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ApatheticWithoutTheA t1_iqun2wl wrote

Reply to comment by red2play in Suspect charged with murder after fatally hitting minor 3 times on Leawood, documents show by fetustasteslikechikn

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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