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> drunk drivers are permitted to continue killing people. Driving drunk, and killing people, are both illegal. What is being permitted, exactly?

• HarryHirsch 5y ago
  The punishment for drunk driving in US is piddling, because, you know, lack of intent.
  • prophesi 5y ago
    In Cali, there's what they call a "Watson Murder" wherein someone with a previous DUI or "implied malice" will be hit with essentially a second degree murder charge. That said, I do think punitive acts against drunk driving may not change much so long as it's much more cheap/convenient to drive yourself instead of using public transit/rideshares/carpooling. There's also the issue of binge drinking being so commonplace in the States.
    • HarryHirsch 5y ago
      MADD says that the first successful attempt at someone's life in Cali while under the influence earns you at most 4 years in jail: https://www.madd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Vehicular-Homicide.pdf https://www.madd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Vehicular-Ho... In civilized countries, the minimum sentence for manslaughter is 5 years, and that's handed out when two friends are blind drunk and one stabs the other while arguing about soccer.
      • pseudo0 5y ago
        Your link says 0-10 years for Cali... Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is up to 10, and a previous Watson advisement for any sort of DUI could make it murder.