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The victims panel that my husband has to attend is a 6 hour sit down. State patrol makes them watch video of wrecks, aftermath, hospital ER's, then they bring in the families/victims that have been affected as guest speakers. Who then tell their there experience, speak of their losses, and just let the particapents have it. I think its a great program, but I wish they would be more strict! There are WAY to many repeat offenders out there, "in the same court room there was a man who was charged with his 5th DUI!!! YES 5 DUI's and they released him!!!" who shouldnt get more than one chace to not do it again. Did you know in Turkey, they shoot you on site for driving drunk? Or at least I think it was Turkey... Washington, well really the entire US is WAY to lenient on drunk drivers.
Dont get me wrong. I love my DH, and I'm glad he is alive and not in jail. But this should never have happened, and it will not happen by him again.
Yes 5 dui's and they let him walk out of jail later that day. But were trying to put my husband away for a year on his first offense. It made NO sense at all to me. There were 8 people sitting in the stands, and my husband was the only first time offender... I really do not understand our justice system, and what they call a process, looked more like a joke to me.