Death sentences for Drinking and Driving

On top of the fact it is only fair that you should take an eye for eye, and that severe punishments will prevent people from drinking and driving there is also an important concept that should be taken into consideration. Firstly, let me stress the importance of a crime within a crime. When a drunk driver kills an innocent bystander they have committed two crimes. You see, the simple fact that the driver is driving while intoxicated is a crime within itself. In this situation there is the presence of Actus Reus and Mens Reus. Not only does the driver know that he shouldn’t be driving while intoxicated which is the presence of ...