The Drunk, the Dead, and the Taxed For It

The Nevada State Police is at it again, teaming up with the Joining Forces coalition to yank impaired drivers off the road. Sounds noble enough, but you start peeling back the layers, and it reeks of a well-funded sting operation. They throw money at other agencies, like a drunk at a slot machine, hoping for a jackpot that never comes.

Six percent–that’s what roadway deaths have climbed this year, even with all the extra hands on deck. More checkpoints, patrols, and taxpayer cash funneled into a program with results so thin you could roll a cigarette with them. But they keep it going anyway, this time rolling on through February 23, because once a machine starts eating money, it won’t just stop.

Officials say impairment is one of the biggest killers on the road. Ain’t no argument there. But their big plan? More “awareness,” more “education.”

Like another press release, billboard, or public service announcement will keep some washed-up drunk from slamming his truck into another person on the way home from the bar. Meanwhile, the coffers swell, the tickets pile up, and the numbers keep climbing.