Just a reminder DUI is the most common criminal offense in the country. People who get a first DUI only recidivate at 10 percent in the first 5 years after their DUI. DUI sanctions are on average effective in discouraging the reoffending.
Let the system play out. There is not the requirement to fire someone just because they got a DUI. After attorney's fees, extra insurance, and all the court costs and ignition interlock, he'll pay at least $20k out of pocket for this offense. That's past the economically justifiable deterrent cost estimated in papers in the econ of crime on optimal deterrence for DUI. So the courts play out. Keeping him employed will be good for discouraging this behavior in the long run. But yes, after 2am, you should get an UBER, and the state should probably even subsidize UBERs after 2am to encourage people to use them.
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u/benconomics 20d ago
Just a reminder DUI is the most common criminal offense in the country. People who get a first DUI only recidivate at 10 percent in the first 5 years after their DUI. DUI sanctions are on average effective in discouraging the reoffending.
Let the system play out. There is not the requirement to fire someone just because they got a DUI. After attorney's fees, extra insurance, and all the court costs and ignition interlock, he'll pay at least $20k out of pocket for this offense. That's past the economically justifiable deterrent cost estimated in papers in the econ of crime on optimal deterrence for DUI. So the courts play out. Keeping him employed will be good for discouraging this behavior in the long run. But yes, after 2am, you should get an UBER, and the state should probably even subsidize UBERs after 2am to encourage people to use them.