loriusgarrulus Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-52717825 A court imposed alcohol detecting tag for violent drunks being brought out. It should be imposed on drunk drivers too. Edited May 19, 2020 by loriusgarrulus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 52 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-52717825 A court imposed alcohol detecting tag for violent drunks being brought out. It should be imposed on drunk drivers too. hello, i agree and would also say drivers caught tested positive for drugs, i only know to well the violence from the alcohol scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 As long as its not misused for ‘other’ offences/purposes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 a brilliant idea but the only cure for stupid is sense which is in short supply for some when using alcohol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, loriusgarrulus said: It should be imposed on drunk drivers too. Drink driving should be a 2 strike offence, 1st strike a ban and massive fine, 2nd strike Lifetime ban and imprisonment. There's no excuse for drink driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Drink driving should be a 2 strike offence, 1st strike a ban and massive fine, 2nd strike Lifetime ban and imprisonment. There's no excuse for drink driving. Gets my vote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 They don't work, all the person being tagged has to do is get a plastic soft drinks bottle, cut a strip out of the plastic and wrap it around the inside of the tag so that it breaks the contact between the tag and the skin. They have been around for years but have been spectacularly unsuccessful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, Vince Green said: They don't work, all the person being tagged has to do is get a plastic soft drinks bottle, cut a strip out of the plastic and wrap it around the inside of the tag so that it breaks the contact between the tag and the skin. They have been around for years but have been spectacularly unsuccessful. Was thinking this earlier. I was thinking clingfilm, bit comfier, plus if it had a sensor for heart beat ect it would still get through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thought it needed contact with the skin to monitor sweat levels and if no contact would send an alarm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Vince Green said: They don't work, all the person being tagged has to do is get a plastic soft drinks bottle, cut a strip out of the plastic and wrap it around the inside of the tag so that it breaks the contact between the tag and the skin. They have been around for years but have been spectacularly unsuccessful. No wonder it's supposed to be 97% effective 🤣🤣🤣🤣 In my naivety I thought "oh thats a good thing" 🤡🤡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshirelad Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 It'll have the same effect as banning people from driving - absolutely zero. I've lost count of the number of programmes on TV about drink/drug driving etc where the person has been banned xxx number of times but still gets behind the wheel of a car. It will only work when the person wants it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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