So I'm going to Prison for 2 years

[SirFelixCat]

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Not to mention this kid isn't even legal to drink. I wonder how bad this cat's gonna be when he's of legal age?

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Yes, because we are all pillars of responsibility at 20 and only get dumber from there.

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But that justifies driving afterward?

[gumpzilla]

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Not to mention this kid isn't even legal to drink. I wonder how bad this cat's gonna be when he's of legal age?

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Yes, because we are all pillars of responsibility at 20 and only get dumber from there.

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But that justifies driving afterward?

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No, it doesn't. I was just pointing out that your last comment was dumb.

You guys seem to think that punishment above and beyond a year in prison is called for in such circumstances; how else is there to interpret somebody saying "He should have thought about the employment consequences BEFORE he went drunk driving?" Having reasonably strong deterrence is obviously important in coming up with a way to reduce DUI, but I think you could probably make an analogy to the death penalty here - is such strong punishment actually leading to a marked increase in deterrence? I think that's unclear. And if the only point of it is retributive justice, then I guess I'm not a fan.