Hands up who saw this coming...

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-ord...

Is the Police Federation representative here? Any PH BiB care to comment?

ETA - the poll a little way down the page is disgusting.

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Devil2575 said:

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ETA - the poll a little way down the page is disgusting.

Why?

The yes and no options are loaded :

Yes - just one drink can alter reaction time

No - the effects of alcohol are exaggerated

Don't know - would it make a difference?

The "Yes" option has a justification attached which appears sensible and plausible; the "No" option's is a strawman (would be better applied to a bid to raise the limit) and looks irresponsible.
The only 'honest' option is "Don't know"; since this is a voluntary poll it's not likely to get clicked much.

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Corpulent Tosser said:

I wrote to my MSP before the change was ratified to ask if when adopting the European limit they would also adopt the European sentencing, ban over 80mg/100ml, fine between 50 and 79mg/100ml.

She didn't even answer my mail.

The Scottish Parliament had the power to change the threshold for prosecution, but not the penalty. Unable to make the punishment fit the "crime", they pressed ahead anyway where they should have left both alone.