Should First Time Convicted DUI Drivers Receive Mandatory Jail Time?
First Time Convicted DUI Drivers Should Receive Mandatory Jail Time
Robin L. Simmons
AIU Online
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to state facts on why first time convicted DUI drivers should receive mandatory jail time. In this paper you will read how repeated drunk drivers are the most dangerous people driving on our road ways. You will also read how the United States and its’ taxpayers are affected when a drunk driver gets into a motor vehicle accident. Finally, you will also learn how many victims are killed every year because of a drunk driver. The overall idea for this paper is to persuade the reader that it is only right that first time convicted DUI driver should receive mandatory jail time.
First Time Convicted DUI Drivers Should Receive Mandatory Jail Time
In America there are 233 billion trips in cars each year. Out of those, every two thousand trips are taken by those who are driving under the influence of alcohol or better known as DUI (MADD, 2014). An estimate of one-third of DUI cases that end in crashes, deaths, arrests, and injuries, comes from repeated offenders. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2012 about 29.1 million people admitted to driving under the influences of alcohol, that’s more than the population of Texas. Driving under the influence is the cause of dangerous roads in America. Driving drunk can be prevented, simply by not getting behind a wheel while drinking, but those who still decide to drink and drive should be harsh fully punish. Drivers convicted of a first- time DUI should receive mandatory jail time.
Safety Comes First When Driving First, mandatory jail time for first time convicted DUI drivers will make our road safer and decrease the amount of motor vehicle crashes leading to death related incidents, due to drunk driving. Driving under the influence is one of the biggest dangers facing America motorists today. Our highways, secondary and main roads are being droving
Robin L. Simmons
AIU Online
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to state facts on why first time convicted DUI drivers should receive mandatory jail time. In this paper you will read how repeated drunk drivers are the most dangerous people driving on our road ways. You will also read how the United States and its’ taxpayers are affected when a drunk driver gets into a motor vehicle accident. Finally, you will also learn how many victims are killed every year because of a drunk driver. The overall idea for this paper is to persuade the reader that it is only right that first time convicted DUI driver should receive mandatory jail time.
First Time Convicted DUI Drivers Should Receive Mandatory Jail Time
In America there are 233 billion trips in cars each year. Out of those, every two thousand trips are taken by those who are driving under the influence of alcohol or better known as DUI (MADD, 2014). An estimate of one-third of DUI cases that end in crashes, deaths, arrests, and injuries, comes from repeated offenders. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2012 about 29.1 million people admitted to driving under the influences of alcohol, that’s more than the population of Texas. Driving under the influence is the cause of dangerous roads in America. Driving drunk can be prevented, simply by not getting behind a wheel while drinking, but those who still decide to drink and drive should be harsh fully punish. Drivers convicted of a first- time DUI should receive mandatory jail time.
Safety Comes First When Driving First, mandatory jail time for first time convicted DUI drivers will make our road safer and decrease the amount of motor vehicle crashes leading to death related incidents, due to drunk driving. Driving under the influence is one of the biggest dangers facing America motorists today. Our highways, secondary and main roads are being droving