Posted On: July 14, 2009, 7:33 am CDT

Posted By: Carl

Why is it that nobody will address the "root cause" of problems like this? Namely, human stupidity. Setting aside legitimate prescription drugs which will be with us forever, how do we prevent drug users or alcoholics from getting behind the wheel? Revoking a license or making them pay a monetary fine obviously doesn't work. Neither does sending them to "class" for a few weeks. If the courts and judicial system were serious about impacting the problem (which they aren't), they'd try something else.....perhaps a bit more draconian since these cretins don't seem to respond to civil efforts. I'd like to see them impound ANY vehicle the violator is caught driving. This gets them off the road and grabs the attention of anyone who might lend them a car. 6 months for the first offense, a year for the second, and impound and sell the vehicle for the third DUI. We have nothing to lose in trying this approach. There was a newsclip a few weeks ago about some clown who just received his 27th DUI and has had his license revoked years ago. If they can't stop themselves before they kill someone, maybe society should.