DWI's

            In the San Antonio Express, Jessica Kwong, wrote an article regarding the “No refusal policy, which entitles a police office to get a warrant for a blood test to see the alcohol level in a person. In Bexar County the no refusal policy is going to be in effect everyday from now on. It stated, "that we are now the largest metro area in Texas to have an absolute no- refusal policy.” The audience the writer is trying to capture  awareness for everyone.

            In this article it states that in Bexar county there will be a  blood test done if someone is suspected of being intoxicated. The Texas department of Transportation and the interest group, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, have provided money to cover the expenses of the “no refusal policy.” How far is too far? Now police officers are extracting blood form people that may or may not be drunk. Has this gone too far? Jamie Balagia, A DWI attorney, states,” that the no refusal policy is ridiculous tramping or our constitution.” I am all for public safety. I do feel that this no refusal policy had gone too far. I believe that there are other ways to reduce the number of deaths by drunk drivers than extracting blood from people.  I don’t feel that this will stop people from drinking and driving. I believe if we had a better transportation system it may help the number of deaths from drunk drivers.

 The logic behind the no refusal policy is understandable for safety, because there are many people that get injured or die from drunk drivers. But there is room to brainstorm other options. There is evidence in this article that indicates how many die each year from drunken drivers. Last year the article indicated 13 manslaughter cases from DWI’s . I don’t disagree with trying to stop DWI’s, I just feel that this measure is not going to stop people from drinking and driving.

Social Networking in Mexico

In the El Paso Times, Lourdes Cardenas, has written a blog about the Mexico government is legally trying to ban social media networking. The reason Mexico is trying to ban social network like Tweeter and Facebook is to eliminate gossip and fear among the people about the cartels.  A bill was passed, in Tabasco, Mexico to punish people that are using social networks to stretch gossip or information that causes people to get scared involving the Mexican crime. Will social networking come to a point where people really serve time in jail for freedom of speech?  The audience here is anyone who is using social networking to inform people about cartel or crime in Mexico.  This critique is making an interesting point. That using social network for distributing information that causes fear among the people is not the problem; it’s the Mexican government that is lacking responsibility to communicate with the people.  I fully agree with this author that if Mexico is going to punish people just for posting news on a social network is ridiculous.  The evidence shows there were rumors about a shooting on a social network, in Saltillo, Mexico but yet no government officials gave people any news if the incident was false or true.  It is very obvious that the Mexican government is not taking action in allowing the people information about safety. The author does a great job of making the point so clear that it’s not the social networking that’s the problem it’s the lack of mass media in Mexico.  I agree with the author. People shouldn’t be put in jail for spreading information. The government should find better ways to communicate with the people and social networking wouldn’t be a problem.