This book exposes the fact that DUI law enforcement is an income producing racket much more so than a public safety operation. They claim otherwise, of course, and deny that they have any interest at all in profit, and that their only goal is to protect the general public from dangerous drivers. The author, George Damusis, reveals the deceitfulness of that claim, given that the vast majority of DUI arrests are of common, decent social drinking citizens, who caused no harm. He was one of them, and now argues with great conviction that it's a form of tyranny and a violation of human rights to arrest, criminalize, extort, and virtually enslave decent citizens for a year just for drinking moderately before driving. He calls attention to the unbiased traffic accident research compiled over many years that proves that moderately intoxicated drivers cause no more accidents than alcohol free drivers. So, what rule of logic then allows law enforcement to declare these common citizens to be criminals? He claims instead that all those cavalier and unnecessary DUI arrests made by profit motivated police are the real crime.
While Mr. Damusis does agree that the best and most rational safety policy is to not drink any alcohol at all before driving, he also insists that those who do drink in moderation before driving are not criminals by any stretch of the imagination. They are, after all, doing only what millions of social drinking drivers do so naturally every weekend in this our government sanctioned, alcohol permissive culture. These common citizens are charged with an actual crime simply to make it legal to arrest and fine them repeatedly. It's clearly a case of policing for profit, and not a case of policing for public safety.
Mr. Damusis is not a law professional, and received no professional mentoring in the writing of this book. His arguments are a product of his personal experiences, the experiences of others, and his serious internet research. This book severely criticizes our oppressive DUI laws and DUI enforcement policies, but also offers constructive proposals for bringing moral reform to the entire DUI law enforcement system.
