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thundara  ·  4279 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mark Kleiman on why we need to solve our alcohol problem to solve our crime problem

    1) I have little pity for your friend who has to live with the consequences of her actions 2) I have little pity for your friend who has to live with the consequences of his actions

There's a significant difference between a punishment that disincentivizes DUIs and a punishment that becomes a crippling force on the person's life. There are more appropriate measures for countering drunk driving, and those mentioned above are not among them.