YES! It's ineffective and violates our privacy.
83%
NO! Public safety outweighs any privacy concerns.
17%
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Yes it should be banned , also please respond via email what can we as individuals do to change this.
First off, the question did not exclude any drug or offer to restrict the testing. You ever get tailgated by a semi? When I had my CDL (Commercial Drivers License) I had to take random testing. I had no problems at all with that. The testing definately saves lives. Probably my best argument for testing is the movie. Flight. If you work in an office where being under the influence has no bearing on the safety of other then I don't care. But if it is simply a matter of testing or no testing, then you have to consider the transportation industry. Insurance discounts to businesses that require testing are proof that it is effective. Insurance companies know the risk better than anybody, because they are the ones who have to pay out when an accident happens.
William King makes a valid point. If public safety is involved, as in the transportation (pilots and truck drivers, for instance) industry, then drug testing has a place. Other than that, it should be abolished.