Each state has it's own penalties for this offense, should it be a contry wide penalty or should it be left to each county to prosecute?
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Funny you should pose such a question. Just recently a guy I know said his friend was caught drunk driving for the 8th time. The police don't even care anymore, there's nothing they can do. The guy doesn't even have his license so when I see people writing "take away the license!" I find it a bit naive for them to think that's what'll keep a drunk out of a car, as if they're thinking clearly.
I think the multiple years behind bars is a little much, but maybe some prison time would do them some good. Fines don't do much for people who already spend all their money on alcohol. We're not talking about Paris Hilton here. Over all I think the reality of their situation should be presented to them. Make them watch some horribly violent and dreadfully bleak film of what drunk driving can do. Make them listen to a speaker, one of a victim and one of a drunk driver.
Not everything works for everybody but some things work for some people.
Bring out the rope...
i think you should get 10 to 15 years and never get your license to
A fourth offense means the driver has a problem. 100 AA meetings plus 2 years counseling, plus loss of drivers license for 5 years, and a $5000 fine.
I think that the persons' drivers license should be taken away, and his/her vehicle confiscated, for no particular length of time. It will be too late when they cause an accident and possibly a death or two.
Oh this is one of my pet peeves. I would love to see universal law, being that the law and statues are the same for every state.
The punishment should be as maxed out as possible. I do know that there will be a life time revocation of the license which doesn't keep people from driving. When sentencing one of any offense, there is a statue that they have to go by, sentencing investigation and also points are assessed due the prior criminal history of the offender.
It's not treason, and it's not counterfeiting, so it's not a federal offense. Different states have people in them that disagree with people in other states. Why the HELL do you think you're better than everyone else, giving yourself the power to force one idea down all their throats?
5 years in jail, mandatory. $10k fine. After release, must be on probation for 2 years and take routine random tests to make sure they are not drinking anymore, then they can get a license again. National law. Also, if they kill someone in an accident, they get charged with 2nd degree murder and never get a license again.
I think it should be nationwide, but then again, ALL punishments are up to the state to decide on.
Personally, I think the CHARGE for a fourth defense drunk driving should carry the same weight as attempted murder or attempted aggravated assault or assault with a deadly weapon. When you drink and get behind the wheel, you become the deadly weapon, and it's purely luck that you didn't actually end up killing someone.
But, I know, not gonna happen.....
6 Mo's to 1 yr. in jail, loss of drivers license for 1 yr., a very large fine. Country wide or left to each county is not really the problem. If a person makes it to a 4th DUI, you have a person that has absolutely no regard for other people's safety or rights, If a 4 time offender is on the streets, do you want your children on those same streets?
I think after 3--you should have your license taken away forever. If you continue to drive, then you should be in prison for about 1-3 years to think about what you are doing. Rehab is no answer in my opinion. Drunk driving needs to be a felony..like in Canada. Cause in Canada..they do not have this problem.
Life in Prison. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DRINKING AND DRIVING!!
license revoked - lifetime. jail time. Also special community service where the offender goes to various schools and educates teenagers / kids about the perils of drunk driving.
any drunk driver who ends up killing an innocent person - same thing but a lot of jail time and fines (paying for dead person's funeral - punitive damages to the family involved)
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPATHY FOR DRUNKS!
4th offense should be 3 to 5 years in prison.
in Missouri, the 3rd one is prison..
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