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Originally Posted by valo403
Well you can classify whatever you want as murder, the need for intent is a common law thing (there are other ways to get to murder as well), and we're not bound to hold that definition forever. I think the better choice would be to raise the punishment rather than re-categorize the offense, but either one would work.
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The easiest and I think appropriate thing to do is make driving with a BAC above 0.14 a felony. That way, severely impaired driving would result in a much harsher punishment, and killing someone while severely drunk would result in a murder charge for causing a death while in the commission of a felony.