A few years ago, my grandmother was returning from her cottage late in the afternoon. A drunk driver failed to stay in her lane and crashed head-on into her car. The driver, who was intoxicated, fled on foot, but was found hiding in a cornfield by a police officer shortly after the accident. After spending several days in the hospital and several months of recovery, my grandmother later discovered that this driver had fled the scene of the accident because he did not have a valid driver's license. He had previously been revoked due to a DUI offense; however, this was not his first offense. He had already had fifteen DUIs. His license was only revoked on his sixth alcohol-related offense. This chronic offender still continued to drive. How many years will it take and how many deaths will it take before we, as a society, decide enough is enough? Stricter laws and consequences should be put into effect to permanently revoke a license after a drunk driving offense to keep the public out of danger. Drunk drivers pose a threat and are harmful to society. Drunk driving dates back to history before cars were even invented. Hundreds of years ago, citizens frequented drinking establishments and did not hesitate to ride horses to return home. Every day there are drunk drivers, who have been and still seem to be a danger to everyone on the streets. When someone chooses to drink and drive, there is no respect for anyone other than themselves. Although some may think that a permanent driver's license revocation would be a solution to the drunk driving dilemma, statistics show that this is fundamentally not the case. Hsin-Li Chang carried out a study on seven hundred...... middle of paper ... painful and can become a dilemma for society. When an accident leaves a person debilitated, they may need to rely on public assistance for daily necessities and to manage their finances. Driving while intoxicated can and often does have a wide range of financial effects on our cities, states and the nation as a whole. Seeking support from an elected official to ease the burden on drunk drivers by passing mandatory drunk driving revocation laws could certainly be considered political suicide for the elected official. We are a country of second chances. If a potential law does not have a negative effect on politicians or voters personally, they are less likely to support the cause. History has proven that it is an unpopular decision for a politician to support laws that would allow permanent revocation of a driver's license, even though it would mean a much safer place for us..