Originally Posted by tjm10025
Originally Posted by Bluedreaux
I'd have no problem with the death penalty for DWIs.


I guess you mean DUI causing death.

I would like to see mandatory prison of more than one year actual for the second DUI (simple), more for subsequent convictions, and mandatory jail or prison for driving on any DUI suspension.

First DUI with injuries to another, mandatory jail or prison, depending on severity. Death is always some sort of homicide.

The toughest state in the US is too lenient, IMO.


Yours is as good a solution as I've seen proposed since it focuses on THE REAL PROBLEM of DWI, which is automobile accidents that MIGHT not have occurred absent the alcohol involved.

A guy who blows over the number required to establish guilt in a particular state, who is caught at a checkpoint, may actually be at less risk for causing an accident than a stone cold sober old person who's eyesight and reflexes are shot.

First offense DUI's where no accident is involved are cash cows for certain lawyers in many places. Enough money can ensure that each time a person is charged for DUI, it's a first offense, and may be plead down to a lesser offense.

Never holler whoa or look back in a tight place