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All considered, this letter says everything that we all feel when the God honored/protected/worshipped rich and famous are given such leniency for the same offense that the rest of us common folks would suffer lasting devastation from.

The loss of our license would force us to miss work, resulting in loss of income, which might place us in very serious danger of suddenly becoming homeless and destitute.
YES, THIS HAPPENS.

The courts often place heavy fines upon us which make our already precarious existence much more difficult.
DUI charges aren't fun and joyful, either, that stays on your record and accumulates unless you straighten up..

That doesn't mention spending time in jail, and being forced, if we can, to bond out, spending a lot of money that we don't really have.
Probation is another barrier that we have to endure for the same offense, and not to be left out, God forbid, we might very seriously injure or kill someone because of our negligence in driving drunk to begin with. We then have to live with that.

I have lost the best friend I ever knew to a drunk driver, I have known the pain and suffering of being stuck in a hospital bed with tubes and wires going to and fro, I have spent time in jail for things I should not have done.

I've been me for 42 years come Monday, I'd love to see these characters try it for a week.

If we could just subtract the money issue from the equation entirely and completely, then would we see a real human being underneath, or would we see some kind of android that a Hollywood producer assembled in some back room laboratory?