What I love is how people judge anyone with a DUI. Uhh, the people who drive without licenses after DUI convictions is where the hate should be directed. There are already severe enough repercussions for DUI offenses
In my state, you usually get probation, fines and community service after the first and second DUI. You only go to jail, for a short period, if you break probation.
My husband has had two DUIs, all before I met him, I think he was 20 or 21. Overall, the punishment he has had to endure:
No license for 4 years 9 months.
Fines- Over $1,000, we still cannot pay them because we need to buy food. These are fines from over 5 years ago.
1 year of intoxalock. It cost $1,000 to install, you pay it monthly. You have to blow into your car every 5 to `10 minutes while driving. I could never drive his car, I can’t blow for a minute straight.
Two weekends in jail, for breaking probation (I believe.) He had work release.
I think he had to do at least 120 hours community service (Not sure the exact hours, I didn’t know him then, but I do know that is the law in the state now)
Trust me, the punishment fits the crime. People who do not follow the punishment are the ones people should actually be pissed at. My husband paid his time to society, we suffered greatly because of it…it affected me and his son, and I never even knew him when these DUIs occured. They can change your life more than you could ever imagine. It’s not worth it.