mens rea you guys.
I don't believe in punishing people for accidents.
Putting someone in jail isn't going to bring the dead back.
A treatment center is what he and other drunk drivers need. Not punitive vengeful punishment.
Put some good into the world, don't cause more misery.
This is the same choice my family made when my grandmother was killed. The guy was just a kid, we knew it was a huge fuck up and an accident, and we knew that nothing was going to bring her back. better try to get as much good out of the situation as possible.
We walk the walk and talk the talk.
the 20 year sentence hanging over this guys head was fucking absurd.
When I used to work in the court system I saw the trial of a woman who was at a .13 alcohol level. She killed her own daughter when she and their family went on a joy ride and rolled their minivan. She was given TWO YEARS. That's IT! The judge basically said "welp, you killed your kid, don't think any punishment could be as bad as that." The prosecutor even then was only asking for 5-7.
That's the way it should be. Not this bullshit petty vengeance game. Drunk drivers aren't psychopaths that are just going to go around killing people. You can give them treatment and they'll be able to contribute to society in a meaningful way.