01-27-2006, 06:41 AM
Sparky, I agree with you. Unfortunately the law system is a tad lenient (tad is a severe understatement) and they could get their license back in a few years time. Believe me if it were up to me, geez I really dont know what punishment I would give them but they sure as hell wouldn't be getting close to anything with 4 wheels for a looong time.
Personal morals and laws hardly ever agree with each other because each person is different. I have seen this before with my friends (well they never killed or harmed another person, just messed up their parents cars) and they have bounced back to be better drivers than 80% of the people I see on the road.
It really comes down to a level of maturity, because a lot of younger drivers do not respect the laws of the road for whatever reason. Generally, at my age or younger the kids just care about 'cruisin around' because they either just got their license or just got a car, not about the rules of the road.
Perfect example, the other day I guy I know smashed up his dads BMW, well he messed up the front suspension real good. I havent talked to him about it, but I drove by when he was getting it towed and it looked like he took a turn way to fast, hopped the curb, skid all over the homeowners lawn and came to rest half on the lawn half on the road. He always bragged about his dads BMW, and blamed near accidents on other people. He's 17. Did I think he was ready to drive? No, but Ontario did.
Personal morals and laws hardly ever agree with each other because each person is different. I have seen this before with my friends (well they never killed or harmed another person, just messed up their parents cars) and they have bounced back to be better drivers than 80% of the people I see on the road.
It really comes down to a level of maturity, because a lot of younger drivers do not respect the laws of the road for whatever reason. Generally, at my age or younger the kids just care about 'cruisin around' because they either just got their license or just got a car, not about the rules of the road.
Perfect example, the other day I guy I know smashed up his dads BMW, well he messed up the front suspension real good. I havent talked to him about it, but I drove by when he was getting it towed and it looked like he took a turn way to fast, hopped the curb, skid all over the homeowners lawn and came to rest half on the lawn half on the road. He always bragged about his dads BMW, and blamed near accidents on other people. He's 17. Did I think he was ready to drive? No, but Ontario did.