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Life sentence for man convicted of 9th DWI
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BoomerD
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Good.
IMO, it shouldn't take 9 DUI's to get sent to prison. Your 2nd one should earn you at least 1 year in lock-up...and by the 3rd or 4th, you've proven that you refuse to stop...so you should be locked up for life. It's similar to "habitual offender" laws in many states.
(and yes, DUI is as serious of a crime as assault, robbery, etc...and if you kill someone while DUI, it's as serious as murder.)
IMO, it shouldn't take 9 DUI's to get sent to prison. Your 2nd one should earn you at least 1 year in lock-up...and by the 3rd or 4th, you've proven that you refuse to stop...so you should be locked up for life. It's similar to "habitual offender" laws in many states.
(and yes, DUI is as serious of a crime as assault, robbery, etc...and if you kill someone while DUI, it's as serious as murder.)
Not to mention he isnt just having a few drinks and driving. His BAC for this conviction was a whopping .32
Thats 4x the legal limit
Thats 4x the legal limit
Phoenix86
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This isn't very far off what I think, though I'd revoke the license after the 2nd. If someone is still drinking and driving w/o a license, fuck them.
A disease? Really?
And this disease prevents him from drinking in his own home or from taking a cab?
SillyOReilly
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A lawyer saying just about anything in defense, no matter how ridiculous, is surprising to you?
BoomerD
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I've never accepted the whole, "Alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease" line of bullshit.
Can people have "addictive personalities?" Yes...I have that problem myself...I'm either "in or out" when it comes to hobbies and such, but it's NOT a disease...it's a personality flaw/trait.
Can people have "addictive personalities?" Yes...I have that problem myself...I'm either "in or out" when it comes to hobbies and such, but it's NOT a disease...it's a personality flaw/trait.
Miramonti
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It's shocking if he wasn't in lockup for an extended period before. I think LIP after 9 without ever having him pay a large penalty previously is a bit of a joke. I find the system as guilty and useless as he is.
Phokus
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SillyOReilly
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And until you're an alcoholic because someone forced you to drink, then it's not a disease.
Demon-Xanth
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waffleironhead
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nah, hell just resort to making alcohol in prison. All he needs is some sugar and balloons and hes all set.
rivan
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techs
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There are still people with large amounts of DWI's out there because 20 years ago the laws were far less stringent. For example the mandatory jail time was for after 2 or 3 convictions withing a certain amount of time. After a while the previous ones dropped off as thresholds for jail time.
Today, most states now consider previous DWI's as a serious crime and you can go to jail for the 2nd or 3rd one, even if one or two were many years ago.
Today, most states now consider previous DWI's as a serious crime and you can go to jail for the 2nd or 3rd one, even if one or two were many years ago.
techs
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Should have just revoked his license after the 2nd one and an extented jail sentence. And a mandatory rehab afterwards. It never stated he had actually killed someone in any of his DWIs so a life sentence is a bit harsh.
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