You might be in favor of this and thus, are not being contradictory, but I do just want to point out that this kind of extremely punitive behavior for poor judg

You might be in favor of this and thus, are not being contradictory, but I do just want to point out that this kind of extremely punitive behavior for poor judgement implies a massive expansion of the carceral state if it were to be carried out consistently. If drunk driving gives 5 years, what should armed robbery or unarmed assault, etc, carry? If this harsh treatment were consistent, it would probably lead to much higher rates of incarceration than we had under the now derided tough-on-crime policies that were in vogue in the latter part of the 21st century.