Hawaii vs. Georgia

Basic Consequences for First Time Offenders in Hawaii:

• Jail time of 48 hours to 5 days
• Community service for 72 hours, possibly in place of jail time
• Between $150 and $1,000 in fines
• Fee of $25 for the Neurotrauma Special Fund
• Substance abuse rehabilitation program, minimum 14 hours

Basic Consequences for First Time Offenders in Georgia:

• Between $300 and $1000 in fines
• Jail time between 10 days to 1 year
• Community service requirement of 40 hours
• DUI school requirement

License Suspension for Hawaii DUI

• First offenders - 3 months
• Second offenders - 1 year
• Third offenders - 1 to 5 years

License Suspensions for Georgia DUI

• First offenders: 1 year
• Second offenders: 3 years
• Third offenders: 5 years

Just look at how different Hawaii is different from Georgia. If you lived in Hawaii would want to change these rule to be the same as Georgia or a longer time? Or if you live in Georgia would you want them to be the same as Hawaii or a shorter time?

 
 
 http://www.duiconsequences.com/ 

Drinking&Driving

A women was caught on September 14, 2010 for drinking and driving twice in 8 hours. Not only was she driving under the influence of alcohol but she also driving without a license. A breath test was given to her and after a reading level of .172 the found out that her license was suspended just hours earlier. Her license is disqualified for five years and is ordered to pay a $500 fine for the unlicensed driving and sentenced to two years' probation.
-How do you feel about this?



"Drink-driver done twice in 8 hours; Woman's licence suspended for 5 years." NewsMail [Bundaberg, Australia] 14 Sept. 2010. Custom Newspapers.. Web. 14 Sept. 2010

What are drinking problems?

 How serious is alcohol abuse among young people? What is the trend in drunk driving? What help is available for alcoholism? Think  what would happen if young people decided to drink, or get into a car with a drunk driver. If you were put into a situation where you had to get into a car with a drunk driver what would you do? How strong are you against drinking and driving or what could you do to prevent someone else from getting into a car with someone who has something in their system?