Check out the court reports from this week in the local newspaper and you’ll see a shameful statistic. Not only are there several DUI charges in there, but nearly half of them also involve driving under suspension or revocation. There are also a number of drivers arrested for driving under suspension or revocation, two of them their fourth offense!

This is ridiculous. If someone has enough disregard for the safety of others to drive under the influence, they certainly are reckless enough to keep driving after someone takes their license away. The law needs to be tougher.

When someone is convicted of DUI they should lose their vehicle. Period. It should be confiscated and either auctioned at the police auction or turned over to the leinholder if it’s being financed. Obviously taking away a little plastic card is not enough to prevent these people from getting behind the wheel and putting us all at risk.