This sounds like true liberal thinking. Unfortunately, many innocent family members suffer when the father or mother is sent to jail for a crime. In other words, following the line of reasoning in the editorial, a criminal should be spared jail or prison time if there are innocent family members. It has been proved that fines or jail time don't keep repeat offenders off the road. There are too many repeat offenders.
Drastic action is necessary.
Bravo to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office policy. There is an answer to the problem of watercraft killing manatees. Controlling speed zones is not the answer. Pass a law that requires all water vehicles that are propeller-driven to have a bonnet, shroud or other device to cover the spinning propeller, which has a slightly curved bend in the direction of travel. This way, if a watercraft hits a manatee, the spinning blades will not hit it but the covering will.