E32 000 COLLECTED A HEADLINE TO APPLAUD?

Sir,

Government should be proud when it rakes in smaller amounts, which means people are being influenced not to drink and drive, the campaign to educate against it is having a positive effect and the expense of processing drink-drivers from arrest to court appearance has been cut considerably.

No one can tell me that by the time all the processing has taken place there are still monies in the coffers from those ‘fines collections’, can they?
It cannot be proven but I have no doubt for every man paying his fine there is another or others getting away with it while having no fear of being caught then or on another day.

Has anyone who has been arrested not been able to pay the fine and found themselves under lock and key, I don’t think so. Every drink-driver has been able to deal with the fine and most even have a ‘fairy tale’ to tell about the predicament they found themselves in, hoping it may charm some leniency in court.

As long as the focus is on the revenue collected for ‘DD’ offences, there will never be a reduction to these ‘DD’ revenues which are quickly consumed when it comes to the expense of putting the offenders through the system.

One offender was lambasted by the magistrate for his attitude, lies, failure to show remorse and was then given the same punishment as pretty much everyone else. If you are a ‘booze lover’ (BL) of every weekend, and most of these ‘BLs’ are, can the current system work as a deterrent?
As long as they can still drive and are not locked up the current ‘DD’ punishment is nothing more than a temporary inconvenience to one’s pocket.

How about administering some ‘community service’ to these offenders and get some worth out of their punishments instead of just covering their processing costs. Community service at the weekend instead of the ‘booze loving’ norm could really make a difference to offenders’ fearlessness and lack of respect for the law.  Is there a ‘First World’ nation which treats ‘DD’ with a similar leniency as it is here in Swaziland?
First World countries dole out heavy fines, they disqualify you from driving and incarceration for offenders is common whether you’re a first time offender or not.
 
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