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Originally Posted by manchambo
Maybe I'm getting soft in old age, but these days I look at a guy like Ruggs as a kid. And I just keep thinking: how is the world going to become a better place if this kid goes to jail? Isn't it likely that going to jail will just make him worse, potentially dangerous, more likely to do bad things in the future?
Obviously there need to be consequences for actions like this, but I just can't help thinking jail only tends to make things worse for a person who doesn't need to be separate from society for safety reasons.
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A person is dead. There needs to be consequences if he was driving impaired. If your kid breaks a window, and says they are sorry, he should still pay for it out of his allowance. Being sorry doesn't absolve you from punishment. I have no sympathy for anyone this day and age that doesn't understand you shouldn't drive impaired. How could you not get that message? Especially someone who has a entire organization behind him that would gladly send someone to drive him home.