Originally Posted by bbhero
Originally Posted by Donald
Originally Posted by RazorsEdge
The most important thing is you all are OK.
Second, anyone who is drinking and driving deserves to be behind bars a long, long time so I hope he likes the view of steel bars as he'll be seeing them soon enough.
I am certainly not defending the guy, but tossing anyone in jail who drinks & drives is not the solution. Treatment for their addiction is a much better way forward.
Easy to say that.... It all does not matter until that individual kills someone. . .
This coming from me who had my dad drive drunk many, many, many, many, many, many times... He was so drunk when I was 5 years old and I was in the back seat I asked him if he was ok.... We were going into the ditch a number of times... And I was too young to know why...
Glad everyone is ok.
Donald is right. Jail doesn't do much. We need to find and support rehabilitation centers and mental health. I work on local campaigns in my area and am studying addiction studies. Locking alcohol and drug offenders up doesn't usually do much. However if they kill someone with their actions they should definitely be punished. But before it gets to that point a good rehab program and plenty of support goes a long way. But no matter what we do the only people who get better are the ones who realize they want to get better and put the effort into it.