ed Drunken drivers’ lies

Drunk-driving is widespread in officialdom. A total of 11,507 government employees have tried to hide their status at sobriety test checkpoints during the past five years to 2010. Only 60 percent of them received proper reprimands.

These rule-breakers unsuccessfully pulled stunts in an attempt to exploit the current regulatory loopholes. If they successfully hide drunken-driving records for two years, they do not get disadvantages in promotion and award-winning. The police intra-net does not keep track of the jobs of drivers booked under the influence of alcohol on privacy grounds.

About 1 percent of all government employees tarnish the image of the officialdom. These violators of the traffic law should get an extra penalty when they hide their identity. The current “three strikes and you’re out” system of dismissing civil servants must be strictly enforced when they are caught three times for driving after drinking alcohol.

There should be zero-tolerance of such dangerous drivers. Drunken-driving is a social evil that threatens the lives of innocent citizens, in addition to inflicting enormous pain on their families. Police should make it a rule to inform the government agency of who the drunkard is behind the wheel.