just to kind of play devil's advocate here, killing someone while drunk driving is very sad and very stupid obviously, but its not like its pre-meditated murder. The purpose of prisons is to rehabilitate, not punish. Someone who accidentally killed someone while intoxicated will probably already never do it again because of the psychological trauma it would cause for them. 5 years in prison would REALLY make it so they dont drive drunk ever again. Again its not like its a planned murder or something, it's an accident.
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