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Houston man gets life in prison for 9th DWI conviction
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© Montgomery County Sheriffs Office Booking photo of Donald Middleton CONROE, Texas — A Houston man convicted of drunken driving nine times since 1980 has been sentenced to life in prison.
The Montgomery County judge who sentenced Donald Middleton on Tuesday said the 56-year-old man is a habitual offender.
Middleton pleaded guilty last week to driving drunk in a May 2015 traffic accident.
Investigators say Middleton was arrested after he fled on foot after the wreck, ran to a store and begged the clerks not to turn him in.
Prosecutors say Middleton has already served four prison terms for alcohol-related convictions.




Above is a great example that SGI needs to take into account. Actually ALL License Issuers in Canada need to take heed and follow suit.


Here is my point, The Criminal Code of Canada, states that driving under the influence is an indictable offence. So why is it treated so much as a misdemeanor? BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS. Oh they have a disease "ALCOHOLISM". I have diabetes and if I drive and my blood sugar is low, I can be charged under the same law, therefore, I make sure I have food and drink in my vehicle to keep my blood sugars in check. Now... a drunk driver hits and kills a kid, and he gets to walk free? A motorcyclist, is hit by a drunk driver, then according to the CEO of SGI, its because Riding a Motorcycle is Inherently More Dangerous. A woman I know was on her bike, hit by a drunk and high woman, that managed to park her SUV on top of the woman on her bike, got check this out for all you Bleeding heart liberals.... $3000 dollar fine... 3 year prohibition from driving. Hmmmmm now maybe its just me... I think we need to start setting a precident to get the point across.... You Drink, You Drive, You go to JAIL. I'm getting sick and tired of the whole "but its not my fault cuz I was drunk" attitude. You chose to drink, You made the choice to get drunk, You got in the car and drove after drinking, You choose to go to JAIL. Repeat offenders, be prepared to face the music. Its about time that the INJUSTICE system in Canada became the JUSTICE system.


Here is my question to the readers on this forum?


Am I being to hard and not caring enough about people that break laws? Am I being too intollerant of people that make bad and stupid choices? Maybe I should be the one in jail for being a law abiding citizen that has lost from these people. I think we as LAW ABIDING citizens need to start dealing with the real issues. If we need to build more jails so be it. Hell Use the prisoners to do the labour, I'm paying to house them anyway. Make them earn their keep. Well enough ranting for today. Have a great day all.
 
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I live near a town in which an entire family of four was wiped out a Mom, Dad and two children under the age of six. A beautiful family, completely gone by a drunk driver. I wonder if all the judges will pay attention to the cheering from these heavier sentences
 
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canuck50 said:
Houston man gets life in prison for 9th DWI conviction
Canadian Press

© Montgomery County Sheriffs Office Booking photo of Donald Middleton CONROE, Texas — A Houston man convicted of drunken driving nine times since 1980 has been sentenced to life in prison.
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There little doubt that our sentences are not harsh enough. What the proper sentence is, is hard to say. I think there are better sentences than life in the slammer. One thing I've never agreed with is the disparity between the sentence handed to a guy who was merely drunk at the wheel and the guy who killed someone while drunk at the wheel. The main difference in the two is a matter of luck, they are both equally guilty, one just had more severe results.
 
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bill barilko said:
It isn't-I doubt you've ever been in court/seen someone sentenced or know anyone who has.
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Actually, I think as the sentences stand now, they are adequate for 99% of the population. For the other 1% maybe the only way to get them stopped is to lock them up for the duration! Getting your vehicle impounded for 60 days is no "slap on the wrist".
 
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bill barilko said:
It isn't-I doubt you've ever been in court/seen someone sentenced or know anyone who has.
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My father was tagged at 2.5 times over the legal limit. He got a $1000 fine, a 1 year license suspension, no jail sentence and had his car impounded which he was able to retrieve the following day. I kept the car though, especially since he couldn't drive it with a suspended license. Told him he was too irresponsible to drive a car anymore and basically forced him to sign it over to me.


The guy that broke my buddy's back in three places had 5 criminal charges laid on him and all he got was a suspended license for 6 months. My friend wasn't even allowed to sue him for his injuries.(Yes I realize that's a civil matter).


Then there was "Affluenza Boy" not too long ago. Killed at least one person and literally got a slap on the wrist for it.
There's no shortage of examples out there either.


I'm with the OP on this one. If the police are out there enforcing the law, then the courts need to do their part as well.
I think there should be stronger penalties for any kind of reckless/dangerous driving, which includes impaired and distracted. First offense where no injuries occur should be an automatic $2000 fine, 1 year driving suspension and your vehicle gets impounded. Make it sting a lot the first time so hopefully there won't be a second time. For impaired driving offenses, once you're back in the road, you should have to display temporary "whiskey plates" on your vehicle so that police can keep a special eye on you when you're driving.


Second offense where no injuries occur should be a minimum $5000 fine, a two year suspension, vehicle impoundment and 6 months in the poky.
Third offense, a $10,000 fine and a lifetime ban from driving.


If you get caught driving after that, you get to go bye-bye for a few years.


Although personally, I think all moving traffic violations should have fines based on your net worth but there should still be mandatory minimum fines. They do that in Finland where the largest traffic fine anywhere was ever handed out. It worked out to something like $719,000 USD for a speeding ticket. :shock:
 
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At least in Onterrible, Canada, who sells these people this criminal stuff that kills people?
oh yeah...
the government
..and in other places, if they aren't selling it, they are taxing it
skimming off the top like the mob does.
Like store front pot busts, busts booze makes for easy victims
The law, the medical, and the government, all feed off this dangerous industry

They make just a little bit legal because they know: no one stops there, they gamble...
so it is the government profit motive that is to blame
They could stop the problem, but they like the easy money too much

snake oil, whiskey, guns, horses (cars)
shakes the nickles out of the peeps every time
 
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