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Drive Drunk? Get a Pink License Plate
If you are convicted of DUI in Florida, Sen. Mike Fasano, of New Port Richey, Florida, wants you to have a pink license plate.
I like the idea. The ACLU, on the other hand, thinks it might hurt the drunk drivers’ feelings.
A Republican senator wants a law to require bright pink license plates on vehicles driven by people with restricted driving privileges due to convictions for driving under the influence.
Sen. Mike Fasano, of New Port Richey, filed a bill earlier this month that requires the first three characters on the plate to read “DUI.”
“Maybe it will embarrass people and keep them from drinking and driving,” Fasano said. “Maybe they’ll think twice.”
The bill also says police “may stop any vehicle that bears a DUI plate without probable cause to check the driver.”
Ohio and Michigan have similar laws in place. Other states have debated the issue, but failed to pass it due to privacy reasons.
“Pink plates would hold out individuals for punishment as well as ridicule. We are very opposed to it,” said Larry Spalding, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union in Florida.
UPDATE: It appears there are lots of good license plate stories hitting the news. Check out 666-KEN.
Ken Hasenmueller says he doesn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea about him, so he plans to trade in the licence plates assigned to his red Oldsmobile.
The number 666-KEN was randomly selected for his car by transportation officials.
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