"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:16:05 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

This situation won't change until more prosecutors are prepared to charge
violators with murder instead of manslaughter, and put them away for LONG
periods of time. I'm aware of one case where this worked (for automobile
DWI). Just one. I'm sure it's rare.

I lost my sister to a drunk driver who was pleaded out to manslaughter
and served 6 months community service - 8 hours per week.

I agree with you entirely.

30 years ago, I lost a friend who was a Nassau County (Long Island) highway
cop. He'd pulled over woman for some violation. A drunk came along, hit him,
and his gun belt snagged on the bumper. Dragged him for 3 miles until a
bunch of CBers who followed the guy somehow managed to round him up into the
corner of a parking lot. They said the driver fell flat on his face when he
got out of his car. His sentence: A year of mopping up in an emergency room.
Closed casket at the funeral. Not much left of the guy.

It's a credit to his cop buddies that the perp remained alive afterward. I'm
not sure I would be as charitable if he'd killed someone I loved.