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Driver Sentenced in Cyclists Deaths
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Last month, he received his punishment: an $1800 fine and a one year driving ban. Disgusting.
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/family-of-dead-cyclist-appalled-that-accused-gets-fine-and-driving-ban
"Police said the results of a blood test showed Kuhasz had a blood-alcohol level of 0.148 three hours after the crash. The test also indicated metabolites of cocaine and THC, which indicated Kuhasz had used the drugs at some time before the crash.
Kuhasz was still on probation for driving while ability impaired in Boulder in March 2016 and also had two other prior alcohol-related arrests — one for DUI and one for public intoxication."
dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_30848229
I just happened to be riding in Boulder and rode past this minutes after it happened. Only one ambulance on the scene and no police, and the paramedic doing chest compressions as he laid motionless on the road. His friend stood nearby watching his friend die.
Not something I will ever soon forget. Fuck that bitch.
But the purpose of prison is not incarceration, it's rehabilitation. Should we punish people for their mistakes? Should we completely ruin them in retribution?
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Instead, I tend to put more efforts towards fighting the racial disparities in incarceration. But, that's a different topic for another day.
#soapbox. I do wish our prisons were focused on rehabilitation. I've actually seen this in practice with success. My degree is in Public Administration from a university in Sweden. We had one Prof in particular that believed we had to get out from our books and theories and see how government agencies were actually managed. One of the areas we focused on was the Swedish prison system. It even included a visit to a prison. It was all rather amazing. The staff to inmate (or "client" as they sometimes call them) was nearly 1:1. Focus really was on rehabilitation through counseling and education. Their living quarters were as nice as our student rooms. Recidivism rate was amazingly low. I recall it being less than half that of US. Rehabilitation can happen in the right system.
On the topic of racial disparity, I recommend season 2 of In the Dark.