Missouri House Passes Ridiculous DUI Bill

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers are amazed at the dismantling of our Constitutional Rights in the name of drunk driving enforcement.

Missouri House passes DUI bill
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

The Missouri House passed a DUI bill Wednesday that includes a provision giving police in Missouri the power to extract blood samples from suspected drunk drivers without a warrant.

While the bill has been lauded by supporters as an overhaul of the state’s drunken driving laws, several other provisions were amended out of the legislation, including one that would have strengthened penalties for drivers with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent or more.

The bill passed 123-28 in the House. Opponents said taking blood samples without a warrant is unconstitutional.

Yes, jamming a needle into someone’s arm who is merely suspected of a crime is unconstitutional. You have more rights as a murder suspect than as a suspected drunk driver. Ridiculous.