SHOULD DASHCAMS BE MANDATORY
for All DUI Cases?
South Carolina law requires police officers to record any investigation where an officer believes someone was drinking and driving. The state has a lower conviction rate for DUI cases compared to the country as a whole. MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) believes that the laws are too strict for prosecutors, which leads to dismissals and reduced charges. The law helps support the officer’s testimony that the person was behaving as the officer reported. It also makes it difficult for an officer to introduce video of field sobriety exercises if the video is incomplete. An example of this is the walk-and- turn exercise. This exercise (not test) should be done on a flat surface in a well-lit area, and a demarcation line should be used. If dashcam footage does not show the line on which the person is walking, how do we know they are doing it properly? It only makes sense that if you are going to have a dashcam to support your evidence, it should be recording all of the evidence. In fact, this is a safeguard for those individuals who may be wrongly accused of driving under the influence. Should Florida adopt this law? I believe South Carolina is being very progressive by mandating dashcams. This technology is becoming so readily available that private individuals actually have their own dashcams. I have personally seen it in two cases. My clients were involved in accidents that private citizens recorded on their own dashcams.
If private citizens are doing the work of the police, that is a far bigger problem than DUI convictions. A picture is always worth 1,000 words, and video is worth more. Why shouldn’t we use this new, readily available technology to ensure that justice prevails?
MEME CORNER
Crustless Spinach Quiche Cooking With Ashley
Ingredients •
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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5 eggs, beaten
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1 onion, chopped
3 cups shredded cheese
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan. 2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium- high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Stir in spinach and continue cooking until excess moisture has evaporated.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, salt, and pepper. Add spinach mixture and stir to blend. Scoop into prepared pie pan. 4. Bake in preheated oven until eggs have set, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Start to finish: 50 minutes; prep: 20 minutes; cook time: 30 minutes
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(Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes.com.)
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