Tough stance proposed against driving, drugs
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 22 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 14 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> 20 <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Severe">Severe</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="deterrent">deterrent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Daode">Daode</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="is">is</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sober">sober</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sober">sober</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reacting">reacting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Drunk">Drunk</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fines">fines</span>.</p><p><span word="Dai">Dai</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beheld">beheld</span> <span word="criminally">criminally</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span>.</p>
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