I was chosen for jury duty once, regarding a man who was fighting his 5th DUI charge, and his lawyer got his case thrown out on a technicality. I wanted to jump up and ask him how his lawyer was going to deal with his murder charge after he "kills" someone while driving drunk!
I think it is possible that most people who drink have probably driven while drunk, or “tipsy”!
I have been a passenger, several times, when the driver had “had a few too many“ and fortunately we did not have an accident! And we were not even stopped by a patrolman. I dare say, most of the people I know, have been in a similar situation sometime in their life.
However, we are all very aware that rarely a week goes by without the news reporting of one or more deaths on our highways and drinking was involved. (“That only happens to other people!”) Right? Seems we never consider it could happen to us. Never consider reputations, or jobs, or worst case, lives could be lost!
I really do believe the reason we do not punish DUI more severely is because……….
Drunk driving is so much more socially acceptable than getting drunk and waving a loaded gun around and firing it at random!
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