Should we take the vehicle that people are caught driving under the influence and sell it? Sure, we arrest them, take them to booking, process them and release them. Then sell the car. That way, we, the taxpayer, don't have to foot the bill to house and feed people them for brekaing the law. AND we remove the DRIVING part of the offense.
What are your thoughts? Am I out there in left field on this or could this idea have some merit?
2009-08-16T11:43:31Z
Driving while drunk is not a desease. It is a crime. Our government can already cease property. They take cars when you use it to buy drugs. YES the punishment fits the crime. Have you ever met a family that lost a child to a drunk driver? As far as someone else car, would you give the keys to your car to a drunk? I wouldn't. Yes the sponse will also have to suffer if he/she has to walk to take the bus to work. 64000 people died in the Vietnam war and people protested like time was comming to an end. In one year during the Vietname conflict, 64000 Americans died. Who will march for them? It's time we started holding people resposible for thier actions. Driving is a priviledge NOT a right.
Colt 452009-08-14T13:05:50Z
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Suspend the license and impound the car. When they get their license back it has to be marked with "DUI Offender" as well as the license plate. They have to pay all the storage and transportation fees while the vehicle was in impound.
They can find their own way to work, Public transit, friends, family, etc. There is no excuse. Repeat offenses is indefinite loss of license, prison time, as well as forfeiture of all vehicles and inability to ever purchase or register a vehicle in the US. Vehicles will be sold at auction and money will be given to the offender.
The fact that the vehicle belongs to a spouse or someone else should hold bearing on the person so that they do not drink and drive. It's not the officials punishing their spouse, it is the one who committed the crime who brought it upon them.
relies upon on the place you're. In my state, the crime would be taken care of as a customary DUI, yet while the decide imposes sentence he will have your checklist and could understand which you hand yet another DUI that became decreased. In my state, and DUI can arise to 6 months in penitentiary. In my city, the in all possibility result could be approximately 10 days in penitentiary for a customary DUI with a background of a reckless driving conviction.
Really the problem isn't the car because people who commit crimes while drunk have alcohol to thank. So I think that there should be a prohibition for people who cannot control themselves with the substance. 1st DUI? Probation in which you don't get to touch alcohol for a determined amount of time. 2nd? No more alcohol ever. In which then you can bring in possession charges if they do drink.
Then again we have a hard enough time dealing with illegal drugs so I'm sure no matter what the solution there's always a loop hole or failing point...
What if the car belongs to the spouse? Is it still fair? I like the fact that you are trying to make the world better, but in the end the guilty will find a way. There are too many variables in taking possession of the vehicle. Trust me most drug seized vehicles are sold right back to the dealer after paying a fine. The sad thing is habitual offenders don't care who they hurt it is all about them and all about the "Right now." They would take their grandma's car to the bar the moment she fell asleep and then if caught wouldn't care if there was a law stating her car belonged to the city under some law. In the end we would only hurt grandma and six months later "Drunky" would get a DUI in his girlfriends car.
Sawyer's right. We'll be paying for their welfare and even be paying for the time they sit in prison... *rolls eyes* This country is far too messed up, but I like the idea. I mean, if they can't follow the rules, they don't deserve to drive. Besides, they can take the bus or walk, so it's not like they'd be completely unable to work (though most people out to get a DUI don't really give a crap about work in the first place. They're content to live in the world Democrats deem "perfect," in which our money goes to them for no good reason. All that "share the wealth" bs. >.<)