I would venture to say that yes , when . You drive drunk or distracted you are making a choice . A choice you know through public education and driving exams not make . I say this as someone who lives in a community that has a great deal of drunk drivers , and several major accidents including the death of three teens who did nothing but get off a city bus . He got 7 years the longest in Canadian history at the time . He was out in 3 . 5 years . This was not an accident . It was entirely preventable as the error was frankly , her choice . Do I think she should be lynched ? No . However , I can tell you about how frequently the people in my area reoffend . In fact a young 18 year old was killed by a repeated drunk driver who was suspended at the time of the accident . I would venture to say that is not a given with these type of offenders that they are capable of being rehabilitated .