‘Persuasive’ method by Court

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33649, 26 September 1974, Page 7

‘Persuasive’ method by Court

A sentence of periodic detention, in addition to disqualification. for persons driving with an excessve blood alcohol concentration served at least two purposes, said Mr H. J. Evans, S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. It was a deterrent td furtheri such anti-social conduct and also 1 a means by which the defendant: could reoay societv for his ivre-i sponsibilitv bv do’ng nnsitive.l constructive wo v k, he said. The Magistrate r *?p l vin rt ; tn a suggestion hr M»* H. -T. R Ouiglev in m’i’gaticn that there Dnnpprnrj to some “rule nf ; ♦ h’ini’h” niethnd wber»bv enme ■ aprondants were piifomatir’llv r»r»r>c?r|r»-nrl Mr ppriodin flpt Ayp ’Of ■ their* 'hlnnd alcohol ooncen-I "nanhorl a P Avtp) n Ipv'-'T • 'TI-p T\Ta«'strs<° pcl-ed Mr; On’eTo-*- n r as in+'nrrjntf That the I ■■nr'oentrofinn leml rennired fn-i ciifh anfMn vr’s Imnrenico r»■ “rnujeh.” v so. + hjs certainlv nn* race, he cn id. Oustin'* frnrn ***'' rnprt PA(fr» ♦h<» nfo<ricfvate s'' 4 ' 7 that P '»Ancentr < ‘t’nr» of i"Orn«. of clcnhnl iCHrnl nF K’onrJ p flavor ”•£»s ninrp liT-nlxr ]iqvp nn accident than wh°n he w A* IROn-'-’r. fimos; ”’3S whom the the road code stormed he etnl* 7 . nnt MpHjw r'oiirfc rnaVo fhw-. npj l av n«*» “-tr-pvo nnd oo,’*j nil i n g evil.*’ (hr r’ofnnHnn from + wc to i Ave THAn+he w-- part of this j persuasion he said.