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Doug Kanter
 
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"Dr. Dr. . R. Name" wrote in message
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Doug,
It is becoming normal for DUI violators to be charged with murder when a
death is involved. The charge might be murder in the 2nd degree, but

repeat
DUI violators who then have a DUI involving a death are being charged in

the
1st degree. I am aware of one person who received the death penalty for
a
DUI death.

I an not a proponent of the death penalty, but I am glad DUI is not being
aggressively prosecuted.


But, I wish the pursuit would be of the high offenders, the mindset
here(at least in some communities) seems to be to turn it into another
cash
cow for the guvmint.....with overaggressive enforcement at the lower end
( high fines, "community service" counseling,...which drums up more work
for
the 'connected' while the multiple repeat offenders seem to be able to get
away with it time and again. (one of my dock neighbors is a cop on a DUI
unit)


So, bitch to your government slobs about the situation. You may not need the
laws changed. Sometimes, prosecutors have options available that they don't
use unless they feel the public's not happy with their work. Charging
offenders with murder, for instance.