacy. They've surrendered their
rights to be presumed innocent, to refuse to incriminate themselves, to
remain silent, and to travel. They've received, in exchange, the
privilege of having a driver's license. They've given up their right
to own cars. They've received, in exchange, the custody of registered
vehicles that they own in name only. The vehicles are actually owned
by the government.
It's
time for Americans to realize that the relentless persecution of drunk
drivers is merely another facet of the larger agenda of behavior control
via licensing, a part of the government's overall plan to impose its jurisdiction
onto everybody. The doctrine that supports my positions is presented
on Pharos.
I suggest that you study the doctrine, position yourselves, and then divest
yourself of the repressive burden of government licenses. A termination
of your driver's license is a good place to start.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
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NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw,
Tuesday, January 7, 1997 |
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NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw,
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 |
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