Sure it does. That's because we have people who've been charged with DUI 5 or 6 times, and the courts just let them off with probation. We've had four trials here in San Antonio in the last six months for DUI drivers that killed or maimed someone. Every jury gave them probation and let them go. They had a trial from some guy that's been convicted for DUI 6 TIMES, and he was still let go on probation. Some rich woman drives the tires off her Mercedes, and ran over two kids playing in their yard. She got off because she said she had taken Ambien and was "sleep driving". Until they create tougher laws and zero tolerance policies, incidents will continue to happen. Until they pass some type of legislation that restricts or bans individuls from purchasing assault-type weapons that are capable of firing 30 or more rounds, incidents like this one in Colorado will continue to happen. You can make the argument about the same incidents occuring using knives, pistols, long rifles, shotguns, etc.. but the statistics will always show that there would be fewer victims, whether they are killed are simply injured by a bullet, if the assailant wsn't using an assault weapon during the attack. I guarantee you that if this kid didn't have that AR, there wouldn't have been 12 dead, and over 59 injured in this incident. So to protect your right to own these assault weapons, you're OK that there may be more people injured or killed because of it.
To protect your right to drink you are ok with allowing people to drink and purchase alcohol whenever they want in whatever amounts they want. You could pass a law...1 drink per hour maximum in bars. This would greatly reduce DWI and those killed by it. 6 times is nothing. There was a guy here in new mexico with 56 dui charges against him in his past. Most were dropped before the jury even heard the case. mainly due to a stupid rule that all dwi cases must be viewed within 6 months of the charge. Lawyers filed motions delaying the cases all the time. They finally got their shit together on that stupid law though.
The Jury doesn't pass sentencing. The Jury votes them guilty. The judge passes sentencing.......civics 101.
