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Which Are More Important: Breathalyzers or Slot Machines?

By Lawrence Taylor

I’m not sure if this is a sad commentary on our criminal justice system or on the values of society generally, but…the following is from a recent Washington Post comparison of Las Vegas slot machines and electronic voting machines.  I’ve taken the liberty of substituting breathalyzers for voting machines: SOFTWARE SLOT MACHINES:  State of Nevada has access to all software.  Illegal to use software that is not on file. BREATHALYZERS:  Software is kept secret by manufacturers.  Neither the accused citizen nor the  government are permitted access. SPOT-CHECKING SLOT MACHINES:   State gaming inspectors show up unannounced at casinos to compare computer chips with those on file ...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on December 29, 2008 (boomark / email).