Talk:DUID

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The comment on the DUID page states that the page may not represent a worldwide view. I'm not sure there is any other conflicting views on the subject. The subject is treated rather objectively. There is admittedly, a lack of specific information about the laws of every country or region and the article focuses on the United States. This is because when I wrote it I didn't have any other info that that which I put in. The article speaks generally about the US and "several European countries" because finding the details for specific countries is rather difficult unless you have legal research experience with the various countries. The statement of "several European countries" comes from a few reputable studies that make the claims with accompanying citation. It would seem that a more accurate criticism of the article would be that it is incomplete for lack of worldwide, detailed coverage; not that it has a viewpoint bias. The issue is simple: driving with drugs in system = crime in many places. An objective, value-judgment analysis is in there: trade off of the potential to convict persons innocent of impaired driving, for ease of prosecutions to promote road safety. I'm unaware of any other "viewpoint" on the topic.

Note on a sentence that was added to the first paragraph and which I removed: "However testing equipment is generally calibrated to only pick up recent typically impairing usage and to not detect more historic drug use." - This is not accurate. The testing equipment is capable of detecting the presence of drugs or metabolites at quantities present at the levels used to discover drug use generally--not impairment. The establishment of these quantities has its roots in the levels set by the U.S. government in the 1980s after the Executive Order signed by President Regan that was meant to reduce drug use in the federal workforce. The testing equipment is exquisitely sensitive, the problem is that there is evidence which shows that one is not impaired when one has these minuscule quantities present in the body. I point you to a law review article that makes the point, which cites several scientific papers confirming this fact. Note, DWI and Drugs: A Look at Per Se Laws for Marijuana, 7 Nev. L.J. 170 (2007). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.0.39.43 (talk) 09:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)