oomis: should we tell the mother of a kid killed by a drunk driver no more driving in the world anymore for anyone?
Of course not, Flatbush – – but we should have the right to take the driver’s license away from anyone driving drunk. And personally, I am for a zero tolerance policy. You do it once, you’re toast, if you get caught. Maybe with a mandatory minimum suspension time, like a couple of years, for being caught DWI and if more than once or involved in an accident, loss of privileges for a LONG time, if not forever. A car is a two-ton killing machine, and the privilege to drive is just that, a privilege, not an entitlement. If you want to drive, keep your drinking for non-driving occasions. If one has such poor judgment and self-control that he or she can’t do that, then he has no right to drive. And, if someone continues to drive, even after having had his license suspended for DWI or DUI, then he should be thrown in jail. I know I sound very harsh, but I take this very seriously. I have seen the aftermath of such an accident. No one has a right to cause such pain for a preventable action.