tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post1175229382564640031..comments2023-01-04T02:09:40.565-05:00Comments on Albany Lawyer: Too Many Lawyers? Or Too Many Laws?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-71182728078770192582013-01-25T16:21:57.231-05:002013-01-25T16:21:57.231-05:00Isn't the problem really that DWI isn't a ...Isn't the problem really that DWI isn't a serious crime? Not to diminish the severity of some incidents, but really the severe instances are far more rare than drivers being drunk on the roads or even getting busted for it. Shouldn't we be more concerned with worthwhile convictions of those who really cause damage rather than trying to control everybody who demonstrates potential to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-42781320519591416782008-02-18T12:12:00.000-05:002008-02-18T12:12:00.000-05:00The problem is how do we convince people that drin...The problem is how do we convince people that drinking and driving is a serious crime. Until we as a society can do that, we won't stop it.<BR/><BR/>But until then, like all laws you need to be held accountable.<BR/><BR/>So how do we do that, I agree 48hrs is not enough. If yoour convicted of ADWI it should be mandatory minimum 30 days, serious fines, and loss of license for a year with no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-41366148970221845202008-02-17T21:03:00.000-05:002008-02-17T21:03:00.000-05:00I respectfully disagree with pml on this, but appr...I respectfully disagree with pml on this, but appreciate his participation. It is a common answer from politicians (I'm not referring to pml) that the answer is always to "get tough on crime." Those darn criminals aren't behaving, so we'll just have to punish them some more.<BR/><BR/>The Aggravated DWI law is not working as far as I can tell in discouraging people from drinking and driving. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-53454229117523396952008-02-17T19:49:00.000-05:002008-02-17T19:49:00.000-05:00well I don't know about the rest of the laws you m...well I don't know about the rest of the laws you mention, but lets talk about Aggravated DWI law.<BR/><BR/>If people would figure out that its not permissable to drink and drive , maybe we wouldn't need this law. But so far it hasn't sunk in that drinking and driving is not legal and not to do it<BR/><BR/>But since people are not catching on and the percentage of DWI arrest that people are beingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com