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Originally Posted by Coys1882
I'm not 100% sure jail time is the most appropriate for someone who kills someone while driving drunk either. If they are a repeat offender and caught driving while suspended then sure - that's someone who obviously is showing no signs of getting themselves turned around and doesn't give a crap about the safety of the public. We can all make a mistake once - it's what you do after that shows what kind of human being you are.
Rather than spend the money to jail them for life - I'd like to see them forced sober for life and tested weekly. Add to that they are financially responsible for the children left behind.
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I really disagree with this, and I'm not talking about 20 year sentences or anything like that.
But we see public service ads on T.V. everyday about drunk driving. We see flyers and ads every day, we see news stories every day about drunk driving.
There is no real debate on it, we know that its totally illegal, that it causes a great deal of social suffering and society as a whole should revile it.
Drinking and driving is pretty much equivalent to picking up a pistol and shooting it randomly at the mall.
I think because of the social awareness of the problem that the punishment does have to include punishment, to me there's no excuse for it.
Especially in the case when someone died as a result of this persons selfishness.
It also sounds like this guy is not only a multiple time offender but also isn't showing a lot of regret.
At the end of the day, I think the jail term is warrented, but it could be longer to reflect the death of the person. I think the driving suspension is a joke, it should be for life.
I think his car should have been taken and sold and the proceeds go to a charity in the victims name.