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Originally Posted by #-3
Interesting view point.
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with idea of life sentences for crimes that lack intent. There are allot of things that could be said about drunk driving, but I think applying criminal intent to the second order effects of impaired decisions is a stretch. The intention of our criminal justice system is first and foremost rehabilitation. I don't know much about this person, but I would guess those facing the any prison time and the stigma of these events have undergone allot of change very quickly, and for the vast majority of people facing these consequences there is a fairly quick path to rehabilitation.
We do have civil courts for reciprocity, but they notably do not have the power to restrict the rights or freedoms of people for a reason.
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One the act of drinking and driving is an intentional act and not a decision is made to do it while sober before a person takes their first drink. No one accidently drinks and drives.
I think the big part of the life sentence in this case is about preventing recidivism. Parole conditions of abstaining from drugs and alcohol are important restrictions or ignition interlocks . I think that more crimes should have longer term restrictions on rights of people not to punish but to reduce recidivism and protect society.