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Originally Posted by Russic
I'm not arguing with you but asking the question sincerely: Do you think it would make a difference? Not wanting to kill somebody's child is more than enough incentive for me to drive within the rules of the road. Personally I don't think I'd drive any more cautiously if the jail times were increased. As others have said, this guy already has a lifetime to know he killed a kid ... jail isn't going to make him regret it any more.
I'm not arguing that he should be punished lightly, but rather that he should be given the standard punishment for this crime.
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I think it would make a difference. Think about all the drivers who leave the bar and get behind the wheel knowing they're maybe over the limit but the chances of getting caught are minimal. Would they take that risk if they knew a conviction meant the loss of thier license forever? I'm wiling to bet a lot less would get behind the wheel.
Not wanting to kill someone should be incentive enough but judging what we see in the news these days i don't think a lot of drivers are getting the message. You've got that guy in the cement truck wiping out a family.
For sure that driver is going to suffer for the rest of his life. My line of thinking is towards preventing other drivers from doing similar things. Make the punishment a big enough deterent that drivers will take more care when thy're behind the wheel.