i just had jury duty. it was a DUI case. the guy had pulled over to smoke a j on his way home from a job installing gutters. he was goin up a road in the hills and lost control, couldn't react, and hit a car coming downhill on the other side of the road. here's the thing. the other car was driven by a 17 yr old girl with her little sister (8) and brother (4) in the back. they were on their way to their grandparent's house for new years. the stoner dude had a scratch on the side of his head. the girl driving was pinned between the wheel and her seat for a couple hours with a broken leg. the little boy broke his eye socket, jaw, cheek bone, and skull above the temple, and lost enough blood to pass out. he can function pretty normal now, but he has scars. oh yeah, while he was bleeding he held on just long enough to tell his sister in the front that his other sister was lying dead next to him.
i listened to those kids describe that ordeal. i listened to that man explain how it makes him feel knowing that's what he caused. believe me, nobody would want to feel that way. it's not cool.