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Wednesday, August 24, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Those arrested for DUI face stringent new laws in Kansas
3y Paula Messbarger
Kansan staff writer
The party is over when drinking and driving are combined.
The 1988 Kansas Legislature has made laws more stringent for driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs (DUI). In Lawrence the law requires operators under the influence. The new laws went into effect July 1.
"Alcohol is just so frowned upon now," said Michele Kuehler, staff attorney for Legal Services for Students, 148 Burge Union. "Judges and prosecutors just don't have the tolerance."
A new law gives courts the power to restrict people convicted of DUI to driving a car equipped with a computer-driven ignition interlock system and to give a device includes a breath-tester. Before starting car, the driver would have to blow into the window, and if it or she had been drinking, the car would not start. That, Kessler said, could permit for severe problem drinkers.
Also, a vehicular battery crime now exists: the "unintentional causing of bodily harm" to another vehicle. These convictions intoxication. Those convicted are fined at least $1,000 and put in jail for at least 90 days. They are not eligible for probation, suspension or reduction until they serve at least 90 days.
According to Kansas law, if it is illegal to operate or try to operate a machine with the consent of drugs or alcohol to a degree that makes the driver incapable of drive
A person is legally intoxicated if there is more than 10 percent of alcohol in the blood, the Blood Heckman, assistant director of the Douglass County Community Council on Alcoholics Anonymous, depends on a person's body size and how quickly the alcohol is consumed. For example, considering a 12-
ounce beer or one ounce of liquor consumed during one to two hours, Heckman said that a 100- to 250-ounce bottle is the most useful level with three to seven drinks.
Officers who suspect that a driver may be intoxicated can require drug and alcohol testing. Those who refuse the test are subject to a privilege suspended for 180 days the first time and for a year the second time they refuse. The driver has no constitutional rights to refuse the test with a lawyer before testing.
Those convicted of DU for the first time are sentenced to at least 48 hours but no more than six months in prison or, at the court's discretion, 100 hours of public service and a fine less than $200 but not more than $200.
In addition, the court can suspend the person's driver's license for a year. If the person has completed educational and treatment programs required by the court, the driver's license suspension could be reduced to one day or placed on the license for a year. For instance, penalties for other traffic violations could be more severe under the restrictions.
A senior at KU, who asked not to be amitied, said that he was convinced that his doctor had been wrong. He said that since the conviction, he has changed his drinking habits when he was hospitalized.
"I drink a couple of drinks, but I "I drink more than five. I hand my car keys over to someone else," he said.
The student said that he would make sure he would never get another DUI because of the penalties involved.
"I had to spend 48 hours in jail," he said. "It's the most humiliating experience ever."
The student also had to pay almost $700, which included his fines and lawyer's fees, and he had to go to alcohol awareness sessions.
Kessler said that many first-time offenders enter a diversion agreement instead of being convicted. This is an agreement with the prosecutor.
"You usually pay the same fee as those convicted, to alcohol school (usually eight classes of overage) eight hours for a year, out of trouble for a year," she said.
Kesler said that most people took the diversion because the charges were small, but they are advantages to a diversion. "she said: 'You can say you have never seen it'."
Marrin Miller, assistant district attorney for Douglas County, said he could have been called first offence, his second offense would be counted as a second convict.
Upon a second conviction, a person sentenced to 90 days to a year in prison for the theft of $1,000; the offender must remain in jail at least five days before being granted probation, suspension, a fine and other penalties, and alcohol treatment program is required, and the driver's license is suspended or restricted for up to a year.
For more than two DUJ convictions, the penalties are greatly increased, including higher fines and prison sentences.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported 391 DUI arrests in Douglas County during 1867. The Lawrence Police Department made 33 arrests, the University of Kansas Police Department made 42 arrests, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office made 21 figures for the first part of 1988 were not available.
Kessler said that KU Legal Services got a lot of DUI cases at the beginning of the school year and right after finals. She said, however, no one would provide only legal advice and could not represent the student in court.
"Understandably, there are a students in psychology, social work and counseling who work here because they have experience with difficult situations and have weathered a lot of tough life experiences and have weathered a lot of storms. At critical times in their lives, they may have had someone to help them, and now they want to help others else. Others just want to feel like they're being helped."
HEADQUARTERS
Harnish said that between 50 and 60 staff members, mostly students, donated their time to the center and that their backgrounds were as diverse as their reasons for working there.
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Ethan Smith, Lawrence city treasurer from 1965 to 1987 and administrative aid in the city personnel office, has been working at Headquarters for the past six years. He is now participating in the program after attending an informational meeting.
"I think you really have to be the kind of person who really working with people to work there, and the people that work with you."
Harnish said that anonymity, strict confidentiality and unlimited counseling time were three of the most important factors.
"We let people use our services decide when to hang up," he said. "You decide when you are happy."
Harnish said the longest call lasted 10 hours. "Harnish said a call lasted 10 hours." Harnish said a call lasted 10 hours.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
"After you get a call like that," Harman said, "you're not going to be able to call Hoardquarters yourself and just unload on someone."
Harnish said that a high percentage of the center's contacts called or walked in because they were having problems in a relationship, such as those between married couples, roommates, families and co-workers.
"Often, problems within a relationship will cause or overlap with feelings of depression or loneliness,"
Although most of their contacts are called in, Harnish said that about a fourth of them were walk in clients. The other two are children who need to stay for the night. The center provides emergency overnight lodging to crashes on a short term, night-to-day.
Staff members immediately address the practical as well as the emotional need of crushers by providing support and advice.
Harnsain said that the number of contacts the center had with students, especially the past years, from about 700 a month in 1890 to about 750 a month in 2014.
this year. The number of crashes has also risen since the center opened, from 33 a month to 63 each month since.
Harnish attributed this to the growing number of homeless families and to increased awareness about the necessity.
She said the center received about two-thirds of its funding from the United Way and about $14,400 from the University of Kansas Student Senate. Their total 1988 fiscal year budget was between $50,000 and $55,000, which included assistant director and administrative assistant, as well as paying for advertising, rent, utilities and supplies.
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Before working at the center, each staff member is required and required to go through a 90 hours of training.
Student Senate helps finance the center because a large number of KU students use the center's services.
Director Marcia Epstein said that the training involved observing how other people handle certain situations, practicing specific skills such as listening to role-play scenarios, and developing agencies in town, and becoming familiar with the center.
During the sessions, the staff members practice and demonstrate two of the most important counseling skills required to work at the center: being non-judgmental and being a good listener.
"We expect that you have your own opinions on every
thing you need to be able to give people the
information they need."
"We deal with every issue you can imagine. drug-use, sexuality of all kinds, and religion," Harnish said. "Part of the purpose of playling is to get people to get in touch with how they feel about certain issues.
Staff members are also required to read a large instruction manual prepared for the center and a notebook that contains a summary of each call, the instructions as well as in and how the staff member handled the situation.
After the training session is over, staff members are asked to commit at least eight hours a week for six weeks.
"After six months, the staff member may cut his time down to one four-hour shift," Harris said. "Or they may leave altogether, but we have some people who have been here for five or six years."
FOOD
Harnish said that 10 to 15 volunteers were in each training session and that such sessions take place each January, June and September. Volunteers are required to pay a $10 enrollment fee, which is used for printing their instructions and a T-shirt that they receive after they have volunteered six months.
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A large salad bar and fish-of-the-day special are what Costello's Greenhouse Restaurant, W40. Sixth St., is known for. Prices range from $4.65 for the salad bar to $16.95 for Alaskan krab cakes.
Doen's Steak House, 2176 E. 23rd St., specializes in steaks and barbecue. Market range from $9.00 to $75.00.
Fisher's Nabil's Restaurant, 925 Iowa St., specializes in fresh seafood, veal and lamb. Dinner ranges from $7.95 to $14.95.
The Country Inn, 1350 N. Third St., offers family-style service and specializes in chicken, ribs and catfish. Dinners range from $5.99 to $12.99 for the delivery order, and up to $28.99 for two that include mashed potatoes and biscuits.
Stirck's Restaurant, 732 N. Second St., features fresh park tenderlounge. Sandwiches range from $1.20 to $2.30.
Perkins, 1711 W. 23rd St., and Village Inn Pancake
House, 821 Iowa. They are the only 24-hour restaurants in
Lawrence. They cater mostly to students.
Perkins offers bottomless pots of coffee for 70 cents and allows students to study at boots for up to two hours. Perkins also has a bakery and features muffins, cookies and rolls all day.
The Village Inn Pancake House also permits students to study in the restaurant if it is not busy. A pot of coffee is 68 cents, and there is an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet every day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Less traditional dining with casual service and a more relaxed atmosphere also is available in Lawrence.
The Cashab Cafe, 808 Massachusetts St., is styled after a European bistro, said owner Linda Geren. The restaurant is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
European crissants, soups, salads and homemade cookies as well as daily specials are featured on the menu. Vegetarian dishes are available, and the atmosphere is relaxed.
Homemade seven-grain bread is popular at Cornucopia, 180 Massachusetts St.
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