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TexasTowelie

(116,749 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:04 AM Mar 2017

House wants jail time mandated for driving, boating deaths

RALEIGH — Enough North Carolina House members agree people convicted of certain motor vehicle and boating crimes that result in death should be required to serve some time behind bars.

The chamber voted 84-32 Monday night for legislation addressing the felony crimes or death by motor vehicle and death by impaired boating. State law currently allows a judge to sentence a defendant with no previous record to probation.

The proposal says probation also would have to be attached to active jail or prison time equal to one-fourth of maximum sentence of imprisonment allowed under the sentencing grid, or a maximum of just over two years.

Supporters of the bill now heading to the Senate say the taking of a life should require active prison time in some form.

http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/house-wants-jail-time-mandated-for-driving-boating-deaths/article_dda01628-02fd-11e7-ab5c-eb5362c17e28.html

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House wants jail time mandated for driving, boating deaths (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP

More nonsense to fill prisons? liberal N proud Mar 2017 #1

I'd agree with a DUI death or drunk n boating. Throck Mar 2017 #2

And when released GWC58 Mar 2017 #3

Drinking and boating is out of control in NC. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #4

Gotta keep the prison industrial complex swimming in public cash. n/t CousinIT Mar 2017 #5

liberal N proud

(60,944 posts)

1. More nonsense to fill prisons?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:09 AM

Mar 2017

Throck

(2,520 posts)

2. I'd agree with a DUI death or drunk n boating.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:19 AM

Mar 2017

Also a road or boat rage where the device was used as a weapon.

Too bad the article doesn't define "certain crimes".

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

3. And when released

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 07:36 AM

Mar 2017

get a ticket for, say, jaywalking and it's right back to the slammer.

littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts)

4. Drinking and boating is out of control in NC.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 03:26 PM

Mar 2017

Does this solve the problem in its entirety? Probably not. It's a start. I am curious about the history of other bills introduced on the subject.

Thanks for the post Texas Towelie. ♡

CousinIT

(10,185 posts)

5. Gotta keep the prison industrial complex swimming in public cash. n/t

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Mar 12, 2017, 09:18 AM

Mar 2017

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