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Saturday, July 31, 2021

City Right To Punish Drunken Drivers, Says Editor, July 31, 1921

Necessary Protection

City commissioners have dealt firmly and immovably in the case of a young man convicted of driving an automobile while under the influence of whiskey.

The commissioners have an understanding that in such cases, licenses will be revoked and, of course, if their determination about this matter is not to be carried out, exceptions can not be granted at their whim and caprice, no matter how earnestly protestations may be made.

There is nothing radical about this provision. Only those who disposed to treat intoxication with levity would dare contend that a man has any business at a steering wheel when he has been drinking. It is not only dangerous to himself, but it is entirely too dangerous to the public to be tolerated.

Many have been the accidents resultant only from instances of this sort, instances where men, while swayed by the influence of whiskey in their systems, have lost control of their cars or have lost their better judgment while at the wheel. The public is entitled to protection against this class of drivers, and it is heartening to see that the city commissioners are determined to give it.

From the editorial page of The Charlotte News, July 31, 1921

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