Question

On the way home from a party at which Alfred obviously drank too much, he runs his car into a tree killing his girlfriend. He is tried and convicted of vehicular homicide, but the judge, wishing to make an example of Alfred to others, sentences him to life in prison without parole, even though the maximum penalty allowed by law is for 20 years.

Answer 1

Maybe the Judge shouldn't have sent Alfred to life in prison, just to show off, even though the maximum penalty is 20 years total. The Judge should have gave him the maximum penalty, since he was drinking while driving, making a severe consequence, in killing his own girlfriend. His case isn't that bad, compared to others like Kidnappers, and Drug Dealers, Serial Killers as well. Drunk driving is very bad, but it is not bad enough to send the drunk person to life in prison.