‘I hate myself every day’: Man sentenced to 41 years for DUI crash that killed unborn twins, the...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2024
- A St. Augustine man who was sentenced Friday to 41 years in prison for a deadly wrong-way DUI crash nearly two years ago apologized during his sentencing hearing, saying he will never forget what happened that night.
So they give him 41 years who's extremely devastated on what he did but they're giving these women who smile in their mugshots only 7 to 14 years for a deadly DUI that killed 2 people?
Men always get worse sentences than women. Double standard BS
right like stephanie melgoza and the body cam footage is absolutely disgusting to watch. At least this guy showed SOME remorse. So sad
I don't think she was even charged with the manslaughter
Female privilege is real
She got only four years
So he gets 41 years but a young girl who kills two people walking because she was intoxicated gets 14 years ??
Isn't it a privilege being a white woman .
Need to be some type of law for all states to agree like kill a person = x amount if years per person. Makes the process faster too. Plus maybe some will reconsider driving thinking about years they lose if get in accident.
The West is Gynocentric in the way it approaches most things. Women or rather feminism is the ruling ideology currently. So men usually get the heavy hand and women usually get the soft touch.
This last part is not hyperbolic in the slightest:
This will cause the downfall of the west and all nations that adhere to this path. You and your children are already experiencing the early stages of a 'woman-ruled' society. It will only get worse.
Yes uniform truth in sentencing guidelines
@@brettk9316That’s a stupid idea. Not every manslaughter case is the same. There is a difference between someone who is drunk and doesn’t notice someone changing a tire on the side of the road and hits them be someone who is drunk and speeding and hits a car and kills someone.
You’d be surprised how many variables there are in any case like this
he gets 41 years but the girl who purposefully rammed into a wall and killed two teenagers and wanted to kill herself gets only 15? that’s crazy both should get 40 years
Its a girl. Female privileges
blackpilled
Different states, different laws
I agree
Think there should be uniform with some crimes across all states one being DUI leading to a death
My mother was murdered in a grocery store. The man only got 25 years. WTF is wrong with our system?!!!! Dude wasn’t sorry at all either.
I agree, this was too harsh compared to other crimes by hardened criminals. And I'm very sorry for what happened to your mother and your family.
@@mr.d.572harsh? He killed 2 unborn babies ? Where is yalls sense?!
WOMEN CAN KILL THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN FOR FREE WITH THE STATE WHO PAY BUT A MAN WHO KILL UNBORN CHILDREN SUDDENLY IS A MURDERER??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
I'm a retired police officer. You can imagine how many dealings I had with drunk drivers. When I was younger I thought they were simply evil people who didn't care except for their vice. It took me a while to realize they all needed help. Most were good people dealing with a disease. Whether to nurse anxiety, depression, failed marriage, joblessness, illness or loneliness, jail wasn't the answer. Society spends money on jail, clothing, meds and food. But not a dime on mandatory rehab or therapy. I feel for this family's loss. I don't have the answer for punishment in this case. He didn't intend to kill anyone. Yet the disease that controls him impacted his decision to drive. I feel for everyone. I thought I was doing right. But maybe I was part of the problem.
Thank you for this comment, sir. It is easy to judge others and to say "lock them up and throw away the key!" Addiction is a complex disease which tells it's sufferers that they don't have it. We need better approaches.
Na I don't hate law enforcement such encouragement sir thank you for taking the time to try and do the right thing
He had a choice not to drive! He killed people with drinking and driving knowing the consequences. No excuses! I’m a recovering addict and alcoholic but I knew better because I cared about life, period.
@@BridgKay this is true but ppl make poor decisions so give him 41 years when like other ppl say/said way less real monsters out there get in and out of trouble with law enforcement but they're the ones who should be sitting rotting away for life
Are you for REAL. I hope you keep that same energy if your loves are viticms of those idiots. You of all people knows the damage of driving while impaired.
Its always the people that are the most truthfully remorseful and actually did something by accident that get the longest sentence this world is backwards
Yea… the world is backwards. Theres a lot I could reference from this. But It just makes me so angry bc it’s wrong. I suppose if his reaction be the opposite he would have less of a sentence? Probably.
Looking online, DUI homicide sentences seem to really try - you get remorseless perpetrators getting 20 or so years and then there's this guy with 41
@@lioking4093 41 years is life in prison pretty much!
@@noahdavid6504 Exactly!
This judge is just too stern! I don’t like him.
You know, I have to give him credit for at least being remorseful and genuinely sorry for what he caused, but he must pay for making that horrible decision. And that poor woman, so forgiving and so gracious after such an awful tragedy. Peace to her and her family.
well said
41 years behind bars is too long for this non intentional crime. Sad state of affairs all round.
@@colleenshea2293 I be seeing women get 10 years for this same crime.
@@MarioMartinez-tt9ly even though men commit far more violent crimes than women, studies have shown that women receive lighter sentences than men for identical crimes.
@@colleenshea2293 _41 years behind bars is too long for this non intentional crime_
…”Forever” is too long for Raquel Haralambou to be separated from her baby twins and her younger brother.
41 years? i have seen the most gruesome crimes been given much lighter sentences. justice no longer exists in this world.
I mean he was completely drunk and decided to drive... and drove the WRONG WAY killing unborn children and someone else... its 3 lives. Terrible situation but you'd think 41 is kind of light here.
You don’t think 2 people dying in which being unborn twins isn’t gruesome? Wtf is wrong with you mate.
He killed three people and left a their mother and sister permanently unable to have children due to the internal damage sustained when she was forced to miscarry her two healthy unborn daughters. The horror that woman must have experienced losing her brother and then having her lifeless children removed from her body as she lay on the brink of death is unimaginable. Truly beyond nightmares.
It’s a pretty twisted crime
Well they don't hold people responsible for abortions...seems that's perfectly fine....funny world we live in.@@YoBrand15
@@YoBrand15 Well he made the stupid decision to drive drunk, but never intended to hurt anybody. Most drunk drivers get away with it, he had bad luck and will live with what he did for the rest of his life. If he gets 41 for this, makes you think people who do crimes with the intention to hurt somebody would get even worse but its not the case
My brother's friend from high school crashed and killed his buddy while driving drunk, showed no remorse, and received a much lighter sentence. I think he's out already. This man would clearly never repeat this mistake, yet he gets a worse sentence than murderers who planned it ahead of time. Sad is an understatement.
I'm hoping he gets a chance to appeal.
His buddy is struggling to find a job, due to his criminal record
i honestly think its because their were two unborn children killed. that tends to tug at heartstrings
@isabelamogosanu7777 Yes and the crash destroyed her ability for future children as well. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain this woman felt along with her inability to hate this man after everything that he’s done to her and her family.
@@isabelamogosanu7777women intentionally abort "unborn children" all the time and get off scot free
At least he shows extraordinary remorse, I’ve had a friend killed and the lack of remorse showed by the killer made me so angry, it tears you apart so bad because it feels like jail won’t be that bad for them.
Oh yea well I drove home drunk 25 miles home with no memory of the drive…..
Yes when he goes to jail!!! 🥴
His remorse has nothing to do with it. He chose to drink and drive. Personally I think a dui crash that causes death should be a capital crime.
@@bigjay5516 stop thinking , it’s obviously not your forte
Jail for a man is 100X worse than it is for women. So don't ever worry about a man's time in prison, for women it's like a hotel that caters to all their bs. After all, women are much more "law abiding" than men, right?! 🙄
The most convincingly genuinely remorseful DUI perp ive ever seen gets the absolute longest sentence I've ever heard of for this type of crime. I guess we all live in opposite land or something because none of this makes sense. Nothing but gut wrenching sadness and misery, here and in every direction as far as the eye can see.
He knew that once he starts drinking and driving it would eventually cause a fatal accident. Now people are whining and protesting how unfair it is that he got 41 years. They forget that he killed two innocent, unborn babies. Imagine how the parents feel? It's a lot more painful for them.
@@davidnace9946 please point to where I was making excuses or suggesting that the severity of the sentence subtracted from the impact that his crime had on his victims? All I'm saying is this dude seems to be genuinely remorseful. It doesn't subtract from what he did and yes he should still be punished. But him being the most outwatdly genuinely remorseful defendant that I have ever personally seen in a case like this one only adds another dimension of tragedy when taken in the light of the harshness of the sentence (a sentence can still be harsh even if it is justified, please remember English 101 before responding).
@@s.deegan3740 Sorry, but too many are focusing on this man's whining and feelings of remorse instead of focusing on the parents and what they're going through. They're the ones that loss their two unborn babies to a a drunk reckless driver. Before he took that first drink he knew he had to get behind the wheel but didn't care. He made that choice and now two parents are grieving. Sadly, most of the comments are focusing on how bad they feel for that idiot. English 101 has nothing to do with my opinion.
He's just a dirt bag that drive drunk. Not sure what makes him any better than others.
@@davidnace9946 Why is everyone talking about the babies? I think people are forgetting that her younger brother, the other person in the car, was also killed. I get that she can't have babies again but killing the babies wasn't manslaughter. They weren't born yet.
but a girl who kills her boyfriend and her friend in a car crash on purpose and under influence gets 15 years? Nice
WOMEN CAN KILL THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN FOR FREE WITH THE STATE WHO PAY BUT A MAN WHO KILL UNBORN CHILDREN SUDDENLY IS A MURDERER??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
I'm pretty harsh on DUI drivers but I have to say I have a bit more respect for the fact this guy seems genuinely remorseful which I find most aren't. May he find peace in his horrible horrible horrible decision.
Drunk drivers are not making "decisions" - they are incapicitated.
@@colleenshea2293 But they do make decisions. There is a point where they are sober, Where they drive to the bar knowing that they don't have a way home if they drink except for driving themselves drunk. They make a sober choice to not have another way home if they start drinking but to drink and drive. If I drive to the bar sober and I know I have no other way home but to drive my vehicle and I decide to get drunk anyways that Is A sober choice to drink and drive. I know that might not always be the case. Maybe somebody Planned for a friend to come pick them up and the friend canceled so they drunkenly get in their car anyways. But the majority of the time when somebody drives somewhere and then decides to get drunk. They know that they don't have a way home besides driving their own car and they roll the dice anyways. That's a sober conscious decision.
@@colleenshea2293Making a poor decision is still making a decision and secondly you make the decision on how much you drink or whether you drink at all so it's your own responsibility to monitor that.
@@azzifyy5988
There is an obvious difference between someone taking a gun, and then shooting 3 people, all while sober. There is clear intent to kill here
And then someone, on accident, making a mistake on the road and crashing into someone, killing them. Most people would say these two crimes are completely different
Alcohol may not even be related to the accident, FYI. Its just that the way the state sees it, if there is alcohol involved, it does not matter whether the alcohol caused the accident, or just poor driving, or some other 3rd variable. This is why its especially dangerous to drive drunk- because if something happens while you're driving, you're automatically guilty of a crime rather than a traffic violation, pretty much regardless who was actually at fault
Then theres the 41 years. You might think this is not enough, but in almost all other 1st world countries, even cold blooded serial killers dont get such long sentences. In most if not all European countries, for example, this guy would get sub 10 years
We have to treat cold blooded killers differently than these drunk drivers
I agree. But I don't think he will keep himself safe for the duration of his sentence. I think it'll eat him up and he will want to end it. Sadky
I lost my son like this and never got justice I carried my dead son in the hospital 😢 We had a funeral and still remember it like it happened yesterday 😢 so much pain on earth.
So sorry
I feel your pain you cry none stop you can’t even breath you just want to die
God is coming soon 🙏 ty for your kindness 🌹
@@AG-et6qp 😞true
The system is BROKEN
I feel terrible for both families. Obviously this guy wasn’t a bad guy. He made 1 bad decision and it’s costing him basically the rest of his life.
Yep. The decision to get behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated literally will ruin your life in an instant. Knowing that, why people continue to do it floors me.
I’m sure this isn’t the first time he’s done this.
All murders are one bad decision. He made a decision to drink and drive and he killed people. It’s not so obvious that he wasn’t a bad guy
@@TheVickster321why would you assume that? Instead of rehabilitating people who commit crimes, this country is obsessed with locking people up for an inordinate amount of time. A 41 year sentence for a DUI is absurd.
@@greenlime1997its not 41 YEARS for a DUI its 41 years for causing the deaths of 3 people and sterilizing a young grieving mother. And if hes the type of person to drink that heavily he drives i highly doubt hed never done it before. This is just the first time it ended in tragedy and someone else paid. As the mother pointed out, their lives would have each been longer than 42 years and hes taken that away. He robbed her child of a sibling, he robbed that mother of every smile, laugh, hand holding, school photo, lost tooth, "happy mothers day!". He robbed her of the ability to wake up any morning for the rest of her life without being gutted by the missing pieces. All because of a choice HE made to DRINK and DRIVE. an eye for an eye. A life for a life.
Omg... People who murder in cold blood don't even get that long. Justice was not served
Justice unfortunately just means someone pays for crime it doesn't mean the right sentence is handed out or that the bad guy goes to jail.
@@brianawhittaker8152 you missed the point of what he said.
I wonder if you would think the same if this man killed your unborn twins and as a result, you could no longer bear children. These two babies would have lived longer than 41 years. All of this would’ve had been avoided had he not chose to drink and drive. So yeah, the punishment is justified.
@@Hunee- keep that same energy for women, like that one case where the young lady kills 2 people and was only worried about graduating from her college the next week and showed no remorse. She got 14yrs, this guy got 41. Wtf?
@@Hunee- Have you not heard of abortion? Technically before birth its not alive.
I hate alcohol. It has ruined so many lives.
Me too.
Prohibit it
Its not the alcohol but the culture and people.
That’s why when you drink stay at home or chill at family or friend house do not try to drive because something like this can basically happen
If this was a woman she would’ve gotten 10 years. This is why our court system is so inconsistent
its possible. In canada, he would have gotten maybe 5 because it was not intentional murder and i am assuming he had no prior DUI convictions.
abortionist said unborn baby are not human or babies
@@hotpepper5037 doesn't matter, he still killed a man and permanently injured a woman.
Stop crying on gender Man up homie..
Bullsh**. Plenty of women have gotten harsh sentences for DUI... Amber Perera, Paige Seaton, Beni Duarte, Melissa Marvin. List goes on. Men make up stuff like this to pretend they're oppressed. Being the more oppressed gender in this world is not what you want.
It's refreshing to see someone feel bad for their mistakes
Very true. I like to try to write these people when I learn about them to at least express that their remorse is appreciated. Not that that covers over what they've done but if someone has anything good in them it's at least something to encourage them not to abandon it during their incarceration.
It’s never the drunk driver that dies. It’s always the people around them 😔.
We glorify booze and weed as having a good time . People can't go without their beer at a ball game . We made weed legal and they smoke it while driving . Lets not forget there's big tax money from these 'products' . I don't expect to see anything change on this.
@@smerchlyfor sure, it’s easily accessible. i’m 21 and work in a decent career job. im a functioning stoner and alcoholic. No one would ever know, you’d be surprised how many are like me. Holding full time jobs and sometimes even messed up on clock. i don’t drive or anything, but it’s a problem. it will only continue to get worse. OH yeah and don’t forget all the sketchy stores that will hand kids 12 packs/thc/ etc. i have been able to get it since i was 14 years old. never once been 🪪. Hope it gets better for the younger people coming up, but probably not.
@@smerchlyyeah weed don’t make you crash
@@rolandg36021% of all crash deaths involved weed you sound dumb
Because they’re drunk and more relaxed. Meanwhile the victims are tense and scared
Damn.....This woman lost her unborn twins & can no longer become pregnant due to his choice to drive his vehicle the wrong direction while intoxicated
Think about his mental health though please
@@a1mi551she can’t collect child support now
I'm a Survivor from my trunk are hitting me head-on hydroplane about six times up in the air I died as I was dying I was gasping for air trying to keep my eyes open and I was burning up worse than a fever thank goodness it was the EMS for bringing me back I understand her pain because I was once told that I only had a 60- 80% chance I would never walk again after determination in my head I was able to walk 5 months later and I am disabled and I live with chronic pain everyday of my life & I do not get no SSI I wish I did have been denied 11 times 9 in the office and twice in the court and the last time was last year
Rip
Drink water and eat melons
He shouldn’t hate himself everyday. He is worth forgiveness.
Yes he is.
Believe me, when you unintentionally killed someone, you lost a part of you that you will never have back. The guilt, regret, pain and mental torture would be too much. It will be very hard to love or forgive yourself after that and you wish you died insted. I feel that man's pain. I
He's worth forgiveness, but his action isn't. He ruined this poor woman's life in a terrible way
@@LifeisaBeautifulting There's no sin that's worthy of forgiveness. That's the beauty of grace... It's God's gift of love for the undeserving. Anyone who repents of their sin can be forgiven in Christ. 🤝
$TFU
Man: Kills two unborn babies. Gets 41yrs.
Women: kills two unborn babies, gets told it’s her choice.
The hypocrisy is sickening.
There’s no comparison. You don’t even know what you’re blathering about.
@@kellyjostad4900How? I know what he's blabbering about.
actual retard
It is refreshing to see someone genuinely remorseful. He didn't only regret getting caught, or for himself. He feels bad for selfishly drinking, and driving.
This is truly sad both for the victims and their families but also for the man responsible who seems genuinely remorseful.😢
shouldnt drink and drive then like what lol
@@asjbfjbkawobviously there needs to be punishment, but he still feels horrible about it
@@asjbfjbkaw nice sentence, man.
Haha don't like my comment you moron
I can assure you, that you are a hypocrite. Probably text and drive all the time. @@asjbfjbkaw
His tears are not for pity, just pain. What a horrible situation
You need to look up the word PITY clearly you don’t know what it means ….
@@mach183 I meant he wasn’t looking for pity, I think most people understood my comment. I should be more careful, sorry!
@@roseinthedesert3911how do you know his true feelings
Oh give me a break this pos deserves to rot
@@roseinthedesert3911 only GOD can search the heart and know the true feelings .. sorry your not qualified to judge anyone
I've seen a girl getting just 14 years for killing two people while drunk driving. His sentence really surprised me!!
That was a very different state if not locality, judge, jury pool, voter base, case AND penal guidelines ect...
So for example; in some states a 15 year sentence on a particular crime could actually mean more potential time than a 25 year on the same. One comes with parole rather soon and the other has none. Only good time. But then there's ..
Look, it's complicated. This is how a 41 year sentence could actually mean only 8 years actually in prison.
41 years??? He must have been poor.
And a man
And white
Bingo. He couldn't afford a super defense team.
& then you ask yourself why Stephanie Melgoza was only sentenced to 14 years in prison after smiling & laughing after mowing down & killing 2 while drunk.
And singing and talking about going to Vegas and drinking. Only worried that she was going to miss school. I was enraged watching that video; I don't know how the arresting officer kept his composure.
@@jennyn5692 Totally agree how he kept his composure was amazing he really let her show her true self. She is best locked away from society forever I doubt very much anyone can teach her the human qualities she is missing. She’s the type of person if she cries or shows sorrow it will be for herself & no one else.
@@everythingtechnew7400 get a real car wtf is that off brand Bs 🤡
Ethan couch killed 4 people drunk driving at 16 yrs old and only got probation. Not fair to say the least. 😕
@@InfamousCrimeLocationsaint no way. Why is that?
Ugh I know he feels remorse, but it's just messed up how drunk drivers are always the ones to survive and walk away unscathed. Meanwhile the people that were minding their business are the ones to die or have their lives completely ruined. Rest in peace to the man that died and the twins they'll never get to meet...
If you don't think this ruined the driver's life too, we must have watched two different videos. His life will never be the same again. He will suffer every single day for the rest of his life. He is _not_ walking out of this unscathed. Trust me... I know. This is just a terrible thing on every level. praying that God can still bring a lot of good from this situation.
@@the.seagull.35I think the OP meant unscathed as in no physical injuries or death. Not the emotional trauma this caused
@@77sergiocon I'm sure that's what they meant, but he did not come out of this unscathed, not at all. Just because someone is physically OK doesn't mean they're not suffering under a tremendous weight of emotional pain and guilt... a weight they will continually bear every moment of every day, for the rest of their life.
After all the pain that this man caused, it’s still heart breaking to hear someone say that they hate themselves everyday.
@@KLeigh-ts2ih agreed, as someone who has hated themselves basically every day for the better part of two decades
Y’all give people way too much credit for remorse. This man intentionally got behind a wheel while intoxicated and killed multiple people.
Sentence appropriate.
For someone that remorseful, 41 years is just too much. There are people that get far less for taking more lives and showing little to no remorse. Many are sentenced to 20 years or less. Obviously he should serve time but 20 seems a lot more appropriate for a person like this. The justice system is so inconsistent and will never be an adequate deterrent unless it’s made much more consistent. There’s no reason that someone that plans and then murders someone could get less than a person who makes an idiotic decision while intoxicated.
I would give him 10 years
In Sweden, they only sit 2/3 of the sentences they recieve, no matter what the sentence is. Not the same in USA?
@@simulki7108it depends on the state so I’m not positive, but most crimes that aren’t murder require 80% of time to be served in most states. That’s if they remain with good behavior. Sometimes people can get released much earlier on a supervised release (parole) but that’s heavily dependent upon the court, parole board, and how many people are incarcerated. They’re more likely to give someone early parole if they need space in the prison for new offenders, and someone like this would probably be granted an early parole over many other people
I agree. Sadly, I can't see him coping with living with this. I think it'll overwhelm him.
I agree 41 years is way too excessive
People just don't realise the consequences of DUI. He has destroyed lives and should be accountable.
Driving with 3 beers won't cause this. Driving with tons of alcohol will.
@@23raid if he chugged 3 beers 10 minutes before the accident, it’s possible …..but most likely closer to 8 beers
@23raid Three beers is a LOT to have before driving. One alcoholic drink for a woman, or two for a man (well most men), is the safe limit before driving.
Nah accidents can happen without been drunk
These situations are tragic all around. He ruined his own life as well the lives of many others. I feel for all of them.
What he did was no different to abortion.
Not all cases - look up Marco Muzzo - killed four people including three children. The father later committed suicide. He wiped the whole family out, repeat offender, and only got 6 years before full parole.
@@H.K.5keep your political rants to the correct pages please 🙄
@@nala7658you just pretty much told us you're pro abortion by not agreeing. Damn, murderer. You're crazy.
If he went to a pro abortion rally they'd say to him "you did nothing wrong." And if he went to Bil Gates house he'd say "as an extinction-ist, i want to thank you for lowering the population."
I can’t even watch this it’s so sickening how they did him. The justice system is absolute trash.
How they did him wrong ? Dude drove drunk and driving on the wrong side of the road and head on to innocent people that he killed a brother and unborn babies 👶🏼
41.0125 years???? Really? What's with the .0125 years? The American justice system is a true joke in every sense of the word.
Mostly because time already served.
Why so long? He actually seemed like he cared and she forgave him these psycho woman who take selfish of dead victims and dance and ask when they able to go back to school classes get way less time. They should get life!
He admitted to it and tried to work with them
@@trentbrownstone1481 and the other girl didn't admit to it and said it wasn't her fault when she was intoxicated and only cared about graduating school and had no remorse for killing 2 people. So your point is?
So just bc he seemed like it doesn’t mean he actually sorry. How do you know for act that this is not an act ?
So if those girls deserve life then so should he bc he took the lives of two babies
So all a guy has to do is cry in court for him to get less time ? No accountability for his actions ? He clearly didn’t care enough bc he drove drunk.
It’s sad how they sentence people with no remorse with less time. Genuine remorse cannot be faked.
I wasn’t ready to shed tears today, God bless that poor family who lost their loved ones.
This guy took it like a man. Rest in peace to the victims and hope the perp can turn things around.
What no he didn’t he’s crying, they are going to eat him alive in prison
@lynchmob119 have you been to prison? I have. I’ve seen several men cry. Not for stupid reasons but the dude killed babies and a guy and his life is toast. They’d probably eat him alive if he wasn’t upset about it
@@caseyblankenship987 lol yes and not some little level one camp, I promise it’s not a good idea to cry💀 you must have been on that one block 🕵️♂️
I stopped drinking 13 years ago because I had nightmares of one day drinking and driving causing an accident. 🪦 RIP to this family that lost their lives.
Me to!! Drinking is always all bad!
Good for you!! I would do that but I’m allergic to alcohol
When I go drink at my cousins or friends house If I know I'm gonna get drunk I'm 100% not driving and gonna crash the night at the place. Or if I'll just stop around 4 drinks and stay until I get sober and feel better then leave.
I won't give a speech or anything but in summary, as I've gotten older, my view of alcohol has gradually changed. As a part of this, the idea of quitting gradually built on me and just over 3 months ago, I finally pulled the trigger and quit. At 44, I feel better than I've felt in years and I'm NEVER going back.
@@rosie6 Trust me, that's a blessing.
Meanwhile stephanie melgoza gets 14 yrs of prison
To think that a doctor can do this with a smile and get paid for it.
I don’t have a problem with the sentencing, but it is worth mentioning he wouldn’t get as much time if he was a woman. There was the case in which the woman got 14 years after killing 2 people. America has the most misandrist criminal justice system and it’s sickening to see the double standards day after day play out.
man stfu he got 41 years
Sentencing is also determined based on prior arrests etc and also the state. Every state is different in the sentencing laws a judge must abide by.
America has a federal government and we have SOME “laws” that are equal across every state but each state is essentially separate and can operate outside of federal rule. If that makes any sense. It was a big deal to our forefathers not to have too much control from the feds. Many states tend to try to stay along the same lines with law and how they are enforced but not every state is the same. Some are more harsh on punishment than others. Hope that helps it make sense. It’s not “because she’s female” or “because someone is black” in some of these instances there’s a lot more going on. Some states would be less harsh than others on a variety of things…but I can certainly how one can come to your conclusion if you aren’t aware of how all this works. Looking at 2 cases from 2 states side by side and then the guideline’s a judge is meant to work within…..it’s never apples to apples.
Incel loser. Plenty of cases of women getting life sentences if not 30+ years at least.
@@nameisprivate5429 Wow! You're in all sorts of denial, aren't you?
An intoxicated man in my state backed over his wife at the airport during an argument, killing her, with their kid sitting in the back seat. He got 1-20 years. He will undoubtedly be out on parole soon. Do you know what's actually sickening to see play out day after day? All of the violent men being released early on parole, and promptly re-offending. You see them on the news every single day, robbing, raping and murdering.
Well I went to jail one night for a fight. The damage i did to a guy was ruled a felonious assault due to the severity of his injuries. (I wasn’t the aggressor) That night on the phone my dad told me something I’ll never forget..
"Make a mans mistake, pay a mans price" .
We are all responsible for our choices we make. Even though we regret and are forgiven, we still must deal with the consequences.
Exactly woman didn’t swerve in time take responsibility. I don’t care about Puritan values.
Wise words. I bet those words have saved you a time or two.
Sounds like my loser father. That’s loser garbage. Your parents should support you not “do the crime do the time and follow Puritan laws and cultural values. Loyalty matters.
Dang dad was on point with that one.
Yes!
😥 I feel so bad for her, it is one thing to lose your unborn babies but not being able to have more kids on top of it, how horrible.
My grandmother lost her twins too when she was giving birth to them 😔
If she went to planned parenthood and had those twins scooped out you'd support her.
@@TheAngryAustriandamn but true crazy huh man
@@TheAngryAustrian She didn’t ask to have her children taken from her and the opportunity/ choice of having more children was also taken from her big difference.
@@TheAngryAustrianshe was heavily pregnant when she lost them here, it’s totally different for me.
Jesus I’ve seen a murderer get less time who intentionally did it. He should definitely serve time but 41 years. Omg
Did they murder 3 people tho?
And he can get out in 20
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
@@lynchmobb119Theirs a big diffeeence between planning iut a murder then dui manslaughter come on now both are horrible but 41 years is ridiculous
@@lynchmobb119 One other dui guy who was 19 did killed 3 people and hurt their mother bad. He only got 14 years, he should had gotten the 41 years if you were to asks me.
How can you be convicted of killing unborn twins when in this country the unborn aren’t considered as being living human beings.
Indeed. It is the ongoing, epic battle between good and evil. We are in very dark times but the light and the corrective wrath IS coming, and it WILL RAIN DOWN. Keep the faith and gird your loins. Good WILL PREVAIL.
That's what I was thinking. Abortion happens all the time because women have excuses to not have the money. But if someone else does it to the woman it's a crime. Why can't it be both
In states where abortion is illegal its murder if unborn baby has been in womb for more than 4.5 months. Half way through pregnancy. If this was a state like California or New York then he wouldn't have been charged for the babies
I don't care what anyone says a baby is a human living being at conception they have a heart beat and they are growing inside the womb. He made the choice to drive while intoxicated and killed 3 innocent people for his negligence and selfishness he now has to pay for the consequences of his actions.
@@dianahaist6073 I think the point is - Should women that have abortions also be charged with murder? Because by this logic, it seems like a fair question.
He will never escape what he did. One day his choice when he could have called Uber and got home safe. His life is over. That dear woman lost her children😢
Twice the legal limit is actually not that many drinks if you have a high tolerance…. That’s the danger of alcohol, it’s deceiving and makes you think irrationally
@@Yui789esss Correct. But being drink can even be 2 drinks even if a person can so call tolerate it.. Their reaction time is still way off. Some actually believe they can work for years loaded. Uis only a matter of time when they get behind a wheel all bets are off. Function while drunk is still drunk. Think of it this way; would you let your 5 year old get on a school bus with a driver who had 1 beer or 2 beers EVERY morning? Hardly. That person is drunk. .... former med student.
Wow, he got a far harsher sentence than many people who intentionally commit horrible, despicable crimes. Something is wrong here. Come to NYC and you'll see the most wicked people who do the most awful things and get released within an hour.
I watched a case of a man who killed 4 teens due to drinking and driving.
He served a short sentence, when released, he went out and drank and drove again, and was pulled over for driving erratic.
When police pulled him over, he was intoxicated again.
Truly an example of a person who obviously didn't care to learn his lesson and had zero remorse for taking 4 young lives for him to go out and do it again.
Here this guy gets a heavy sentence for a terrible mistake that he actually is extremely remorseful for.
Not saying he should have gotten a slap on the hand, "Do the crime do the time".
But man, they really stuck it to him.
I think he should have gotten a lesser sentence in my opinion.
I agree
Perhaps.
How do you know he’s really remorseful and not just an act so he gets less punishment?? .
And why should how remorseful have to do with how he’s punished. He should have consequences, it was what he chose to do was drink. He could’ve chosen to call someone to take him back home or called an Uber or not drink at all if he couldn’t get back some other way.
I don’t hate you… men she’s forgiving. I would hate his guts forever.
How are they giving 41 years to a DUI but not Prosecuting black murderers and thieves
This is the american system
Unborn twins , yet the woman could have an abortion and it's legal.
Let this serve as a lesson. Never ever let your ego and irresponsibility allow you to put yourself in this sort of situation. Take an uber, sleep it off in the car, whatever, save yourself and others
Currently, you can get a DUI for sleeping in your car. Parked. Stretched out in the back seat. As long as the car is on or the keys are anywhere other than the trunk. For half of the year, it's either too hot or too cold to sleep in your car without the heat or AC on.
Drunk driving would be cut in half within a week if the law was changed.
its easier said than done. Its easy for non drinkers or people who dont go out to suggest this
@@artyomarty391 like I said, since you can get a DUI for sleeping in your parked car, there's no point in doing that. You're less likely to get pulled over driving for 10 minutes than sleeping for 8 hours
41 years is excessive.
He killed one man and two unborn children. 41 years is not long enough.
41 years... but sex traffickers and child rapists get much less. Our criminal system is not fair.
It ain't been fair since it was made.
No they don’t the mandatory minimum is life 😂
This sentence is absurd but rape is not on the same level as killing someone.
Remorseful or not, his poor and irresponsible decision to get drunk and then drive resulted in him causing a fatal accident that took three innocent lives. 30 years would have been sufficient enough. However, the judge saw fit to sentence him to 41 years. Hopefully, the correctional facility will provide alcohol rehabilitation to him and he successfully completes it. If so, he may be able to get out earlier. May the victims rest in peace.
41 years... and Kohberger might be out of jail before that.
@@SimplyTheBestCSGO Right! Unfair judge!
He will be out in 20 ,they dont actually the full term.
Ahahahahahaha! Rehab? In an American prison? He has a better chance of getting married. I'm not even joking.
50% have drive while tired/sleep deprived which is even worse cuz once you sleep there is no control. Micro sleeps happen randomly too. Every tired person should uber then.
Omg…the cries of pain is too much!!! People don’t understand that bad choices leads to DEATH of many things!!!!! At least he was apologetic, ain’t no telling what made him get drunk and do this?? Alcoholism is the most destructive DRUG, that is the MOST TOLERATED and LEGAL for use.
He may have been going through some major mess or disruption as well. Most ppl who have/ or begin to accumulate DUI’s always have a record or history of self destruction…
what do you think... Have you been there too? Its always easy to judge someone else. Do you ever do self destructive things, or take out your anger on people that don't deserve it? Have you ever driven drunk or even buzzed? I'm not going to lie to you. I have done that before. I think a lot of people have. Its only by the grace of God that something like this didn't happen to any of us.
Its a lot easier for us to give ourselves a pass for these things, than it is to give others a pass for it.
"For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment."
James 2:10-13 ❤
No contest means,that you feel that they have enough to convict,but not admitting guilt.
I wonder if he’d pled guilty would he have gotten a different sentence?
@@alanawinters21435 That’s the gamble with Alford/No-Contest pleas. You assert your innocence, don’t claim responsibility but admit the state has evidence that makes you look guilty. Sentencing is determined at the judges discretion. It could be more, it could be less that the punishment a straight guilty plea would get you. 41 years is the judge throwing the book at him.
Thanks for letting everyone know what everyone already knows.
@@tahoeclay I'm not in the US, I didn't know.
@@tahoeclay Half the people in America think impeachment and removal from office are the same thing. Trust me. A lot of folks needed this explanation.
41 years seems too long for a man who's truly remorseful and learned his lesson. Judicial System should put more emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment.
The problem is it never punishes the right people enough while throwing the book at the people who are actually remorseful.
Although, can you imagine if the person who killed your loved ones was out living a normal life in your community 10 years later?
I don’t give a damn how remorseful he is, save them tears because you knew better than to drive while intoxicated
Hope someone shows you the same mercy and forgiveness then you did to this man
@@thefastcommenter7774. I don’t have a say one way or the other to his prison sentence. I will say it’s complete BS that people have done a lot worse and gotten far lighter sentences
Niko, if you hit and killed me in a car wreck while drunk. I wouldn’t want you to serve 41 years. Why? Because I don’t think you or most anyone deserves that much punishment.
@@Dojocartwheelfacts, some people are straight up evil
@@hendrx some people are evil. But the vast majority of people are neither good nor evil. Most people are just large, flawed children that have absolutely no idea what they are doing and never think about their decisions. And if everyone is truly just stumbling through their life, trying the best that they can, who are we to sentence someone to a lifetime of torture? People are so quick to say, this man made a bad decision. Hmm, how sure are you about that? Did the diabetic choose his diabetes? Did the addict choose her addiction? Did I choose to write you back? The older I get, the more I realize that I’m on a path that I can’t escape. Sure I can wake up a few minutes earlier, sure I can work harder…but when it comes to do or die, heat of the moment, I’m just a result of my neuorchemisty…which neither I nor anyone have domain over.
This is why I can’t be a judge and/or a lawyer. He did show real remorse. Yes, he still deserves some PRISON time. But also rehab to get help. 41 years is life in prison pretty much. This judge is too stern. 😭
killed unborn twins in unharm way plus cause bad bodily accidents and DWI level serious charge carries more years additional to...
@@marlons4122 in an accident
If that was YOUR situation you would not be saying this! He killed a man and unborn kids and now the lady can no longer have kids. How is 41 years ridiculous? He made a selfish decision that ruined the lives of so many. If that was your family who were the victims you would not be saying this. Until these hefty sentences for selfish drunk drivers become the norm, people will continue to drink and drive, ultimately killing innocent people while they walk away without a damn bruise. If we give these people a year and probation, people will continue to drink and drive.
No he deserves it! You know you are driving when you take the first sip, you can always hide your car keys on yourself if you are at home. It’s honestly disgusting that you can go out, crash a car and kills someone just to get 5 years. He killed 3 people.
@@tylergagnon1613 nope. It was an accident that he caused but that sentence was insane. Judge Should be removed
Not saying he doesn’t deserve jail time but how does this man who’s remorseful about what he did and had no intent on hurting anyone get 41 years but yet there are cases of horrible murderers who obviously planned on killing someone that get 20-25 years
Wait I thought unborn children weren't alive what's the problem here.
This entire case is just so so sad. Breaks my heart.
That’s a despicable sentence. Sure he deserves to be punished but rapists and murderers who INTENTIONALLY kill people in cold blood and show no remorse have gotten far less. The lowlifes that raped and murdered a girl in a park in front of on lookers were only given 26 years when they should have been sentenced to death. This guy showed remorse. It doesn’t bring the victims back but he doesn’t deserve a worse sentence than those who commit violence intentionally.
I feel so bad for the lady , the fact she can never have kids anymore is heartbreaking , I want kids so bad and this would break me , condolences to the lady & her family .
Why does he get sentenced for unborn children but if they were to get aborted it would be legal 😅
This hurts watching it. Nobody is a winner here.
Then don't WATCH
@@ricardosommelier1130 Cringe.
He still needs to be held accountable
@@PatrickStar19872🥷🏽 yo comment was cringe
@@mayya4413 Go away misandrist.
Wow 41 years that's crazy if that had happened in New Zealand he wouldn't have gotten that sentence. My heart goes out to the family
And Canada. A billionaire killed 4. He spent less than 2 years before day parole to run his business empire.
Who?
Putin killed many and he still out there being president.
@@LuckyTown77 was it because he’s rich? That’s crazy
Florida doesn't play.
Amazing how he shows genuine remorse and gets 41 years, yet the disgusting woman in Marion County who smiled and laughed in her DUI mugshot gets 11 years. Something is very wrong with that. If he got 41 years she should have gotten life without any chance of parole.
Because women get better treatment in western society.
@@InsaneDrummer99Jordan Fuss did the same exact thing and only got 14. This ruling should be triple challenged.
How is it the scumbag drunks always survive these accidents? The victims and their families are the ones who end up getting the "life" sentences.
He's so young as were the victims. I don't know if taking his life is any help in an already sad case. I wish there were a way for him to be able to be rehabilitated and to do something to speak to others about his experience and to warn others about the dangers and destruction of alcohol abuse. I hope he finds a way to do that. So sad for all involved.
No, he made a decision that night and he needs to deal with the consequences&the consequences need to be harsh otherwise this will continue to happen.
@Ariella Reyes So you have never in your life had some drinks and drove home? Yes he made a fatal mistake and deserves some jail time, but I think he deserves some mercy. It was an accident. We have all made mistakes in life. If you don't give others mercy, there will be no mercy for you.
@@liane585 amen.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7 🙏
@@ariellareyes8937If you ever make a mistake behind the wheel and kill someone, I sure hope the judge has a more open mind than you currently do.
@@ariellareyes8937careful
what goes around comes around
Forgiveness is the only way to move forward. I can't imagine the pain of losing twins and not being able to have children. I pray her peace
There's no "pain" associated with not being able to have children. Parenting is hard, unrewarding rubbish. Don't do it!
My father drove drunk for yeeears and this is something I always feared. They finaly took away his licence and I'm soooo glad they did. I have absolutely no empathy for anyone driving drunk.
Perhaps work on developing more compassion if theres groups of people you feel no compassion for?
@@subswithnovideos-oz4zo Perhaps don't give unsolicited advices to the people you don't know.
@@subswithnovideos-oz4zonobody cares
I worked for a lawyer who drank and drove home couple days a week. Sometimes drank in the office, sometimes at a local bar. He'd get pretty plastered. But even by age 70 he had never had an accident or a DUI
The truth is, and many people have a hard time accepting it, is most drunk drivers are actually decent drivers... Most alcoholics would drive drunk hundreds of times before a DUI. Some drive thousands. Getting into an accident due to alcohol is actually fairly rare considering how many people are driving drunk right now, and usually happens to younger people who are not yet experienced with alcohol
The more realistic fear is not for a drunk driver to get into an accident, its to get a DUI. A new inexperienced driver, for example, is more at risk of getting into an accident than some alcoholic who drinks and drivers weekly
41 years , dang .
Here in Canada if you're drinking and driving and you kill somebody. It's the easiest way to get away with murder.
I remember a lady that killed six adults and one unborn baby on canada day in Saskatchewan.
She was given ten years total time, And maybe served half of that before she was released.
And I'm not even sure if they sent her to jail. I think she was a native lady so they center to a healing lodge...... literally disgusting
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Is it double homicide if the mother didn't want the baby?
This person who did what most of us have done at least once (drank and drove) gets 41 years. Meanwhile, some guy who raped an 11 year old girl gets 20 years. It's mind bending
Even as a teen, drinking and driving has always been my biggest pet peeve. There is absolutely zero excuses for it. If you have the money to go out and drink, you have the money to call a cab. If you're drinking at home, do not leave your house for anything. This is absolutely heartbreaking. Not only did she lose her unborn twins but she lost the ability to have more children.
I don't care how remorseful he claims to be, in a situation like that you take your sentence, you don't ask for leniency.
Same here! Even back when I was a teenager... I've always had Zero tolerance for drunk drivers!
Most drunk drivers don't even remember getting behind the wheel. That's the whole "disease" part of alcoholism. Not to mention alcohol lowers inhibition, increasing the likelihood they will feel more confident in their skills.
It's not so cut and dry, kids.
@@ajspiceno excuses.
No most people don't have have the money to pay $50 bucks and spend a lot more time waiting to be picked up to go and have a drink.
@@mckricks1 the point is that if you don’t have the money to get yourself home safely, you don’t have the money to be drinking at all. As in you shouldn’t go out drinking knowing you can’t afford a cab, etc.
Never drink and drive, so heartbreaking..💔 and she couldn’t even have another chance for more kids in the future. .
That extra .0125 years was what really got him.
@Carl Weezer
Can you explain to me what that means?
It's awful to see him remorseful but this is what they need to show people to set an example as to how serious it is to drink behind the wheel. I'm sorry, I myself could not forgive if one of my family members were gone from someone's "addiction". It needs to be a reminder for everyone. This is so unsafe.
Not justifying this man's actions but its crazy how there are convicted KILLERS that only have to serve 15-20 years to life and this man gets 40+
He belongs in prison. Can’t drive drunk locked away from society. I hope he learns a lesson.
Such a tragedy, so much pain.
And rehab. We have soo many people out here that hurt ppl due to alcoholism, and drug use, it’s close to becoming a epidemic!!!
@@ms_ga_cali1613 What rehab, he got 50 years, and it seems impossible to rehab people not in prison.
You're joking right. This was an excessive punishment for an accident. This was not even murder
@@valueoftruthdotorg9713you don’t drive drunk & put innocent lives at risk. Imagine all the instances that guy would drive drunk if he was out. Well, being in prison now, there’s no cause for concern as to whether that loser will be out there driving drunk..I say it’s a good sentence..considering he killed 2 unborn babies with his selfish act.
I hate how drunk drivers kill innocent people and live 🥺 It's just not fair💯💯💯💯
Sad thing is, because he was honest and likely cooperative to take his punishment. He got a higher sentence than most. Criminal thugs who take no accountability tend to get the most leniency. Something about this needs to change.
Dui is not a criminal act is an unwilling choice this system is doomed
He plead 'no contest' which means he didn't admit guilt, which means he WASN'T honest about it.
"don't take it out of my sister" they have no respect for the tragedy that their sister caused to those families? It is so insulting they asked for that
41 years for someone who didn't do something on purpose and is remorseful.. justice system is messed up... Driving after drinking is careless, but don't think it deserves 41 years in prison. Drinking is an addiction and people with drinking problems need support, not 40+ years in prison. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance
I agree, not saying what he did is right, and Im not saying he shouldnt be held accountable for what hes done, but this is excessive
Why does this man get a 41-year prison sentence, while Stephanie Melgoza - who didn't care she killed 2 pedestrians 😮 - gets only a 14-year sentence?? Is it because this man pled "no contest" and Melgoza pled "guilty"? Makes no sense. Our justice system is effed.
It's outrageous. I can't remember the last time I was as angry as when I watched that Stephanie Melgoza video. I don't know how the police officer kept his cool when he was sitting with her in the hospital.
@@jennyn5692 Agree 💯% 😳😡😥
Yes, she should never get to see the light of day again.
Welcome to America,,women world made by men😂
I feel for that woman and her family.
She got a free abortion, and a free sterilization. Why feel sorry for her?
Extend the same sentencing laws to those who intentionally aborts unborn babies or how they call them “blobs”.
41 years is ridiculous
He killed a man and unborn kids and now the lady can no longer have kids. How is 41 years ridiculous? He made a selfish decision that ruined the lives of so many. If that was your family who were the victims you would not be saying this. Until these hefty sentences for selfish drunk drivers become the norm, people will continue to drink and drive, ultimately killing innocent people while they walk away without a damn bruise.
@@ariellareyes8937 if you truly feel that way, in reality, you would support all alcohol sells be banned …. Maybe you could handle alcohol responsibly, but there are millions of people that can’t and it even becomes a disease of addiction and irrational thinking when consuming ….
@@ariellareyes8937 If you give a man 41 years for manslaughter, which is what this is, what about the other crimes done with intent? I know you want harsh sentences, unless you are on the other side of the tribunal, if you ever kill someone by accident would you like to receive 100 year sentence?
Execessive sentence. Abuse of power.
so take it into your own hands and get the judge/prosecutor responsible
No it isn't you moron.
I think men who genuinely regret their actions like this, should simply not go to prison. Guilt is more than enough punishent for them and it is way worse than jail time
he should at least serve a couple years but i get your point
I also think 2-4 years should be enough. But I just heard about this case with this video. So I can’t judge
Okay everyone says he has remorse. But he killed the miracle of twins AND took her ability to have children again. Could be worse for him
The moral of *all* these stories - caring about your own life and caring about other's lives ultimately go together like twins.
Whether he had intent or not he still decided to drink and drive costing lives of so many innocent beings. If you're struggling with anything you need to reach out not harm yourself and others...we all have problems but ppl like this need help in learning how to react properly.
I'm glad he's remorseful and hopefully this time he won't repeat history.
Human mind is not perfect and sometimes makes bad judgement. We are all humans and in a perfect world would do our part to help minimize consequences to actions as the universe already has some pretty harsh consequences to actions set in place.
@@subswithnovideos-oz4zo Don't give me that whole *_human mind isn't perfect_* rubbish. Knowing from right and wrong is a pretty basic common sense.
@@hashidraws We have all made bad judgement before. No one's mind is perfect. You too have made negligent mistakes that could have led to someone else dying.
The most productive mindset is to move forward and not live stuck in the past reminiscing over something that can't be changed.
This was a waste ...
He was clearly remorseful, he could have been REHABILITATED ...
He hates himself because he is going to be incarcerated for 41 years, not because he is remorseful.
He maybe remorseful..,you don’t know his heart.