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Ken M. <pobox-dc@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> DPH wrote:
> >
> > Anyone catch the account of the US Navy member that rear-ended another
> > car and killed 3 people a couple years ago?  He drive off - left the
> > scene - and attempted to get rid of the beer bottles.  Didn't work.  He
> > was 0.11 BAC.
> >
> > Judge gave him 51 yrs in prison, 34 suspended.  He'll be gone 17 years.
> >
> > What to think?  The 0.11 BAC is only slightly over the limit.  Driving
> > off was bad but it was an Interstate and there were others around to
> > help.  State sentencing guidelines are 4 yrs and 11 mo. on average for
> > this sort of thing.  The guy didn't have priors.  But he killed 3
> > people.
> >
> > How bad of a guy is he, really?  If he'd have not had anything to
> > drink,.would he have reacted that much sooner to prevent the deaths?  I
> > don't have the info on how the accident actually occured.  That would be
> > helpful.
> >
> > What do people think about this, if they saw the account.  Story is
> > here: http://fredericksburg.com/news/stories/0325term.htm
> >
> > DPH
>
> How bad a guy is he? He's a drunk driver who killed three people. What
> are their lives worth now? Nothing -- he killed them.
>
> With all the attention and laws that have been passed since the mid 80's
> about DWI and DUI, you would think people should have caught on now --
> DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!

In my opinion he should have gotten the death penalty or at the very least
three consecutive life sentences.

What`s the difference between what he did and what the kids at Columbine
did? He used a car and they used a gun. the end result is the same. Oh yeah,
and nobody put a gun to HIS head and forced him to drink.

He got off too easy. If more judges handed down the maximum sentences,
perhaps it would finally penetrate the minds of the ignorant masses.

Of course it won`t bring back the dead. But for sure recidivism is
non-existent.

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