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Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE
11 years ago my first wife was killed by a DUI, and while I don't condone it, I have to agree with the fact that the person chasing her didn't help the situation and she should be partly at fault for the second accident..
I have the same feelings about police that pursue DUI's, they usually cause the situation to be much worse that it had to be.. Panic sets in and the Drunk Driver tries to get away..
7 years is a good chunk of time and will change this woman's life and the lives of her kids drastically. Though IMO it is not enough time to vindicate the death she caused.
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Cops MUST pursue offenders... it doesn't make THAT much difference on a one to one basis, but if the general (lawbreaking) public were to learn that to avoid being caught, all they need to do is gas it and go, pretty soon NOBODY would stop for a lawman. And only the very few, very honest, very cooperative would ever be caught and prosecuted... leaving those who flee unpunished. It's a "big picture" issue... (and this opinion is coming from a guy who has attempted evading a few times--- sometimes successfully, but not always--- and been to jail for it. Those youthful years were pretty wild... but even then, I would NOT have fled IF I thought there were severe, harsh penalties for doing so. Back in the day, the penalties were not harsh, compared to today's stiff penalties, which I support entirely).