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red2play t1_iquja3z wrote

>Records indicate he was convicted of driving while intoxicated in Harris County in 2015, convicted of DWI in Freestone County in 2016, and also convicted of DWI in Fort Bend County in 2020.

He is still serving 5-year probation for the 2020 DWI conviction.

He was on probation from the last time. Should have thrown him in prison a long time ago.

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ApatheticWithoutTheA t1_iqun2wl wrote

Yeah it’s pretty absurd that in many states you don’t really start seeing prison time until like the 5th DUI. Even then the time is pretty petty for how serious it is.

I got two when I was young and stupid, the worst that happened was 7 days of house arrest. Penalties definitely need to be stiffer, especially for people who are significantly over the limit.

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fight_your_friends t1_iqw5lar wrote

But you see, we can't impose stiff penalties for DUI because people need to drive because we couldn't possibly build a robust system of public transportation. It's just too difficult!

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17times2 t1_iqyt3ak wrote

I went to jail with an old guy who was doing weekends for his DUI. The time he finally got punished, was after his 7th DUI, when he got caught twice in the same week by the same cop.

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