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Originally Posted by meanmachine13
I never said it was an excuse. I agree with you. Causing death is a reasonable outcome when choosing the path of impaired drinking.
I was just saying that its likely the person did not INTEND to KILL someone.
And longer sentences have been linked to increased chances of reoffending because of things such as it being harder to be reintegrated to society. They learn new deviant behaviours/mindsets during incarceration. They make unhealthy relationships, etc etc etc.
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That's what manslaughter or vehicular homicide charges are for. Driving drunk into traffic is like being drunk and running full speed into a crowd swinging a machete.
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/sp...gewanted=print