When I read this article about Arizona drivers convicted of DUI being forced to wear pink prison uniforms and work in a chain gang, my first reaction was relief that Canadian authorities wouldn't see shaming as a legitimate strategy in the effort to make our roads safer.Was I ever wrong.
Yesterday, the Winnipeg Police announced they would publish the names of drivers charged - but not yet placed on trial, let alone convicted - for impaired driving. The list is at the Police web site. It is the 21st century equivalent of locking people in stocks, for public ridicule. You can go look for it if you want, but I won't link to it.
There are answers to the problems of impaired driving, but shaming people and casting aside the presumption of innocence surely aren't among them.