25 years without the possibility of parole.
What did this guy do? Rape? Murder? Armed Robbery? A botched terrorist attack?
Nope. He drove drunk.
Granted, he drove drunk a lot. Actually, this was his fourth driving while intoxicated conviction.
But driving is a bit of an overstatement… he was arrested in the parking lot after turning on his car and pressing the brakes.
The man said he was just sitting in his car waiting for a cab. That is probably a lie. This guy is clearly irresponsible. His blood alcohol content was .276 which would put most people down for the night with a bad headache the next day. It was completely reckless for him to attempt to operate a vehicle in such a condition.
But 25 years in prison? No one was actually hurt by his behavior. Yes, many people could have been hurt. He was putting other people at risk for his own selfish reasons. But that is still a pre-crime. What he did was a crime because of what that behavior could lead to, not because of actual harm done to any person.
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Should have locked keys in the trunk or vehicle and waited in the hood or tailgate.
ReplyDeleteIf he really wasn’t driving, what was him crime again?
ReplyDeleteThis should be the law of the land! 25 years for 4th offence GOOD!! This is wonderful, every drunk needs to go to prison!
ReplyDeleteHe was in vehicle with keys in ignition. That is all it takes for LEO to charge you. If you are sleeping and the vehicle is off and the keys are in the ignition, you get charged.
ReplyDeleteWhat about cars like mine that have automatic and push button starts?
Deleteobviously this didn`t happen in maryland or delaware because people are allowed to drive drunk 6-7-8 times in these states and never go to prison.
ReplyDeleteYea a bit much but you can’t be surprised when the system continues to let us down. If Trump wants to impress us, he should start killing child predators.
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