IWTS Blogger Interviews Drug Dog Expert

Read I Was The State blog. An interview with a certified canine expert reveals that the efficacy rate for drug dogs is about 52%. At firt glance that seems outrageous, as well it should. But actually, it's probably pretty close to being in line with average efficacy rates of drug testing and alcohol breath testing. The 2% over the one-half mark probably makes it "good enough for government work" in the eyes of the police-state zealots.

MADD Prohibitionists

I Was The State blogs frequently about MADD and their prohibitionist agenda. The constitution has been shredded in the name of the so-called "war" on drugs and it is being further trampled by MADD. Why is that? MADD started out with a goal to reduce accidents caused by drunk drivers, which is laudable. But they have completely lost sight of that goal. They have gained a great deal of political power, and they use it to make sure anybody accused of drunk driving is deprived of their rights. MADD is downright scary. We are funding a lobby with taxpayer money. In concert with the government agency National Traffic Safety Administration, they push to lower legal BAC's, (admitting the goal is 0.0); they want to eventually have an IID (ignition interlock device) on every car (from the factory). They target bars, where there is nobody driving, on the pretext that they MIGHT drive. They use intimidation, coercion, demagoguery, and whatever else they deem necessary to their cause. Read Grits for Breakfast, I Was The State, DUI Blog, for more information on this subject.