When I read the 10 year probation sentence given to a 16 year old young man for drunk driving that resulted in four deaths I felt shock and deep sympathy for all involved...even for the driver who will learn nothing from getting off so lightly. The judge in this case is despicable and unworthy of his job.
The reason for such a light sentence that took the lives of four people...the boy was spoiled by his wealthy parents. He's never been disciplined or had to take responsibility for his mistakes and now the judge has perpetuated his belief that he can get away with anything he chooses to do.
I'm not saying a sixteen year old boy should spend the rest of his life in jail but surely the consequences of drunk driving manslaughter should reflect the horrible results of the boy's actions. Jail time should be mandatory, at least until he's 21. This boy is living in a dream world and he will definitely go on to do more damage to society because a ten year probation sentence is no more than a slap on the wrist. I wonder what the sentence would have been if he'd been a poor black boy?
No, justice is far from fair but this time it's done irreparable harm to the sixteen year old boy who will go through life feeling that driving drunk and killing four innocent people isn't a really bad thing.
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