Couldn’t agree more. If you make the decision to drive drunk and then injure someone you should never be allowed to drive ever again.
I liken drinking and driving to attempted murder because you very well could murder someone doing that. The fact that the penalties are so low is why this keeps happening.
If you risked 20 years in prison every time you drink and drive it would happen a lot less. This is pretty much the one instance where I think the fear of punishment should out-prioritize rehabilitation because the act is just so egregious and preventable.
@anothercatgirl the parking lots should in fact be 5 blocks away from the bar and in between should be a Taco Bell, a car service dispatcher, and a small police station.
If you risked 20 years in prison every time you drink and drive it would happen a lot less. This is pretty much the one instance where I think the fear of punishment should out-prioritize rehabilitation because the act is just so egregious and preventable.
This will not fix anything except the problem of not enough people in prison. Countless studies have shown that after a certain amount of punishment, anymore is functionally useless. In addition you have to factor in the chances of getting caught. If I have a better chance of winning the lottery then getting caught speeding, then the consequences for speeding aren’t going to factor into my decision to speed.
The only thing that will reduce drinking and driving at this point is reducing driving, period.
Couldn’t agree more. If you make the decision to drive drunk and then injure someone you should never be allowed to drive ever again.
I liken drinking and driving to attempted murder because you very well could murder someone doing that. The fact that the penalties are so low is why this keeps happening.
If you risked 20 years in prison every time you drink and drive it would happen a lot less. This is pretty much the one instance where I think the fear of punishment should out-prioritize rehabilitation because the act is just so egregious and preventable.
I think it would also make a difference to remove parking lots from bars, to make it harder to drive to and from places to drink.
@anothercatgirl the parking lots should in fact be 5 blocks away from the bar and in between should be a Taco Bell, a car service dispatcher, and a small police station.
This will not fix anything except the problem of not enough people in prison. Countless studies have shown that after a certain amount of punishment, anymore is functionally useless. In addition you have to factor in the chances of getting caught. If I have a better chance of winning the lottery then getting caught speeding, then the consequences for speeding aren’t going to factor into my decision to speed.
The only thing that will reduce drinking and driving at this point is reducing driving, period.