Having that family in the neighborhood is too much of a reminder, but getting checks in the mail regulary isn't? Interesting.
Does seem a bit ironic, doesn't it....
I do have a question (and maybe that's what the newly "tougher" laws are suppose to address -
Why is it only "Manslaughter" when a drunk gets in a car/truck and kills somone, yet if I were to get drunk and get mad at someone and shoot them dead, it's Murder?
As far as I'm concerned - murder is murder. The drunk made the DECISION to drink in the first place, then drive fully knowing the risks (and being a multiple offender should be a clue here). In my mind, this drunk would be just as guilty of MURDER as any other criminal murderer - and thus subject to similar penalties (Life in Prison/Death Penalty).