Speak for yourself. Nothing 'holier than thou' about chastising a drink driver. Maybe you'd feel different if you knew someone that had been a victim of it. I certainly do, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
He was over the limit, end of story. Your first scenario is no different from your second in my book. His driving ability would have been impaired either way. He was driving 'erratically' for f*cks sake.
I got an infraction for calling Dibden a boring c*nt. I thought this was grossly unfair as it was a statement of fact.
I reckon the snide went crying to the mods.