Think Pink: A Chain of Tools

Now I know today is St Patty's day, but seeing as I am not Catholic, Irish, and, for the moment, decidedly sober, I will leave the holiday posts to those of you who fit the bill.  You know who you are.  Given the gravity of the news as of late, I thought we'd look at something our favorite Sheriff  is doing to curb drunk driving in the Grand Canyon State.

In Phoenix once convicted of drunk driving you must do the time...in pink  That's right, convicted drunk drivers must wear over sized pink t-shirts and PINK UNDERWEAR while performing their community service—grave digging (I thought grave digging was only considered to be community service in Chicago...or was that voter registration.  I forget). This begs the question which is worse: burying those sad sacks who died drownding in boxed wine, or wearing pink panties while doing so? Toss-up.

Sheriff Joe  said he hopes this will be a deterrent to potential drunk drivers. “Maybe this will warn people—knock it off, don’t drink and drive,” Arpaio said. “You’ll end up in pink underwear on the chain gang.” The men’s shirts read “Clean(ing) and Sober” on the front, and “These Are Not Talking Points” on the back.

Arizona has one of the toughest DUI laws in the country. Aside from increased fines and jail time, it mandates ignition-interlock devices for first-time offenders. Imagine having to blow into a breathalyzer on your dashboard before starting your car. It’s almost as pathetic as having to do that before logging on to Amazon.com on or placing that 3:00 AM phone call.

Cheers!