{"id":5367,"date":"2016-04-28T21:09:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T03:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:50:18","slug":"madd-new-mexico-team-shame-drunk-drivers-judges-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/madd-new-mexico-team-shame-drunk-drivers-judges-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"MADD, New Mexico Team Up to Shame Drunk Drivers and Judges on Social&#160;Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico officials think that too many drunk drivers in their state are getting off too easy. In response, Governor Susana Martinez announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.governor.state.nm.us\/Press_Releases.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Mexico will pay Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)<\/a> to watch courtroom proceedings and gather information about repeat drunk drivers and judges they believe are offering lenient sentences to offenders. MADD representatives will provide the details to the state\u2019s department of transportation, which plans to blast them out through a dedicated Twitter&#160;account.<\/p>\n<p>Through the 2-year, $800,000 program, MADD plans to monitor cases in counties with particularly high drunk driving rates: Bernalillo, Dona Ana, McKinley, Rio Arriba, and San&#160;Juan.<\/p>\n<h4>A New Twist on a Common&#160;Strategy<\/h4>\n<p>Broadcasting information about drunk-driving suspects and offenders on social media has become a regular occurrence for law enforcement and local media. Mugshots regularly appear on the Twitter feeds and Facebook pages of police departments, and extreme stories\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SCRAMx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both tragic and absurd<\/a>\u2014frequently go viral. Law enforcement agencies state that the goal of social posts is to highlight just how widespread and devastating drunk driving is, and to make would-be offenders think twice before getting behind the&#160;wheel.<\/p>\n<p>However, New Mexico\u2019s plan is perhaps the first to target judges on social media. The rationale is that knowing they are being observed will keep judges accountable and encourage them to crack down on repeat offenders. Publicizing the information could also help voters determine which judges to retain come election&#160;time.<\/p>\n<p>Critics question how the court monitors will determine which judges are \u201ctoo lenient\u201d and have voiced concerns about how the program might interfere with judicial independence. Knowing that their reputation can be impacted by 140-character messages could influence judges to disregard the unique facts of cases and impose harsher sentences in exchange for a more favorable public perception of being tough on drunk&#160;drivers.<\/p>\n<h4>Questions on&#160;Cost<\/h4>\n<p>The price tag of the program has also raised some eyebrows, causing some to wonder if the money would be better spent on proven anti-drunk driving tactics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/programs\/drunk-driving\/dui-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">treatment courts<\/a> or alcohol monitoring technology for repeat&#160;offenders.<\/p>\n<p>There are, unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-nation\/wp\/2016\/04\/13\/affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-ordered-to-serve-nearly-two-years-in-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">too many cases of drunk drivers<\/a> receiving sentences that don\u2019t seem to fit the crime, and New Mexico has some of the highest rates of drunk-driving fatalities and recidivism in the nation. It remains to be seen if the new program will help make a dent in the&#160;problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico officials think that too many drunk drivers in their state are getting off too easy. In response, Governor Susana Martinez announced that New Mexico will pay Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to watch courtroom proceedings and gather information about repeat drunk drivers and judges they believe are offering lenient sentences to offenders. 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