01-24-2014, 03:05 PM | #51 | ||
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He'll be out in a few years. |
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01-24-2014, 03:47 PM | #52 | |
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Honestly, I just don't think we have really tough sentencing when it comes to DUI. I turn on the news everyday here and there is a story about someone on their 3rd DUI killing someone. Once in awhile it ends up with a lengthy sentence when it seems to involve a kid or something, but I think most judges don't give a shit about it and don't treat it seriously. Driving drunk to me is no different than shooting randomly into a populated area. You know there is a chance your reckless action can kill someone. |
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01-24-2014, 04:05 PM | #53 | |
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Well put. I'm in the same boat. I've gotten smarter with age and more responsible since my kids but there are a lot if times in my younger days I could have been legally drunk and driving. |
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01-24-2014, 04:24 PM | #54 | |
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No idea how that varies state by state. In Massachusetts you can refuse a breathalyzer (which results in an automatic 180 day loss of license) and blood test, while it seems like in Texas they can order one - "A search warrant for Ratliff's blood was issued at 2:55 a.m. local time, more than two hours after the accident occurred. It will take at least 10 days for the Grapevine police department to get the results of his blood-alcohol test." |
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01-24-2014, 04:36 PM | #55 |
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A friend of mine is doing seven years for the same charge. He was first offense and clean record before that. Not that I'm saying he should get what Brent got, but maybe Brent should've got what my friend got.
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01-24-2014, 05:27 PM | #56 |
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Brent out in time for training camp.
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01-24-2014, 06:50 PM | #57 |
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I have a nephew facing felony murder for causing a fatal accident while driving on suspended. Should have done it in Texas.
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01-25-2014, 01:35 PM | #58 | |
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Pretty sure that this is genuine and nothing financial. The 2 were best of friends and he's said many times over that no matter the punishment handed out, the worst part of it is that he killed his best friend. |
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01-25-2014, 01:55 PM | #59 |
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I think it's genuine too. There are people who can forgive something like that. More power to them. I know I wouldn't be capable.
I also don't think what she wants should matter. It now becomes an issue of protecting other members of society. He has shown multiple times now that he doesn't care about others and is a danger to society. |
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