Drunk Drivers Should be Imprisoned on the First Offense.
Drunk Driving is called OWI, which stands for "Operating While Intoxicated". Other common acronyms for this offense are DUI, DWI, OUIL, UBAL. The crime of drunk driving is usually a misdemeanor, but depending on the number of prior drunk driving convictions you have, it can also be a felony.
Drinking and then driving has resulted to thousands of road accidents, injuries and deaths. Some people do believe a mandatory jail sentence for convicted offenders would cause people to seriously consider the bottom line of drinking and driving. Taking a serious civil approach to the offense would cause friends and family to view drinking and driving as completely offensive. It would add a risk of job loss, public humiliation and jail time to the risks of injury, death. Furthermore , imprison offenders would not be putting other motorists at risk while they are locked up.