I don't consider myself part of the lynch mob. I don't know how I feel about the balance between being given a second chance and a sense of 'proper' justice (whatever that means).
But excusing drink driving as 'well, he was drunk he didn't know better' is wrong, imo. There is a moment with all...
That was Lee Hughes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3539290.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7654430.stm This is the McCormick case.
The issue doesn't start when you've already had a few. It starts when you arrive at a bar, or in this case a wedding, by car and think "I'll have a drink. Now I'll down some sambucas" without thinking 'I drove here, how will I get home if I've had a few?'.
Of course, there's the added issue in...