DUI Penalties - Do We Need to Be Harsher?
Even as DUI penalties become more harsh, people still drink and drive.
Is the answer really
stricter penalties when faced with the facts? Or should we take a different approach?
According to an official government...
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DUI Penalties - Do We Need to Be Harsher?
Even as DUI penalties become more harsh, people still drink and drive.
Is the answer really
stricter penalties when faced with the facts? Or should we take a different approach?
According to an official government pamphlet put out by the Province of Ontario, "there are
about 13,000 drinking and driving convictions recorded annually in Ontario.
" This number does
not take into consideration the number of drunk drivers that are not caught, or, who are caught
and manage to get off the charges.
According to the Province of Ontario, the majority of the
13,000 annual convictions are first time offenders - perhaps they ve driven impaired before, but
have never been caught.
Or perhaps one night, their judgment about their own impairment was well - impaired and the did something they never thought they would do.
Are harsh penalties truly the answer? Penalties that will wreak financial ruin on many, making
them unable to work and earn an income? Or i
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