Tennessee Senate passed a bill requiring drunk drivers to pay child support if they cause a death of a parent.

[5th Letter]

 

[Dwayne]

Only because if they do this they have to do for everything that involves the death of a parent then

 

[Dwayne]

Also, if the DD has kids they will suffer as well.


Folks ain’t walking around with money having to go to jail and get out to support multiple families

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

This should be nation-wide. The high and drunk bastard who crash into and killed my cousin should be first on the fuckin choppin block.

 

[VIBE]

Also, if the DD has kids they will suffer as well.


Folks ain’t walking around with money having to go to jail and get out to support multiple families

or wait, here’s a brilliant idea, DONT DRINK AND DRIVE! There’s multiple options for one to get home…

 

[KINGEC]

I have absolutely no problem with this.

 

[Rubato]

Nice symbolic move but who can pay child support from prison?

 

[Dwayne]

or wait, here’s a brilliant idea, DONT DRINK AND DRIVE! There’s multiple options for one to get home…

I’m the biggest supporter of fuck folks who drink and drive.

 

[grYmes]

No sympathy for drunk drivers so fuck it.

 

[SeaSnake]

I mean if they don’t got the money then what tho

 

[VIBE]

I mean if they don’t got the money then what tho

most of them prob won’t tbh

 

[Kzzl]

Nice symbolic move but who can pay child support from prison?

Sitting in prison for XX years while accumulating CS debt.
Won't have a driver's license so they can't drive to work to pay the money owed upon release.
They will have the felony on their record, so a significant number of jobs/careers will be out of the question.
Them kids ain't gonna see a penny, if they do it won't be for years. And the chances for recidivism for such a convict are high.
The only people benefitting from this are the private prisons holding the DD and the voting districts manipulating bodies.

I don't know if TN has a work-release program, that may be the only way a child could see any money.
But that still depends on how much the state is willing to share with the child victims.
Though, if the work-release is only available for non-violent offenses, shit would be irrelevant.

 

[shutupGabi]

The south dont never think nothing through

 

[Scandalust313]

Nice symbolic move but who can pay child support from prison?

Maybe they will be required to get a job in prison?

It may only pay few bucks but every dollar earned will go toward the child support

Idk...like you said, "nice symbolic move"

 

[Rubato]

Maybe they will be required to get a job in prison?

It may only pay few bucks but every dollar earned will go toward the child support

Idk...like you said, "nice symbolic move"

I feel like in most of these cases the court orders restitution to be paid regardless, so it’s entirely symbolic and no actual change

 

[Scandalust313]

I feel like in most of these cases the court orders restitution to be paid regardless, so it’s entirely symbolic and no actual change

Honestly, "actual change" has never been the goal...all of it is symbolic

 

[Rubato]

Honestly, "actual change" has never been the goal...all of it is symbolic

 

[Allah_U_Akbar]

This ain’t even remotely feasible and it’s impossible to enforce.

 

[Gucci7383]

I mean if they don’t got the money then what tho

Start taxing them work checks and take all there cars and property

 

[IP360]

"HEY GUYS! LOOK WHAT WE DID!" - Tennessee government