Venting about Utah's Sharia State

[Azbrewboy77]

Good new Utah ! I couldn't upload the url but here's a pic from ksl news

 

[MaryB]

You may be buzzed at .08, others are not. I participated in a test where we drank a beer then did reaction tests. I was fine up to .12 Why? Because alcohol doesn't react in my body like it does yours. I was considered safe to drive well past legal limit and it was .24 before they said I was impaired... Highway cops doing the test kept rechecking me on different meters because they didn't believe it. 2 others tested high also. My body processes alcohol into the waste stream very fast, that is why it doesn't affect me unless I hammer down beer fast.

You know a lot about Utah's alcohol laws, are you getting into the brewery/restaurant business? How easy are liquor license to acquire? Most of those are pretty dumb laws for sure. Too bad you have such a prominent religious presence in your state's political system; that seems to be the driving force. Separation of church and state?

Aside from the obvious flight-of-samplers, or those times when I was hammered in my 20s, I can't ever think of a time when I needed more than two beers in front of me. I guess that means that triangle tests are out

As far as I know, and I may be wrong, it's my understanding that the .08 alcohol limit is just a cutoff from being "innocent until proven..." to "guilty until proven...". Below that number, your are innocent first; above that number and you are guilty first. Since our brains should never be compromised while driving, the lowering to .05 seems like it should help to discourage "buzzed driving" and seems fair from the sense that we don't want to take lives because we HAD to drive after drinking. Quality public transportation is a savior here; I guess Uber/Lyft are also good options.

To me, this somehow feels soooo small and unimportant compared to other happenings taking place across the Divided States of America. It's like going on a boat with two leaks: one the size of a nail, the other the size of a basketball. While plugging both is important to avoid sinking, one should demand primary attention and focus while just ensuring the other doesn't get bigger. I guess that's what you're driving at in regards to contacting senators.

 

[Chesterbelloc]

restrictive laws changed despite Baptist pressures to keep us in the middle ages.

I thought it was Baptist pressures that took us out of the beer loving, knuckle dragging Middle Ages, and made us and gave us...

https://youtu.be/idLQ26P9dpQ

 

[Pantherjon]

You may be buzzed at .08, others are not. I participated in a test where we drank a beer then did reaction tests. I was fine up to .12 Why? Because alcohol doesn't react in my body like it does yours. I was considered safe to drive well past legal limit and it was .24 before they said I was impaired... Highway cops doing the test kept rechecking me on different meters because they didn't believe it. 2 others tested high also. My body processes alcohol into the waste stream very fast, that is why it doesn't affect me unless I hammer down beer fast.

Wow..And you were still able to function at .24?? In my 10 years of law enforcement the highest B.A. percentage I EVER saw was .22 and this man was falling down, etc..We were led to believe that anything approaching .25 and the person would more then likely be comatose..

I will have to remember that if I should ever meet you, to not challenge you to a drinking duel! LOL

Back on topic..Glad to see that Utah is finally making some changes in their alcohol laws!

 

[Thorsbrew]

Wow..And you were still able to function at .24?? In my 10 years of law enforcement the highest B.A. percentage I EVER saw was .22 and this man was falling down, etc..We were led to believe that anything approaching .25 and the person would more then likely be comatose..

I will have to remember that if I should ever meet you, to not challenge you to a drinking duel! LOL

Back on topic..Glad to see that Utah is finally making some changes in their alcohol laws!

That .08 always seemed very low to me as well considering thats only 2-3 beers. I certainly don't drink this way anymore but for a few years around age 20 i drank A LOT with friends. I wouldnt even begin to feel a buzz until my 5th to 6th beer and it was common for me to drink 10-12 in a party night. I think my max i had was probably around 18 and i was pretty **** faced drunk at that point but even then it wasnt to the point of passing out, just the world spinning

So i think that had to be well over a .25 considering each beer should be .03.

My brother in law is even more tolerant than i used to be. He tells me he doesnt drink beer anymore because itd take him 10 beers before he even felt anything, i only needed 5-6 hehe.

 

[MaryB]

Drink a beer, pee a beer... goes straight through lol yes I could function just fine, still walked a straight line, could touch my nose etc etc. I drive my doctor nuts because meds do not react like they are supposed to in me either...

Wow..And you were still able to function at .24?? In my 10 years of law enforcement the highest B.A. percentage I EVER saw was .22 and this man was falling down, etc..We were led to believe that anything approaching .25 and the person would more then likely be comatose..

I will have to remember that if I should ever meet you, to not challenge you to a drinking duel! LOL

Back on topic..Glad to see that Utah is finally making some changes in their alcohol laws!