That although Colorado law does not prohibit driving after drinking anything, clearly the wisest choice is not to drive after having had anything alcoholic to drink, including after drinking a sufficient amount to obtain a blood alcohol concentration of .08. That decency, security, and liberty alike demand that govemment officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our govemment is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.
Crime is contagious.