pandanic123
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Long story short, I myself have never drove drunk or been convicted of anything drink driving related but I am at a loss and I really need some advice. My brother is 22 and is a serial drunk driver. He got away with it for a good 2 years, but he is also aggressive and violent and he has been arrested dozens of times in the last year alone for domestic offences (none of which he was convicted for). My mum and dad live separately, and at the time my brother was living with his girlfriend, was constantly skint and asking to borrow money of my parents. pretty much once a week we were calling the police at my mums house due to abusive behaviour if he was told he cannot have money.
About 2 months ago when my brother kicked off again the police came, arrested him as usual and took him away. They increased something on the system to 'dangerous' and as they were aware he was drunk that night they would pick it up on a system if he drives by ?? I'm not so sure on how it works. His girlfriend at the time would not make a statement against him for drink driving so they wouldn't charge him.
About a week later he was caught drunk driving, over the limit etc but got to keep his licence until his court date. Obviously he got caught again the next week, he refused a breath test and then had blood taken. still got to keep his licence. At his court date for the first offence he was only given a 6 week ban??? Not sure about any fine? I thought this would have been interim while they are still investigating the second offence but fast forward 6 weeks and he has already got his licence bacck!! In the last 6 weeks he has again been arrested multiple times for his violent behaviour and nothing seems to happen. I have made statement after statement and he gets away with it. Today he even laughed in my face about it. I just worry that next time he gets in a car he will kill someone or himself.
Can anyone give me some advice as to what has happened? He is a pathological liar so no one really knows if he has another court date or not but i just thought it was taken much more seriously than a 6 week ban. Feels like a slap on the wrist and he will most definitely do it again.
Thank you in advance
About 2 months ago when my brother kicked off again the police came, arrested him as usual and took him away. They increased something on the system to 'dangerous' and as they were aware he was drunk that night they would pick it up on a system if he drives by ?? I'm not so sure on how it works. His girlfriend at the time would not make a statement against him for drink driving so they wouldn't charge him.
About a week later he was caught drunk driving, over the limit etc but got to keep his licence until his court date. Obviously he got caught again the next week, he refused a breath test and then had blood taken. still got to keep his licence. At his court date for the first offence he was only given a 6 week ban??? Not sure about any fine? I thought this would have been interim while they are still investigating the second offence but fast forward 6 weeks and he has already got his licence bacck!! In the last 6 weeks he has again been arrested multiple times for his violent behaviour and nothing seems to happen. I have made statement after statement and he gets away with it. Today he even laughed in my face about it. I just worry that next time he gets in a car he will kill someone or himself.
Can anyone give me some advice as to what has happened? He is a pathological liar so no one really knows if he has another court date or not but i just thought it was taken much more seriously than a 6 week ban. Feels like a slap on the wrist and he will most definitely do it again.
Thank you in advance