As if we needed yet more evidence that the system is broke (and broke really, really bad!), here's a news report about a New Mexican just convicted of his 23rd drunk driving offense.How can lawmakers, cops, prosecutors, media and judges so foolishly ignore the cost of drunk drivers in America?
* The deaths -- Thousands every year.
* The severe injuries -- Severed limbs, brain damage, paralysis, and on and on.
* The devastated families -- No one gets over the needless death of a loved one.
* The economic loss -- Hundreds of billions of dollars...and counting.
There are only a few stupider, more irresponsible things than driving drunk; but certainly one of them is to ignore the cataclysmic crisis it represents.
