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myLot reputation of 87/100. coolchic101 (705)   ranked 911 out of 35,199 in people3 years ago

Why do drunk driver's always get a lighter sentence? My friend's dad got a light sentence for drunk driving. He only got 2 years in prison. He was drunk and ended up hitting a 7 year old girl and she died from the injuries. Should they provide harsher punishment for drunk driver's? If so, what do you think?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. 4MYGIRLS (5062)   ranked 755 out of 35,199 in people   3 years ago

that is just horrible that he only received 2 yrs for murder. if i was the parents of this 7 yr old i would be so mad at the court system. i thought that drunk drivers were charged with involentary man slaughter.

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2. ghellycious (53)   ranked 14,006 out of 35,199 in people   3 years ago

Maybe because we can't deny the fact that there's a big possibility that the drunk driver did not intend to do such crime..If it's uninetentional, then the sentence is lighter.. He can't be totally responsible of something which he's not very much aware that he did.


myLot reputation of 69/100. dbeamon (101)   ranked 4,696 out of 35,199 in people  3 years ago

that is just a crock of bs. he knew what he was doing when he indulged in the alcohol. he knew he was drunk when he climbed behind of the wheel of his vehicle. he also kknew what he was doing when he drove off. i not only think he should be held totally accountable but the bartender as well. they knew he was drunk and still let him behind the wheel instead of calling a taxi. in the united states we hold our bartenders and bars iable as well as the drunk driver. he just didnt care about anything except going to his next stop. i think the laws should be much harder than they are. my grandmother drove drunk and got into an accident. luckily everyone was alive still. however the family of the people she hit did sue the bar she left from and won bc they where negligent as well. the only one who got hurt was my grandmother thank god for that

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3. myLot reputation of 91/100. kev859 (1400)   ranked 9,489 out of 35,199 in people   3 years ago

I sure hope not, they deserve the up most strongest punishment givin for this offinse.

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