Originally Posted by
genec
Perhaps you are right... This line of reasoning has been discussed here before... None the less, I would still prefer it (especially since as you say "the odds are so low...") if anyone who has managed to kill someone with their car... was never allowed to drive again.
There's a justice consideration too. It's one thing if they were doing something blatantly wrong like DUI or texting. But if it's just the result of an honest mistake - humans are inherently fallible - we generally don't punish in our society. That's fundamental to who we are.