I agree. The important thing is that the family got the max from him without the protracted legal struggle and fees that could have been. I would guess part of the deal was a very very hefty settlement, no fuss, no contention. Putting this clown in prison forever isn't going to do them a damn bit of good, and the non-jail part of his sentence is pretty hefty. The jail part is just not going to mean anything but the settlement is going to make the best of a horrible situation.
And Cleveland Browns fans are screaming for the team to cut him loose and I'm with them.
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>I'm a real hardnose when it comes to drunk driving, but all things considered, with 2 years of house arrest, 8 years of probation, random drug testing and mandatory counselling, along with a lifetime driving suspension, I think he was actually treated more harshly than about 99% of others in the same situation.
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>I don't know about the U.S., but up here, drunk driving is still treated like a minor infraction, and the carnage goes on. Generally, you can get a lifetime suspension on a third dui conviction.
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>There was a case here where a drunk driver killed 2 women and got 12 years and a lifetime suspension, but he was driving while already suspended. It's considered an exceptional case. And 12 years doesn't come close afaic.
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