[RJCogburn]

I guess the son will do real well for the next several years with no parents around.

Idiot judge.

[banjo joe]

Good point: what now happens to the kid? If stupidity were a crime they should probably get some time. But even with 2-1/2 years served they're pretty much ruined. Who is making the house payment? Home is gone. What kind of jobs will they get when released? If you have a serious job or career you can't stand still for 2+ years.

[Quix]

I doubt he'll be fostered out to those lenient with alcohol.

If you saw as much death, family and social mayhem as most judges see from alcoholism, you might have gone for 16 years.