I watched a show on Oprah yesterday and it just made me sick, To make a long story short, a wedding party was in a limo after a wedding and it was hit by a drunk driver, it killed and completely decapitated a 7 year old girls head and kiled the driver as well. The girl who was killed was the daughter of the bride and groom and the mother was on the side of the road holding her daughter's head. That man was convicted and sentanced to 18 years in prison and is now appealing that decision. I do not feel that it was harsh enough! These people who choose to drink and them proceed to get in the car a drive away should be made to pay for their actions, what makes them think this is acceptable behavoir. In my opinion if you drink and get behind the wheel you should be charged with attempted murder, that is just what it is, a total disregard for the lives of others. What do you think?
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This is a hot-button issue for me, too. I have long felt that a first offense should carry a mandatory penalty of one year in jail. A second offense should be a charge of attempted vehicular homicide, much as you said. Manslaughter at the least! For too long, these CRIMINALS have been treated with kid gloves; you hear about people with18, 19, 20 drunk driving arrests, licenses revoked, and they are still driving!! If we let it be known that the gloves are coming OFF and that they'll face stiff penalties for their actions, you just watch the death rates on our highways drop! I am in no way against the responsible consumption of alcohol, but driving while inebriated must be stopped.
never allowed to drive a car or purchase a car again
i have been caught for it before, there are cases that are severe and there are some that are harassment. if some one drinks 2 beers over an hours time does it really make them unable to operate a car? the law should be more about the ones that are sure enough impaired
Mandatory, ineligible for parole, no time off for good behavior 30 prison term to be served in solitary confinement.
I agree. I have seen too many people ruin their lives and the lives of innocent people by driving under the influence. There is no excuse for such reckless behavior, but as long as alcohol is available, and it's use an accepted form of recreation, we will continue to see the horrifying results that you saw on Oprah.
I would also like to see drunk drivers serve a lot of time in an ER, specifically the trauma unit. I would also like them to have to sit thru listening to a family talk about their grief. I would like them to have to serve on a clean-up crew...the people who clean up the scenes as the tow trucks are arriving.
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