# Throw him in solitary for 22 months.  Then drop the charges.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-him-in-solitary-for-22-months-then-drop-the-charges/652314>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 7, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-him-in-solitary-for-22-months-then-drop-the-charges/652314 "2013-03-07T19:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-him-in-solitary-for-22-months-then-drop-the-charges/652314/41 "2013-03-08T18:04:25Z")

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> [@MichaelEmouse](#):
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> DUI is a serious public danger. Justice has been delayed too long already. He must face up to his irresponsibility and be tried. And in the meantime, well…we can’t take any chances that he might flee, can we? And since he must have a serious aversion to prison, we can’t let him stay in the general prison population.

Guilty until proven innocent?

Well then let’s forget such things as filing charges, presenting a case in court before a jury, and getting a conviction :rolleyes:

That’s pretty fucking stupid.

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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-him-in-solitary-for-22-months-then-drop-the-charges/652314/42 "2013-03-08T18:14:19Z")

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No, don’t say it, people. Don’t!

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-him-in-solitary-for-22-months-then-drop-the-charges/652314/43 "2013-03-08T18:15:11Z")

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Whoosh?

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