The State of Society

Nothing is beyond the reach of the alcohol industry.

The short and simple truth is that the alcohol industry controls society not just through corporate lobbying but through their army of lackeys, especially those in the judicial system. Case number 1: Leonard Little. To quote Wikipedia:

After leaving a birthday party in 1998, Little crashed into and killed Susan Gutweiler in St. Louis, Missouri whose two children were with her in the car. According to the police report, Little was so indifferent at the time of the accident that he said of Susan Gutweiler, "The bitch ran a yellow light and hit me, wrecking my $45,000 [expletive] car." When tested, his blood alcohol level measured 0.19 percent, a level well in excess of the statutory level of intoxication (0.08) in the state of Missouri. Little received four years probation and 1,000 hours of community service.

On April 24, 2004, he was arrested again for driving while intoxicated after being stopped by The Ladue Police Department for driving 78 in a 55 mile-per-hour zone on Interstate 64. At the time he had red eyes, smelled of alcohol and failed three roadside sobriety tests. He later admitted drinking alcohol to the police. After being convicted of misdemeanor speeding but acquitted of DWI, Little was sentenced to two years' probation on May 6, 2005.

So he drove drunk, killed someone, tacitly admitted to running a red light while blaming the victim, and ONLY served four years probation.

And then he did it again. Well almost. This time he didn't kill anyone but you'd think after one DUI manslaughter that a second DUI would land him in jail and you'd be wrong. More probation. Seems the judge didn't want to think about the moral implications of punishing someone for a crime he himself has likely committed and gotten away with at some point in his life. But don't worry, Little says he'll never forget about it and that he has to deal with it for the rest of his life. Poor Leonard Little.