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Originally Posted by Jaye
Or perhaps the thought of instant jail would stop the idiots doing it in the first place..... When they are on the road drunk they are death waiting to happen if they are driving at 3mph or 100
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Thats just the point though isnt it, knowing they could have an accident and potentially kill themselves or someone else, doesnt stop them now does it?
The 'it wont happen to me' or 'I can drive when I am drunk' syndrome will still exist and DUI will still continue to happen whether or not jail sentences become mandatory. Incidentally they are mandatory for recurrent offenders, yet they still reoffend.
The problem is that when a driver decides he cant go to jail or is so scared of going to jail he puts his foot down to avoid arrest, more accidents will happen.