The simple fact is that society will never prevent 100% of drunk driving regardless of all the weekend blitzes the police do and all the clamoring MADD does. It’s unfortunate that the deviant 1% of the population can drive the process here. As one responder aptly pointed out, 99.9% of people are not problematic. It’s just like the “shoe bomber”…..one moron TRIES to use his shoe as an explosive and the whole world has to remove it’s shoes at the airport.
If society was serious about addressing the problem, you wouldn’t see repeat offenders. Our legal system is pathetic joke. I’m sure you’ve seen advertisements from attorneys who will help you “beat drunk driving charges”. It’s really not that difficult a problem to solve. Make the consequence severe enough to really discourage people from driving drunk. How about this. A “real” zero tolerance policy. You get convicted of drunk driving, you get a $5,000 fine, and have your vehicle impounded until you finish your mandatory 1 year jail sentence. Of course our spineless legal system won’t ever do the right thing. It would be a hardship on the drunks. So instead, we’ll let some poor family bear the hardship of dealing with a tragic death of a loved one.
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The simple fact is that society will never prevent 100% of drunk driving regardless of all the weekend blitzes the police do and all the clamoring MADD does. It’s unfortunate that the deviant 1% of the population can drive the process here. As one responder aptly pointed out, 99.9% of people are not problematic. It’s just like the “shoe bomber”…..one moron TRIES to use his shoe as an explosive and the whole world has to remove it’s shoes at the airport.
If society was serious about addressing the problem, you wouldn’t see repeat offenders. Our legal system is pathetic joke. I’m sure you’ve seen advertisements from attorneys who will help you “beat drunk driving charges”. It’s really not that difficult a problem to solve. Make the consequence severe enough to really discourage people from driving drunk. How about this. A “real” zero tolerance policy. You get convicted of drunk driving, you get a $5,000 fine, and have your vehicle impounded until you finish your mandatory 1 year jail sentence. Of course our spineless legal system won’t ever do the right thing. It would be a hardship on the drunks. So instead, we’ll let some poor family bear the hardship of dealing with a tragic death of a loved one.