I'm conflicted.
When I read the facts, I want this guy to be severely punished. He drives while intoxicated, and heavily so: a .18. He crashes into another car in which four people are travelling, killing three of them and severely injuring the fourth.
That's a nightmare. Three innocent people dead, and other scarred for life. All as a result of someone who deliberately drove while drunk.
Then I read the guy's sentence. 47 years to life.
You get less than that for deliberate first-degree murders. People who intentionally cause death. There's part of me that finds that seriously wrong. Seriously.
I'm not sure where I ultimately come out; what the correct sentence should be. Because I remain torn.
But, at a minimum, reading this opinion definitely generates thoughts. As well as emotions.
