{"id":1149,"date":"2012-04-27T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcoholmonitoring.com\/blog\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:05:42","slug":"the-right-to-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/the-right-to-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right to&#160;Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many DUI offenders think they can drive after excessive drinking. Not wanting to pay for a cab or inconvenience a sober friend, they choose to take the chance hoping they will not get caught. Many believe because drinking alcohol is a legal right after the age of 21, they can do so. Unfortunately, many misjudge their alcohol tolerance and driving&#160;capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The drinking limits are set in accordance to ones abilities to operate a car based on years of research. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/staticfiles\/communications\/pdf\/DADSS-ScopeOfAlcohol_01262011.pdf\">National Highway Traffic Safety Association<\/a>, the following blood alcohol levels affect drivers&#160;accordingly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.02: A decline in visual function and ability to&#160;multitask<\/li>\n<li>.05: Coordination declines, steering gets more difficult and response to emergency driving situations is&#160;reduces<\/li>\n<li>.08: Short-term memory loss, lower capacity to process information and impaired&#160;perception<\/li>\n<li>.10: Ability to stay in one\u2019s lane and brake at the right time is&#160;reduced<\/li>\n<li>.15: Substantially impaired to the point of not able to control the vehicle, pay attention to driving tasks, and process visual and auditory information&#160;properly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week, the international peer-reviewed publication <em><a href=\"http:\/\/jme.bmj.com\/\">Journal of Medical Ethics<\/a><\/em> published\u00a0<a title=\"Journal of Medical Ethics Article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/medethics-2011-100304.full_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cReducing the harmful effects of alcohol misuse: the ethics of sobriety testing in criminal justice.\u201d <\/a>The article discusses whether using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/monitoring\/scram-continuous-alcohol-monitoring\/\">Continuous Alcohol Monitoring system<\/a> on an offender violates that person\u2019s human rights or privacy. The article gives good clarity on the subject, citing that \u201cprisoners frequently have conditions\u201d as part of their release and that the CAM technology, in this case, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/monitoring\/scram-continuous-alcohol-monitoring\/\">SCRAM CAM System<\/a>, is no different.\u00a0\u00a0 As an accused or convicted offender, it is the job of the court to ensure your safety, as well as those around&#160;you.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\">SCRAM Systems<\/a>, we often see people voicing their opinion on various social outlets, telling us that they have a legal right to drink. They do not, however, have the right to drink and drive or commit any other number of crimes. The <em>Journal of Medical Ethics&#160;<\/em>article goes so far as to state not only is there nothing unethical in the requirement for sobriety and the use of SCRAM to enforce it, \u201cgiven the prospective benefits to both offenders and the public, it would be extremely unethical not to implement the&#160;scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe required sobriety\u2014and monitoring for it\u2014violates a person\u2019s human rights or privacy, even if they are convicted of a crime? How would you respond to those who voice their right to drink alcohol\u2014a legally obtainable substance for those over the age of 21\u2014regardless of criminal&#160;activity?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many DUI offenders think they can drive after excessive drinking. Not wanting to pay for a cab or inconvenience a sober friend, they choose to take the chance hoping they will not get caught. 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