Graded article 4 - The implications of Drink Driving
Hi again! This time, I have come across an editorial on the implications of drink-driving. Hope you enjoy ths!
http://news.asiaone.com.sg/st/st_20070516_120431.html
Drink driving… a rather common concern in this small island where we reside in – Singapore. Evident from the statistics, the crime rate for drink driving has been constantly increasing, which is obviously not a good sign.
This article talks about the implications of drink driving and suggests a method to stop this problem – by giving permission to the bartenders to confiscate the car keys of those who are going to drink. This article gives a throughout analysis of the pros and cons of the suggested idea, and also discusses the topic of law and moral obligations. While the article may be about Drink driving, the author uses the contrast of moral obligations against the law to illustrate his point.
And, I do agree with the author’s point of view.
The contrast between the moral obligations of the drink buddies and the bartender to stop the drinker from drink driving and the law is very distinct, and the conflict of the two ideas may cause a dilemma for one to choose between the two. Singapore’s law system uses capital punishment to determine whether one is guilty or not, which means that the acts of a person determine his crime, not the intentions or motive of the person. This may make a person choose to avoid the law instead of fulfilling his moral obligation, since he will not want to suffer a lawsuit. While a person may be weighted down by his conscience, he may choose not to stop the person from drink driving as he will not want to be involved in a lawsuit. If the person failed to persuade the drinker from driving, he may be charged for failure to stop the drinker from drink driving. In this case, the unjust law has restricted one to commit to his moral obligation, and the plan will most probably fall through because of the restriction of the law.
While there are many flaws in the plan, I have to applaud the person who came up with the plan for his hard work. Even though the plan may be impossible to carry out due to many fatal flaws, the idea of making use of the people around the drinker to keep a tab on him is pretty effective if carried out correctly, and should be credited. The plan may need some work, but upon further refining, the plan may work, as it is possible to keep the drinker in check more effectively.
However, even if this plan is to be carried out, there is a major consideration and assumption that one has to make before this plan is workable. This assumption is pretty risky though, as it is very unlikely that the assumption will hold true. The assumption is that all bartenders that confiscate the keys have the integrity to return the key to the owners when they are sober enough. We must also assume that the drinkers are willing to sacrifice their keys to the bartenders. Thus, chances are this plan will be unworkable.
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http://news.asiaone.com.sg/st/st_20070516_120431.html
Drink driving… a rather common concern in this small island where we reside in – Singapore. Evident from the statistics, the crime rate for drink driving has been constantly increasing, which is obviously not a good sign.
This article talks about the implications of drink driving and suggests a method to stop this problem – by giving permission to the bartenders to confiscate the car keys of those who are going to drink. This article gives a throughout analysis of the pros and cons of the suggested idea, and also discusses the topic of law and moral obligations. While the article may be about Drink driving, the author uses the contrast of moral obligations against the law to illustrate his point.
And, I do agree with the author’s point of view.
The contrast between the moral obligations of the drink buddies and the bartender to stop the drinker from drink driving and the law is very distinct, and the conflict of the two ideas may cause a dilemma for one to choose between the two. Singapore’s law system uses capital punishment to determine whether one is guilty or not, which means that the acts of a person determine his crime, not the intentions or motive of the person. This may make a person choose to avoid the law instead of fulfilling his moral obligation, since he will not want to suffer a lawsuit. While a person may be weighted down by his conscience, he may choose not to stop the person from drink driving as he will not want to be involved in a lawsuit. If the person failed to persuade the drinker from driving, he may be charged for failure to stop the drinker from drink driving. In this case, the unjust law has restricted one to commit to his moral obligation, and the plan will most probably fall through because of the restriction of the law.
While there are many flaws in the plan, I have to applaud the person who came up with the plan for his hard work. Even though the plan may be impossible to carry out due to many fatal flaws, the idea of making use of the people around the drinker to keep a tab on him is pretty effective if carried out correctly, and should be credited. The plan may need some work, but upon further refining, the plan may work, as it is possible to keep the drinker in check more effectively.
However, even if this plan is to be carried out, there is a major consideration and assumption that one has to make before this plan is workable. This assumption is pretty risky though, as it is very unlikely that the assumption will hold true. The assumption is that all bartenders that confiscate the keys have the integrity to return the key to the owners when they are sober enough. We must also assume that the drinkers are willing to sacrifice their keys to the bartenders. Thus, chances are this plan will be unworkable.
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