Comments on: Rafael Furcal to Compete in Playoffs Despite Parole Violation

By: norbizness

norbizness — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:16:30 +0000

Here's to Furcal going 0-4 with 3 Ks and an error in the field.

Go (dis)Astros!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:00:18 +0000

Don't forget the case of the U.S. Olympic athelete (she was on the Synchronized Swimming team): she was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to jail, but the judge decided to let her serve her time after she got back from Athens.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 18:38:09 +0000

Meezer: Mainly, I'd establish a more reasonable limit in terms of blood alcohol content, for one thing. Right now, there are states that have it so ridiculously low that anyone who's had half a beer is "intoxicated." We also treat vastly differently people with the same level of intoxication based on outcomes. So, someone who is cruising along and gets pulled over by a cop gets one penalty--reasonably low--whereas someone who gets in an accident and injures someone is treated as a felon. It's the same act; the consequence is happenstance. I'd largely deal with that through the civil system--it's a personal injury, not criminal malice.

By: Meezer

Meezer — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 18:06:28 +0000

What do you think we should do about DUI? As someone who was t-boned at 60 mph by an un-licensed drunk driver last April 19th and will henceforth limp the rest of my life, I am very interested. This is not snarkiness; I want to know.