ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico says social media feeds will soon tell you if drunken driving offenders are let off too easy.
Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday announced a program that will use citizen watchdogs to monitor court hearings by state judges who are routinely lenient in drunken driving cases.
Staffers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving will serve as monitors. They'll send details about lenient sentences to state officials, who will identify repeat offenders and the judges in tweets or Facebook posts.
Martinez says the program aims to show the failure to crack down on those convicted of multiple DUI violations.
It comes as police departments from New England to the Southwest have taken to social media in recent years to post booking photos of suspects.