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Old 11-26-2010, 07:15 PM   #271
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Originally Posted by underscore View Post
Yet if they let things like this go UNTIL someone dies, then everyone gets mad and wonders why it took someone getting killed for change to happen. I side with the option that removes people using public roadways in a ridiculous manner, and saves a life.
What do you mean by "remove people using public roadways"? If you mean, suspending their driver's license, then I agree with you. If you mean the same harsh penalties such as prison, or abolishment of private property rights as if you HAD killed someone then I disagree.

We live in a society where the penalties/punishments are supposed to be in line with the severity of the offense. Get caught driving drunk, and you get X penalties. Get caught driving drunk and happen to kill another road user and you get a much harsher penalty.
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