and yes, I do know it's a crime but, like i said earlier, you only do the time for what you did, not what you didn't do. is mo supposed to go to prison because somebody else in another town got drunk and killed somebody. yeah, thats fair
You're making it abundantly clear that you don't think there is anything wrong with Driving while intoxicated. It's not about what other people do and have done or was unlucky enough to have happen to them while they were driving drunk. It's about how lucky he was that he was able to drive drunk without killing someone.
It's not like someone that is driving drunk has the choice to kill or not kill. They've already made the choice to drive drunk and if you ask me it's just the same as making the choice of killing someone because you're essentially taking your future actions and placing them in the hands of fate. Something so reckless deserves to be punished much harsher than any laws we have here in the United States. It's a joke, and attitudes like yours only perpetuate the lack of seriousness with this crime.
I understand that you've never been affected by a drunk driver and I hope you never do. I'm being 100% serious about this - KSU vs. Nebraska aside - Driving drunk is like blindly firing a gun into a crowd of people. Would you only consider that a crime if fate guided that bullet through someone’s head? I'm treating this as a serious matter because it is a serious matter. No classless post, no sarcasm, just honestly think about the above scenario. Because there is no difference between that and driving drunk.
I believe life hand picks lessons to teach you. Call it Karma if you want, but if you think doing something as reckless as that doesn't justify harsh punishment, then I pray that it's one lesson you never learn. No one should have to go through that.
Now, should he have to go to prison? Certainly not; but any punishment handed out should deter repeating those actions; otherwise what's the point? Do you think a 1 game suspension, a fine, a good talking to, and loss of a driver's license is enough to make him realize the faults in his actions? That's the only way to answer the question of how harsh and how lenient the punishment is.