The people who understand this message are rational people who comprehend the idea of consequences and have control over their the choice of whether to drink or not. People convicted for drunk driving, however, have a strong possibility of being either alcoholics or potential alcoholics. This is what provincial justice systems are starting to see. Our educational messages have been sent but not received. The reason for this is simple.
Alcoholism is a chronic, incurable, progressive and fatal illness.
The most natural thing in the world for an alcoholic to do is drink. There is a common stereotype of what an alcoholic is in this society that is not accurate and people are misled into thinking that lack of education rather than alcoholism is the cause of all those D.W.I.s. Unless this idea is changed, certain people are going to keep drinking and driving. Something else is required to make a difference. A short course on the effects of alcohol will not do it.