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Drunk driving is a legal issue. The entire problem is that it's not treated seriously, and super easy to get out of. Yes, even in fatal accidents. If the US
by silisili 4y ago
Drunk driving is a legal issue. The entire problem is that it's not treated seriously, and super easy to get out of. Yes, even in fatal accidents.
If the US really cared, drunk and distracted driving would have appropriate sentencing. For god knows what reason, we're still not there yet.
- bobthepanda 4y agoSome judges have taken the opinion that the infrastructure is so car dependent that you can't have a license revoked lest you lose the entire ability to be a self-sufficient member of society. And in parts of the US, that's true. As a general example, how many nightlife areas have decent public transportation at bar closing to avoid committing a DUI?
- ReptileMan 4y agotaxi/cab exist...
- bobthepanda 4y agoHow many people can afford to pay a cab for every trip they make?
- ReptileMan 4y agoIf you can aford to get wasted in a bar, you afford the car ride to take you home
- silisili 4y agoI'm obviously not defending drunk driving, but for many people, remember to double that cost. You either have to take an uber both ways, or get an uber home, then back to your car in the morning. I used to just Uber if I thought I'd be drinking at -all-, but hell that costed me about 60 to 70 bucks which definitely isn't realistic for most young people looking to just have a few beers out.