Comment on Why in America is .08 the legal limit for drunk driving? How come it's not an even 0.10? Who decided at what level being drunk starts? Then 4 beers of 12oz's is 0.08 why is it that small?

• iocase@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think it’s misdemeanour and felony probably? Like the difference between petty theft and theft over $5000

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• spongebue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  All things criminal are illegal, but not all things illegal are criminal. Speeding and other traffic violations are illegal, but they’re not criminal. Overstaying your visa (most common form of illegal immigration) is, IIRC a civil violation but it’s not a criminal one either.

  That said, I don’t think what the initial post said is entirely true either and will make that a separate reply.

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