No, half the world would be in jail..:) Only if you killed or injured someone then maybe.

Depends on how far you are over the limit. Sometimes its hard to tell if your closer to the legal definition then you think. But if your more then twice over then you will be able to tell.

No. DUI's involving accidents or injury to others I might go for the jail time, but setting up checkpoints and arresting someone not driving in any unacceptable manner coming home from dinner is not only bullshit, but truly unethical and merely a money making scheme by the system.

A huge fine would be better. The second time a huger fine. And the third time the hugest fine ever. Jailing them would create overcrowded jails.

Well, I speak as a person who has gone through two DUI's... The first I got in the state of Iowa was an OWI (operating while intoxicated)... I blew a .452 (legal limit .08).... I was 19 ... I got it 8/16/07... I just finished paying off the fine yesterday (quite literally)... My fine was only $2,400 plus court costs, I lost my license for 6 months, and was jailed for 120 days... The second I got in the state of Ohio and it was a DUI (driving under the influence)... I had not been drinking but my drug test came back positive for marijuana... I don't smoke and hadn't for over a year and half... My THC level was 24 (for those who know that is not high and is trace amounts, the equivelant of a contact high)... The passengers in the car were smoking pot, and because i happen to breath the same air as them i got a DUI... It is my fault for allowing them to smoke... I spent 3 days in jail and have a $1,200 fine... I think the laws should be a case by case... My first I do not feel the punishment fit the crime... The fine should have been higher, the jail sentence longer, community service should also have been assigned (I believe 200 hours is sufficient) and the license suspended for a year... The second though, I understand that jailing me is correct... A fine yes... But I don't believe that I should have gotten a DUI... I had no other drugs or alcohol in my system, and it wasn't as if i was high... It was a contact and is the equivelant af less than one hit of the stuff... Should laws be harsher? Yes... Case pending... The reason these are issued is not just for the safety of yourself, but fo r the safety of everyone else... When we get behind the wheel, It is no different than going in public with a loaded gun... How and what you choose to do with them is up to you... But when you impair yourself and choose to drive... You might as well be shooting a gun in a random direction in town square... Maybe someone will die, maybe someone will be hurt, or maybe nothing will happen at all... Life will go on as usual... But there is always the chance... Maybe you will kill someone, maybe not... not a risk I am ever willing to take again...

Sounds fine to me. I also think the 'legal limit' should be set at zero (In the Uk you can have 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood). There should be a simple blanket ban, if you have a drink you don’t drive! Lets face it everyone knows by now & if you’re prepared to risk the safety of others then you deserve what’s coming to you.

I do agree that they should be tougher, but not a year incarceration for the first offense (unless there is an accident or someone gets hurt. In that case, throw away the key). I am thinking more along the lines of a 3 months prison sentence, then 2 years probation with mandatory AA meetings and counseling. It costs a LOT to house a prisoner, and destroying their lives for a first time offense drains the economy. There is job loss (possibly an entire career), A family to support that might go on welfare, and no counseling in the proposal.

I do agree. Locally, a driver was arrested for his 10th DUI. Tenth. That means he knows he obviously has a problem making decisions after he is drunk, but that he continues to make a sober decision to keep his keys and drink anyway. And finally he killed a mother walking her child to school. Two lives lost. I might understand if you get one DUI, it is because you didn't really know your limits, but after a couple of DUI's you should learn. The consequence should not be on innocent people who happen to get in your drunken path, but on YOU. If there were tougher laws against it, this person would not have been driving at all. Fines don't have as much effect, because some people have money and some don't. This is a moral and ethical problem that probably gets downplayed and should be brought to light.