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<blockquote data-quote="Ojp6" data-source="post: 1307521" data-attributes="member: 23608"><p>Have I driven after drinking more than I should have? Yes, I did one time. Did I make that decision with the intent to kill someone? No I did not. I drove approximately 5 miles down gravel roads under 30 miles per hour because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I didn't feel like sleeping in my car was a viable option at the temperature it was outside and I didn't have enough gas to idle until morning. I had a place to stay at the start of the night but was asked to leave at 3 in the morning after a night of drinking. I made it home without an issue and have never done it again. I don't think that if I would have been pulled over I should have faced life in prison. I made a poor decision but it was simply an attempt to make it to a safe place I could sleep it off. In hindsight, I should have called everyone I knew and asked for a ride before I drove, but my family was out of town and I didn't have a lot of friends outside of those who were also drunk that night. I've thought about that decision a lot since I made it, and I rarely drink past the legal limit when I'm not at home.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I know someone who got two DWIs in under 3 months and only got 15 days in jail. I think repeat offenders should face far harsher penalties because that means that after doing it once and getting caught, they were unable to change their ways. This means that they need some kind of a wake up call and jail time might do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ojp6, post: 1307521, member: 23608"] Have I driven after drinking more than I should have? Yes, I did one time. Did I make that decision with the intent to kill someone? No I did not. I drove approximately 5 miles down gravel roads under 30 miles per hour because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I didn't feel like sleeping in my car was a viable option at the temperature it was outside and I didn't have enough gas to idle until morning. I had a place to stay at the start of the night but was asked to leave at 3 in the morning after a night of drinking. I made it home without an issue and have never done it again. I don't think that if I would have been pulled over I should have faced life in prison. I made a poor decision but it was simply an attempt to make it to a safe place I could sleep it off. In hindsight, I should have called everyone I knew and asked for a ride before I drove, but my family was out of town and I didn't have a lot of friends outside of those who were also drunk that night. I've thought about that decision a lot since I made it, and I rarely drink past the legal limit when I'm not at home. Personally, I know someone who got two DWIs in under 3 months and only got 15 days in jail. I think repeat offenders should face far harsher penalties because that means that after doing it once and getting caught, they were unable to change their ways. This means that they need some kind of a wake up call and jail time might do it. [/QUOTE]
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