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Jonathan, OWIs are already widely shared in the local media, usually with a mug shot. Even first offenders get attention.
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OWIs in Wisconsin are dropping, but there are still tens of thousands each year. (Capital Times, 5/26/2019)
Wisconsin's Drinking Culture Comes With A Multi-Billion Dollar Price Tag. (Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/20/2019)
A 2013 report estimated excessive drinking cost Wisconsin and its residents $6.8 billion in 2012. That included costs like those racked up in court rooms, traffic stops, hospitals and treatments centers across the state as well as lost productivity on the job.It's time Wisconsin stopped effectively encouraging drunken driving. (The Badger Herald, 2/12/2019)
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, “Alcohol remains the single greatest driver contributing cause of fatal crashes.” In 2015, on average, one person was killed or injured in an alcohol-related car crash every 2.9 hours in the state of Wisconsin. Despite this, Wisconsin remains the only state in the U.S. that does not criminalize first-time DUIs. Instead, a first-time DUI is treated in a manner similar to a speeding tic
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