[Knightmixer]

I would agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments with the possible exception of the “threefold” aspect. People should be held accountable for their actions. Individual responsibility should be at the forefront of any law. What I fail to notice is it's application to DUI cases. Or for that matter, any other victimless crime.

If someone has a drink and then is responsible for an auto accident, that person should be held accountable because someone's rights were violated. Having a glass of wine at dinner and then driving home infringes on no one's rights.

DUI, drug and prostitution laws are all analogous to gun laws. They all aim to prevent a potential crime or violation of rights. The problem is that there is no victim.

I tend to believe that this form of “justice” fosters a disrespect for the law overall. There should be an inherent understanding that the violation is wrong. Owning a gun peacefully is not wrong. Using a gun to commit a crime is wrong. Stepping outside this framework breeds not only a disrespect for, but also a distrust of the law and those that enforce it.

Liberty and individual responsibility go hand in hand.

[expat_panama]

"...DUI cases. Or for that matter, any other victimless crime."

The rest of us say that DUI presents an unacceptable risk threat.  If DUI is 'victimless', then firing a gun into a crowd is also victimless if the bullet happens to miss everyone.

[elkfersupper]

DUI, drug and prostitution laws are all analogous to gun laws. They all aim to prevent a potential crime or violation of rights. The problem is that there is no victim.

More true words were never spoken.