OpinionNovember 22, 2006
DWI has costly consequences
To the editor: This is in response to the story about Ella Jean Pleasant's efforts to renew her driver's license. While I sympathize with her financial situation, that is not the issue here. The fact that she must pay so much to renew a license is that 35 years ago she made a decision to drive while intoxicated. In the process she injured someone else, paid a fine, spent a day in jail and had her license revoked for three years. Now she must pay $500 to get her license renewed...
To the editor: This is in response to the story about Ella Jean Pleasant's efforts to renew her driver's license.
While I sympathize with her financial situation, that is not the issue here. The fact that she must pay so much to renew a license is that 35 years ago she made a decision to drive while intoxicated. In the process she injured someone else, paid a fine, spent a day in jail and had her license revoked for three years. Now she must pay $500 to get her license renewed.
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I don't understand why she is complaining. She is not the only person caught driving under the influence who must pay. For every action there is a reaction.
ANITA NOCERA, Cape Girardeau
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