Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-29 | Page 4 | Illumination

I ILLUMINATION jT IT is good to know as a police court attori i L torney pointed out in traffic court the theother theother J other day just what are the penalties to be imposed under the law upon drunken drivers 1 The state law provides for first offense a Jail sentence of not less less- than thirty days and not more than six months or a fine of J. J 5 not ot less than or over or both fine finet t tand and imprisonment For second offenses the f Jail term runs from 90 days to a year and the maximum fine is 1000 J After reading day after day of the mild 4 treatment accorded drunken drivers in the 2 3 courts COUttS the statute itself called to public notice notice no- no 4 tice looks like a rare bit of news The point upon which this discovery was made is that there may be a conflict between I state law and the tile city ordinance in Salt Lake t Certainly the two should be in harmony 1 But Butmore more certain still is that there should be a rigid enforcement of the law once it is j harmonized if perchance it is now incon- incon J The prosecutors and the courts have been i too gentle with drunken drivers Too many t. t have escaped punishment alt altogether gether and 1 tampering with cases has been the rule rather rath- rath Of er than the exception l Flaws in the law must be amended loopholes loopholes loop loop- holes of escape plugged and backroom tam- tam with Justice stopped