So the punishment isn't severe enough? Lets review:
3 years ago I was convicted of driving over .08, NOT impaired driving, but both have the same consequences.
Was arrested (first time ever) as are the majority of the over 90,000 arrests yearly for these "crimes".
Convicted, fined $600 (not negoitable) and had to pay $500 to attend alchohol counselling in order to get back my license and had my license suspended for ONE year. All these are the minimum penalties.
To those who think they are too lenient let me add:
-I was randomly pulled over, cop had no probable cause, wasn't weaving, driving errratically etc.
Wasnt charged with Impaired driving, simply with having one to many after work. Gee, none of you holier-than thou's has ever done that?
Was handcuffed, had my car towed and licence immediately suspended for 90 days. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
After my one years suspension was up had the option of driving again, but only if I installed, at my expense ($1200), an ignition interlock device. I chose not to drive for the second year.
Insurance is around $7000 a year if you can get it!
Imagine the humiliation when your young kids ask why every other dad drives and you dont?
So its over 3 years later, still don't drive, paid $1500 in fines, classes towing? Have a criminal record at age 43, can't afford inflated insurance and my quality of life has drastically been altered.
Isnt this strict enough?
Oh and before you pontificate how I could of killed a school kid on a resedential street. It happened as I was leaving my business at 3am in an industrial part of town.