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It's crazy to me that impaired driving isn't punished MUCH more harshly than it is. Here in the US it's not uncommon to just get like probation or a couple weekends of community service. Drunk driving is no different than if someone has a gun and starts randomly shooting it around on a crowded street. Regardless of whether or not a bullet hits anyone, that person is still definitely going to prison for some meaningful amount of time. Drunk driving is exactly the same thing, and should be treated just as harshly.
I've thought about this myself, repeat drink driving should be a short period of incarceration, because clearly nothing else is going to stop them.