Drunk driving has blindly taken the lives of citizens and the punishment for this crime does not include its destruction. In Mississippi, a first-time drunk driving offense only results in a ninety-day license suspension. Drunk drivers kill people every year. If punishments for drunk driving became more severe and distracted drunk drivers paid the full consequences of their illegal behavior, the number of people killed by drunk drivers would decrease. Some argue that if the government strengthened drunk driving laws, it would have an economically negative effect on the social aspect of alcohol consumption in a city; however, DUI laws would have a direct effect on repeat offenders and drinkers who ignore the law. Some people argue that if stricter DUI laws existed, they would only have a negative financial effect on cities instead of stopping drunk driving. In the article "At Issue: Drunk Driving", the author explains how drunk driving remains a problem and what effect stricter drunk driving laws would have on social alcohol consumption in cities. The article states what people think about tougher social drinking laws: “Others believe the current legal limit is adequate and tougher laws would penalize social drinking instead of drunk drivers” (ProQuest Staff). The author argues that if the government passed tougher DUI laws, they would no more stop drunk driving than they would hurt the city financially. However, the safety of the people within the city should remain the priority over money. In the same article, the author states that the safety of people in cities is under threat. The author provides statistical evidence that drunk driving has a direct effect on traffic fatalities: “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 40% of total traffic deaths in the United States are due to drunkenness…half of the paper... ....ks CitedCarreon, Victoria. “The Social Consequences of Drinking and Driving.” Guest Information. Pay Dirt, Web. 14, November 2013. http://infohost.nmt.edu/~paydirt/j/index.php/archives/71-drinking-and-driving.Lee, Evan. “DUI: Penalties Aren't Harsh Enough for Violators.” The news gallery. Np, Oct. 24, 2013, Web. Nov. 11, 2013. http://blog.thenewstribune.com/letters/2013/10/24/penalties-not-sever-enough-for-drunk-driving/.“Preventing DUI Repeat Offenders ”. IgnitionInterlockDevice.org. Np, Web. 14 November 2013. http://www.ignitioninterlockdevice.org/repeatduioffenders.html.Price, Michael. “The bill would penalize repeat DUI offenders.” Daily local news. Nestogramma, Np, 11 May 2013. Web. 13 November 2013. http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20130511/NEWS01/130519912.ProQuest Staff. “In question: driving while intoxicated.” ProQuest LLC. 2013: page n. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. November 11 2013.