I am not divided about this at all. If he is released on parole at the age of 75, he will again be a danger to the community. He will drink and drive as soon as he gets a chance.
I do not see the sentence as a punishment for the driver, I see it as the only way, short of execution, the community can protect itself against the driver.
The “looney bin” would be the usual place someone who was feared to be dangerous but had not committed a crime for which he would be punished, or had served its sentence, would be sent. Something like habitual drunk driving likely falls into that category. The person, once drunk, simply forgets all sense and becomes dangerous. This, modulo today’s stricter standards for being too intoxicated to legally drive. A number of marginal technical offenses shouldn’t necessarily be treated as harshly as those deep into the juice.
I am not divided about this at all. If he is released on parole at the age of 75, he will again be a danger to the community. He will drink and drive as soon as he gets a chance.
He probably already done enough damage to his liver that he won't make it to 75.