Re: Lenient state judges
Well, street racers just want to experience driving at a high speed and beating the other guy. They don't start out "intending" to hurt or kill other people. But regardless of intentions, street racing presents an endangerment, both to the racers and other innocent motorists.
You may think a 30 day prison sentence for a first offense on racing/reckless driving is too strict. I say, such a punishment is nothing, NOTHING, compared to the physical and emotional pain and trauma that both the racer and the victim's family will feel should the law be so lenient as to give street racers slaps on the wrist until someone gets killed. Likewise, making and setting off bombs presents a potential endangerment. People have gotten hurt and killed in the past. Waiting for someone to be killed before taking decisive action on the matter is asinine, to the extreme.
Then I guess the crux of the matter is,.... exactly what punishment is appropriate. You're entitled to your opinion on that, however warped it may be. (Considering weekends in jail as being favorable compared to being incarerated 24/7 in a prison facility. Oh-puhleeeze!!!)
With your kind of thinking, the severity of DUI laws would be scaled back to what it was 30 years ago. Scary.
Big deal, officer! *hic!* Sorry for knocking over da fire hyrdrant. But I nevah mean to hurt nobody. I can make 'um back home. Trust me! *hic!*
Originally posted by GeckoGeek
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You may think a 30 day prison sentence for a first offense on racing/reckless driving is too strict. I say, such a punishment is nothing, NOTHING, compared to the physical and emotional pain and trauma that both the racer and the victim's family will feel should the law be so lenient as to give street racers slaps on the wrist until someone gets killed. Likewise, making and setting off bombs presents a potential endangerment. People have gotten hurt and killed in the past. Waiting for someone to be killed before taking decisive action on the matter is asinine, to the extreme.
Originally posted by GeckoGeek
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With your kind of thinking, the severity of DUI laws would be scaled back to what it was 30 years ago. Scary.
Big deal, officer! *hic!* Sorry for knocking over da fire hyrdrant. But I nevah mean to hurt nobody. I can make 'um back home. Trust me! *hic!*
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