For at least one family
in Erie County, Christmas is over before it even began. Due to a car accident, cause by a 24 year old
female drunk driver, their seven month old baby was killed.
When can we expect laws
that are harder on these drunks? Do you
really think the slogan “Don’t drink and drive” is enough? In my opinion it’s not, not by a long
shot. Simply saying, don’t drink and
drive is not even a slap on the wrist, it’s a tickle with a feather.
What we need are laws
that scare the crap out of drivers who are thinking of drinking. Fines starting from $10,000 would be a good
start. If caught again under the
influence, $50,000 and 5 years in jail.
If anyone gets hurt in
an accident involving a drunk driver, 10 years in jail. If anyone dies in the accident, life imprisonment.
In addition, labels
should be posted on all bottles of alcohol and all glasses in which it is
served. Labels that look much like those
on cigarette packets, carrying pictures of gruesome accident scenes along with
slogans such as:
“Drinking and driving makes
you a potential murderer”
“Alcohol abuse is the
leading cause of spousal abuse”
“Drinking causes liver
cancer”
Not to mention that for
many, drinking can cause a complete change of personality.
Take last Wednesday for
instance when Classic Trios got together for our weekly bowling night.
The team we bowled
against that night started off perfectly friendly and well behaved. During the course of the night that
changed. Two out of three players turned
from friendly, to grumpy to downright rude.
The more alcohol got into them, the more abusive language spewed from
their mouth.
While I have nothing
against people enjoying a drink now and then, some people can’t hold their liquor
and shouldn’t be allowed to drink.
I equally blame the bars
selling alcohol to those people. Can’t
they see when these drunks had enough?
All things considered, when accidents or crimes happen due to drunk
driving, the sellers are equally guilty as the consumers.
In the case of 24 year
old Danielle Kellogg, her excessive drinking has not only claimed the life of a
baby, it ruined the live of the mother and the father. A child dying so young is bad enough, but to
die because of some drunk brat … it’s unforgivable.
When she goes on trial,
I hope justice is served and she goes to jail for years to come. I’d say, lock her up and throw away the key
and make an example out of her for other drunk drivers.
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