Should feds to bail out DUI squads?

DUI squads are losing money hand over fist with lockdowns

(Manana) State and federal governments continue to wrestle with options regarding the possible bail out of cash-strapped police departments who no longer can rely on lucrative income from DUI arrests.

Law enforcement agencies, that had come to count on the easy money to buy flashy military equipment and hire more poorly paid officers, are now forced to tow the line and adhere to tighter budgets.

The decrease in DUI arrests is also making it tough for the courts and jails to keep their shaved heads above water. Diminished resources have led to an upsweep in arrests for less profitable hate crimes, larceny, narcotic use, and domestic abuse.

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“If nobody is driving then it only follows that nobody is driving under the influence of alcohol during these dark days of the pandemic,” said one uniformed source here. “We’re losing our asses. We have carried the torch and now we need an infusion of money.”

The source went on to say that without the police patrolling the highways looking for drunk drivers the whole society would fall apart by the weekend.

“Most of this is an exaggeration,” said a sitting circuit judge, “since some people are still driving with or without a license or insurance. Considering that a great many of them are under stress it would not be a giant leap of faith to consider that some are hammered at the wheel.”

– Marianne Marvelous