Ban alcohol ads from television
To the Editor:
In the recent news, there have been many reports of accidents caused by drunken drivers that result in the deaths of innocent people.
The only way to stop drunken driving is to stop the drinking. Once someone is drunk, that person is not going to make a good decision about not driving.
Advertising beer and other alcoholic beverages on television increases the number of drunken people, who will then drive. Many of these TV ads appear with sporting events that many young people watch.
Cigarette advertising has been eliminated from TV to reduce health problems caused by smoking.
Deaths from drunken driving would also be reduced if advertising of beer, wine and whiskey were eliminated from TV broadcasts.
Joyce B. Delahooke
Selma
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Response by Jose M. Duran-Cruz
SEP 29 • North Carolina DWI laws for first offense are “The first drunk driving conviction you receive in the State of North Carolina could cost you up to $2,000 in fines and up to 24 months imprisonment. Your driver’s license will also be suspended for a mandatory period of 1 year. The court may also order you to perform 24 hours of community service and not allow a limited drivers license for 30 days.”
Why not change the law to state, first drunk driving conviction will get you $2,000 in penalties and 24 months imprisonment both mandatory and your driver’s license will be suspended for a mandatory period of 1 year after the imprisonment? People let me be honest, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA need to get tougher of criminals. It normally takes a catastrophic event to even start legislative change, why wait?
Joyce, removing alcohol related programming from our TV networks may reduce the amount of young people drinking but will not reduce drunk drivers. All motorists are aware of the possible outcomes of driving while intoxicated. The fact is that people drive drunk because they make a poor personal decisions that may impact many lives.
A possible solution to this would be that all commercials carry a TV rating just like movies (TV parental guidelines). This will allow parents to use systems like the “V-Chip”, built into most television sets since 2000, to block commercials based on the rating that the parents find age appropriate.
JMDC — Clayton
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