Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
If this would have happened in SoCal, this guy might just be looking at a life sentence. Several DA's in SoCal are making people convicted of DUI sign a document wherein they claim to understand that the decision to drive drunk is potentially deadly and therefore if they drive drunk and someone is killed they will be charged with murder.
Just last week a repeat drunk struck a car full of high-school girls driven by one of their parents. One girl died and the drunk driver is being charged with murder. It won't bring her back, but it will prevent the drunk from killing again.
I would sure like to see this practice spread throughout the nation. (The murder charge for repeat drunks, not the drunk-driving killing. We have enough of that already.)
on this 'document'..... this was mentioned in another thread..... what a crock. by obtaining a driver's license, you are presumed to be aware that driving under the influence is a crime and of the associated penalties. what possible value does signing a document offer. nothing. not at all. this effort is a joke because it offers no value, but it makes someone look good, though.