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Judge Orders Stickers on Drunken Drivers' Bumpers

Friday September 26, 2003
A Pensacola FL judge has come up with another idea to deter drinking and driving by ordering bumper stickers placed on the vehicles of convicted drunken driver that read, "How's my driving? ... The judge wants to know!"

The stickers display a toll free number and an identification number for the driver so that motorist can report those who appear to be driving under the influence.

Escambia County Judge William White told reporters that he wants to reduce the number of repeat offenders. Previously White ordered stickers that said only "Convicted DUI" but he thinks the new stickers will serve as a stronger deterrent.

"We want to influence people to correct their behavior rather than just use this as sort of a monitoring system," White said.

But critics of the move have a different point of view. "I see this as providing very little deterrent," lawyer Richard Alvoid said. "Punishment should be enough rather than also shaming people."

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