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View Poll Results: Current DUI Penalties in Nevada Are
Just fine as they are 5 23.81%
Too harsh, should be reduced 4 19.05%
Too soft, should be increased 12 57.14%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-16-2015, 04:11 AM
 
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Katie, you are correct, someone should invent some sort of drugtestalyzer device for use in cars.
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Old 02-16-2015, 08:51 AM
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Location: Las Vegas
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So what about when this drunk ******* kills a family? Are you going to give him a $200 fine? $250 and a stern talkin to?
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:32 AM
 
Location: Sunrise
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So what about when this drunk ******* kills a family? Are you going to give him a $200 fine? $250 and a stern talkin to?
I like Germany's method -- suspend the drivers license until such time that judge deems the person fit to drive again. And also confiscate the drunk driver's car, auction it off, and use the money for the alcohol programs and for the victims of drunk driving. (Even if it isn't paid off yet. DUI with a brand-new car? Boo hoo. Enjoy making payments on it even after the auction.)

Seems to work well there -- people simply don't drive drunk. They know the penalties are harsh and unavoidable.

We mollycoddle drunk drivers.
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:38 AM
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Location: Las Vegas
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That sounds good to me.

I have driven drunk a couple times when I was young. One of the times I didn't even have a license. I killed so many trash cans.

The second time, I was made to drive by a cop.

Had I killed someone, I would have deserved harsh punishment.
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Old 02-16-2015, 02:17 PM
 
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So what about when this drunk ******* kills a family? Are you going to give him a $200 fine? $250 and a stern talkin to?
And what happens when the perfectly sober kills a family? There are statutes that deal with accidents that involve death both intoxicated and not. Nothing magic.

The question is the fitting response. We don't shoot the drunk driver nor lock him up for life. We then need to decide if the penalty should be of the sort that destroys a career or social status. Lock him up for a significant period and you spend a lot of money on incarceration and sometimes the immense damage you do to the family involved.

I would tend toward treatment and prevention such as a blow machine in the car. Person reoffends then send him up for a while.
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Old 02-18-2015, 04:33 PM
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Location: Las Vegas
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Why is it cool that if I make a bad life choice, I just have to deal with the consequences, but when someone else makes a bad choice that affects the public, not just themselves, we should pussyfoot around and "treat" them?

F that. You drive drunk, you go straight to jail.
There are cabs, limos, uber, designated drivers, and towing services.
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Old 02-18-2015, 04:46 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I like Germany's method -- suspend the drivers license until such time that judge deems the person fit to drive again. And also confiscate the drunk driver's car, auction it off, and use the money for the alcohol programs and for the victims of drunk driving. (Even if it isn't paid off yet. DUI with a brand-new car? Boo hoo. Enjoy making payments on it even after the auction.)

Seems to work well there -- people simply don't drive drunk. They know the penalties are harsh and unavoidable.

We mollycoddle drunk drivers.
Is this guy really serious about this? I don't know whether to laugh or shake my head.

I know Nevada has more sensible laws than Arizona. Pennsylvania's laws are, imo, the most reasonable Ive read. I'd mirror those.

Or go with something along the lines of:

1st offense with no injury/accident= 3 month suspension + one alcohol awareness type class + reasonable fine (couple hundred bucks) and have the offense expunged from record upon completion. No insurance increases.

2nd offense= jail time and stiff fees, insurance increase.

If you kill or injure anyone all bets are off. You deserve whatever comes. A lot of those cases the offender gets off easy, unfortunately.

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Old 02-21-2015, 06:28 PM
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Police: Man with DWI history injures 2 in wreck - WilsonTimes.com
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Old 02-24-2015, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Modesto, CA
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I like Germany's method -- suspend the drivers license until such time that judge deems the person fit to drive again. And also confiscate the drunk driver's car, auction it off, and use the money for the alcohol programs and for the victims of drunk driving. (Even if it isn't paid off yet. DUI with a brand-new car? Boo hoo. Enjoy making payments on it even after the auction.)

Seems to work well there -- people simply don't drive drunk. They know the penalties are harsh and unavoidable.

We mollycoddle drunk drivers.
You can't really compare the USA to Europe. Most German's don't use a car in day to day life, cities are built for people not cars.

In the USA a very small percentage of people live within walking distance of bars. Drunk driving is a much bigger problem here.
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Old 02-24-2015, 11:06 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Speaking of DUI's in Nevada... I wonder what will happen to Harry Reid's brother?

Sen. Harry Reid

I wish him no ill will, sources say he's a decent guy, but I'm curious how this turns out.
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