A person drinks and drives but doesn't hurt anyone. is it a mistake that's easily forgiven? A person does the same thing (drinks and drives) but hits someone and either handicaps that person for life or kills that person. Still just a mistake to shrug off? In both cases, the action he did was the same. The results are different, but shouldn't it be about the irresponsible and dangerous actions, not whether or not you were lucky enough to not handicap or kill someone? What if he had killed a child, sibling, parent, or friend of yours? How would you feel then?