WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE -
We're all fed up with drunk drivers. It seems the repeat offenders just keep on offending, and lawmakers in Madison can't seem to stomach making the first offense a crime. In the meantime, more innocent people get killed.
Some people on the popular website Craigslist have decided they've had enough, and they want to put a stop to it. They call themselves the DUI Busters, but some are questioning their controversial tactics.
Like any mother of a drunk driving victim, her pain is unmistakable. Yet people continue to drive drunk, despite being arrested.
The so-called "DUI Busters" are trying to put a stop to it, and they're bragging about their exploits on Craigslist.
The DUI Busters say they hang out in bars looking for people who've had too much to drink, trail the unknowing person to their car, then follow them down the road, and call 9-1-1.
Is this controversial? Not for Angela Biscardi, a bar-goer who's smart enough to take a cab. She says, "If someone's going to take the risk of drinking and driving then they should get in trouble for it, and I'm okay with it."
Just as you'd expect the idea is not popular at taverns on a Friday night. The idea is about as popular as flat beer. What may surprise you is the Milwaukee County Sheriff's response. Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) agree with the Sheriff's Department. They say the DUI Busters heart is in the right place, but their methods are dangerous.
Liz Rhode is firmly against drunk driving, but the Waukesha woman says something about staking out bars bothers her. She posted her point on Craigslist: How are they going to prevent the DUI they are following from from running through a red light possibly leading to a fatal collision. why not stop them before they get into the car. That's is what a good samaritan would do.
Suddenly the debate over the DUI Busters was the hottest controversy on Craigslist.
The fact that FOX 6 was doing a story on DUI Busters even got some of the posters peeved. What really get them riled up were the guidelines on "How to Roll" when you make the 9-1-1 call - "Tell them you've been following a driver that's 'swerving everywhere', and the clincher being they 'almost hit a parked car'"
Whether it's true or not, at least one DUI Buster admits telling 9-1-1, "I lie to the police about the prospective drunk driver hitting a parked car when they didn't. As long as you're over the .08 you're legally intoxicated if you hit a parked car or not.", even though the driver wasn't actually swerving or hitting anything.
MADD says making up a story like that helps no one.
FOX 6 Anchor Brad Hicks asked a number of people posting as DUI Busters to be interviewed, even allowing them to disguise their identity. Not one would agree to do so. This raises the question if they're really out there DUI Busting, or spending evenings in front of their computer not at the bars.
Some people on the popular website Craigslist have decided they've had enough, and they want to put a stop to it. They call themselves the DUI Busters, but some are questioning their controversial tactics.
Like any mother of a drunk driving victim, her pain is unmistakable. Yet people continue to drive drunk, despite being arrested.
The so-called "DUI Busters" are trying to put a stop to it, and they're bragging about their exploits on Craigslist.
The DUI Busters say they hang out in bars looking for people who've had too much to drink, trail the unknowing person to their car, then follow them down the road, and call 9-1-1.
Is this controversial? Not for Angela Biscardi, a bar-goer who's smart enough to take a cab. She says, "If someone's going to take the risk of drinking and driving then they should get in trouble for it, and I'm okay with it."
Just as you'd expect the idea is not popular at taverns on a Friday night. The idea is about as popular as flat beer. What may surprise you is the Milwaukee County Sheriff's response. Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) agree with the Sheriff's Department. They say the DUI Busters heart is in the right place, but their methods are dangerous.
Liz Rhode is firmly against drunk driving, but the Waukesha woman says something about staking out bars bothers her. She posted her point on Craigslist: How are they going to prevent the DUI they are following from from running through a red light possibly leading to a fatal collision. why not stop them before they get into the car. That's is what a good samaritan would do.
Suddenly the debate over the DUI Busters was the hottest controversy on Craigslist.
The fact that FOX 6 was doing a story on DUI Busters even got some of the posters peeved. What really get them riled up were the guidelines on "How to Roll" when you make the 9-1-1 call - "Tell them you've been following a driver that's 'swerving everywhere', and the clincher being they 'almost hit a parked car'"
Whether it's true or not, at least one DUI Buster admits telling 9-1-1, "I lie to the police about the prospective drunk driver hitting a parked car when they didn't. As long as you're over the .08 you're legally intoxicated if you hit a parked car or not.", even though the driver wasn't actually swerving or hitting anything.
MADD says making up a story like that helps no one.
FOX 6 Anchor Brad Hicks asked a number of people posting as DUI Busters to be interviewed, even allowing them to disguise their identity. Not one would agree to do so. This raises the question if they're really out there DUI Busting, or spending evenings in front of their computer not at the bars.
