How Many Does It Take?

I read in the news today about a man in Ohio who is being charged with his 17th DUI! The story begs the question, "What type of enforcement system allows someone the opportunity to go out and engage in this potentially murderous behavior 17 times?" How many instances of DUI does it take to kill someone? One! This guy has 17, and that's only the 17 times he was caught for it. He has a felony DUI case pending in the court system, and he went out and got a second felony charge by managing to get caught for DUI 4 times in one month. By his 5th or 6th DUI it should have been clear to authorities that this guy was not going to stop getting behind the wheel after drinking.

I know he hasn't killed anyone (yet), and believe me, I am weary of imprisoning people on the basis of patterns of dangerous behavior (3 strikes laws, etc.). But at some point we have to put the safety of the general public in front of the individual rights of a few. Especially of those few who apparently believe it is their right to operate a vehicle under the influence.