[CaptainCrunch]

I'm fine with more taxis on the street, I have no problem with that, if its affordable I have no problem with extended transit hours as long as it doesn't impact my tax dollars. But in combination with that I'm sticking with my harsh punishment and seizure of vehicles.

Drunk or stoned or medicated driving is no excuse no matter what. Period.

I guess my real frustration is the attitude that we have to go beyond informing people of the consequences of their action. At the end of the day, people have to make the choice, and I'm pretty sure that people are aware of the consequences of their actions. Social Engineering, or trying to go out of your way on prevention doesn't work, at the end of the day, its up to the person to make the choice. This goes into other areas too, codling drug crimes and not blaming the offender, using the excuse of ignorance of the law, the young offenders sentencing for violent crimes. These things are not working in my humble opinion.

Also at times there's nothing the matter with getting people who make these bad informed choices off of the street for a long period of time, and protecting the general public.

Its all good to talk about prevention, but people who repeatedly drink and drive don't care about preventative measures. Drug addicts who have no problem stealing and killing to get their fix don't care about getting better or getting help. Prison terms to me should be rock bottom, and they should be a lesson learned period.

But I've gone way off topic.

My gut tells me that repeated drunk drivers don't care if there are taxis available, they won't take the bus, they don't think about anyone other then themselves when they get into their car and drive, so we shouldn't be gentle with them at all.

I guess there's a bit of a generational difference here, because I don't have enough faith in humanities ability to change behavior without being punched in the nose with a rolled up newspaper first.