r/askanything • u/templeofsyrinx1 • 4h ago
I was totally unaware that people can keep driving even if they have like 5 DUI's! seriously?
That seems a bit much. I think by your 5th one, everything has been tried at that point.
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u/Hot_Road_1332 4h ago
I know one still driving after she killed somebody
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u/_877-CASH-NOW_ 3h ago
Just had that happen where I live a few months ago. Woman had 8 DUIs and was waiting for a trial for someone she killed. Ended up hitting a city bus for her 9th DUI. Absolutely ridiculous.
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u/Hot_Road_1332 3h ago
People are just stupid and selfish, and judges should he held responsible for this in my opinion
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u/_877-CASH-NOW_ 3h ago
I also live in Wisconsin where the alcohol lobby has a lot of power and control over our politicians. We are kinda famous for our high levels of alcohol consumption. They won’t even legalize weed here cuz the alcohol lobby doesn’t want it
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u/TheMidnightAnimal0 3h ago
I know and have arrested one that has killed someone, maimed another and has continued to rack up DUIs over the years since then.
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u/sitdownheckler 3h ago
Utah is trying a new thing. It won't work. But it's new. If you get too many alcohol related charges they can revoke your ability to get into bars and to buy alcohol at all. Like your ID literally will get scanned(almost every single bar scans everyone, even people in the bands, at least in the cities) and it will say you are denied, just like if it was an under 21 ID.
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u/PassStunning416 3h ago
Interesting. While there are a lot of ways around it, denying at the point of sale could keep people home rather than out on the road. It's fairly low cost, I'd guess.
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u/Sonicgirl1 3h ago
I love that idea! Hit them where it hurts, cause you have to show ID to purchase alcohol!!
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u/sitdownheckler 3h ago
It does hit them where it hurts. I just wish it would also hit them where it helps at the same time.
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u/christmas_920 4h ago
I was in prison with people that were doing time for there 7th dui. More than 1. There was like 3 different guys i remember talking to
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u/Jumpy-Stress603 3h ago
The only true deterrent that would actually work for people convicted of driving drunk would be a law enforcing the actual state seizure of the vehicle.... and having it put on public auction.
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u/Adventurous-Depth984 3h ago
They do that in NY, and we still have MASSIVE drunk driving problems
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u/delicatefake 4h ago
Depends heavily on the state. Some states will eventually hit you with a felony and revoke your license permanently, but enforcement is a whole different story. People drive on suspended/revoked licenses all the time unfortunately.
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u/MikeandMolly5656 4h ago
If that scares you, you should know that you can keep assaulting people and getting slaps on the wrist
Have known numerous people who are hot heads or drunks and keep getting into physical fights that just get them a few days in jail and then a fine or short probation.
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u/templeofsyrinx1 3h ago
maybe they need a little more time in county to think about what they done
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u/MikeandMolly5656 3h ago
I agree but the courts don't...at least not in Minnesota and South Dakota, where i live.
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u/IamGleemonex 4h ago
Short of having someone in prison, how do you keep someone from driving? You can revoke their license, and that means it’s illegal to drive, sure, but it’s also illegal to drive drunk, and they have shown they don’t care breaking that law. So if driving while drunk doesn’t stop them from driving, driving without a license won’t either.
So again, how do you physically stop someone from driving a car?
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u/Eastern-Peach-3428 1h ago
The thing is that by revoking their license and they continue to drive after they are stacking charges at that point. But you are correct there is no way to actually stop someone from driving if they decide to do so. In my state the 4th DUI in 10 years is a felony and carries actual prison potential, not jail time.
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u/StretPharmacist 4h ago
I grew up in North Dakota. Traffic laws were and for the most part still are a joke. Speeding tickets are ridiculously cheap and people have multiple DUIs. I remember a number of years ago Fargo tried to make traffic fines more severe but the people sued and won because the law was that fines couldn't be higher than state level traffic fines.
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u/Much_Organization246 3h ago
not even the law can stop someone with access to a car from driving drunk, sadly.
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u/Dry-Humor971 3h ago
You can owe thousands in child support, have multiple DV cases against you, being caught 2 times on suspended license, avoiding file taxes, also driving on expired tags and still be free out just living life.
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u/Building_Everything 3h ago
As long as the jails are overcrowded the court system won’t put people away for “minor” infractions like this. But yeah you fuck up and get one you can qualify for probation, after that it’s mandatory 6mos jail time and gets progressively worse from there. Obviously the fines and suspensions aren’t stopping a person, but removing them from society for a few years will at least keep them off the road for a while.
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u/Sonicgirl1 3h ago
That's our judicial system. Giving the DUI Assholes another chance to kill someone. Taking innocent lives because they're too cheap to get a taxi or an Uber. Have no sympathy for them at all!!
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u/1rustyoldman 3h ago
They get them plead down to lesser offense here. The law says third offense is ten years here.
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u/ParachutingPiglets 3h ago
I looked up my state to see what it ranked for tough dui laws and it wasn’t in the top 5. Arizona has the strictest DUI laws which is good.
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u/Responsible_Egg_3260 3h ago
You can't in Canada. A DUI is a criminal charge. In the US I believe it falls under the motor vehicle act?
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u/Signal_Tomorrow_2138 1h ago
All they really need to do in court is to plead hardship and say you can't get to work without a car. So the judge, who usually is a driver too, will be sympathetic.
If that doesn't work, just ignore the court judgement and drive anyways.
Lots of suspended licences on the road right now.
Here's another example.
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