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Alcohol sucks.

Prohibition, dejure or defacto, sucks worse.

In saner times, the cop would have given him an escort to the hospital instead of hauling him off to jail.

The state Court of Appeals said occasionally judges should consider the reasonableness of a motorist's decision to drive while legally intoxicated.

The appeals court made the right decision.

Self-prohibition is excellent, though.

And I agree with the appellate court, that the trial court must CONSIDER the reasonableness of the defendant's decision to drive. I just hope they consider it and find it unreasonable. Better that one of these drunken idiots dies waiting for an ambulance at their secluded cabin, than some innocent family driving along the road minding their own business dies when the drunk swerves across the center line.

The appeals court made the right decision.
Understandable view.
I had much more tolerance for DUI until about 10 years ago a drunk in a "dually" Chevrolet hit my parents head on at about 90 mph. He skidded 170 yards down the ditch without the rear axle under his truck before he stopped. He was unhurt - neither was his 6 year old granddaughter (by Gods mercy). My parents on the other hand had to be cut out of the mass that was once their car. The lived (again by Gods grace) but my mother still lives in daily pain.

No sir, if you are going to deliberately incapacitate yourself without making contingency plans, the consequences of your behavior are your problem. It's a shame that he would be that stupid, but his stupidity does not give him any right to endanger my family (or yours) on the road.

When it is someone else's loved ones it is a bit easier to be lenient. When it is your loved ones, it becomes personel.

My opinion: 1st offence $10,000 dollar fine & 6 months in jail. Second: Permanately revoke drivers licence. Third:Jail 10-20 years for attempted murder. It's no different than me going outside and just shooting off 100 or so rounds from my weapon. I'm not aiming at anyone in particular, but it is seriously reasonable to assume that I am deliberately putting all of those around me in danger of loosing their life.