Question: Does this sound right?  read for details....? Friend of mine drank a beer and drove down the street to the local gas staion here, yes, that is bad, no one should drink and drive, well, he was being a little to loud and they called the cops, well, he got arrested for drinking and driving, all though they didn't see him driving but his truck and him were there, any way here's his punishment: He in on probation for a year, has to pay a $1,000 fine, has to pay for AA meeting and MADD meeting has to go to them once a week for three years and the cost is $130 a month for three years, he has to pay to have a breathalizer put in his truck and it has to remain there for a year, he has a curfew now, has to be back home every night at 10 Pm every night for the next year, they are going to make a suprise visit three times a year for the next year and if there's any alcohol in the house he will go to jail....this is first time drinking and driving and I know it was sooo wrong, but is it just me or this a little harsh? Does this sound right?...

Answer: sounds about right, maybe just a LITTLE too harsh, but I think the punishment should be something like that.  the 10 PM curfew and any alcohol in the house and you go to jail parts are a little tough.  However if he does have a family to suport he needs to learn to NEVER drink and drive this punishment is better for his family then having him dead in a car crash because the punishment wasn't harsh enough. What about the other guy in the car crash?  He might have a family too.
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