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17 years for killing 2 children? dunno, man
People get life sentences in the UK (where this apparently happened) for a double murder, and this wasn't an accident. He chose to do these things and it resulted in 2 dead children. I don't rule this fair and just.
Coming from a country where the max prison sentence is 15 years, except if mentally ill. So maybe culture difference here ahha.
I don't think you'd get many years for a double murder here, either. I just don't think it's a deserved punishment if the precedence for the UK is that you do get 20+ years for a double murder. Personally I would've given him 10 years of community service, make him do a public speech at the town square about the dangers of drunk driving and then barred him from ever driving again. Prison just makes people bitter and should be reserved for people who are an active threat to other people which this man presumably wouldn't be without a driving license.
I'm not sure if the culture is the same in Europe, but just removing a driving lisence is largely ineffective in north America. People are caught all the time driving cars without ever having a lisence, lisence suspended, multiple DUIs. i watched a crazy chase video once and i think the guy had already had 19 DUIs and a small novel worth of other traffic citations. The guy drove down a pedestrian path, hit multiple people, and was let out on a cash bond.
Part of the problem could be in much of North America removal of a drivers lisence is like removal of a persons only means to travel as there is often barely any transit and distances are far to walk due to terrible planning and land use.
Life in the UK isn't until death either. 16.5 years on average.
One child and the child's aunt, from the sound of it.
The driver of the car that was hit not getting seriously injured despite getting rear ended full force at 141mph is a miracle. Obviously can’t say the same for the kids in the backseat as they got the full brunt of the collision, but it kinda shows how crumple zones are effective at protecting vehicle occupants, the driver in this case.
8 month old and his aunt. Not two kids.
Bastard should rot in jail.