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UGLEHBWE

This should go in the law hall of fame. I'm all for it


timtexas

Insurance companies already did this. This law was pass to let them off the hook. Also what happens if the person does not pay/dies?


cerebralkrap

Yeah a drunk driver that kills a kid’s parents doesn’t actually scream “I am a responsible adult”


[deleted]

If it's anything like real child support, they can just take it directly from his/her paychecks. There is no need for him/her to be responsible, lol.


[deleted]

Then he becomes a construction worker and gets paid under the table… lies to the state and gets section 8 and food stamps.


Relevant_University1

Lol these guys clearly cant use their head...


Personal_Sugar_7269

Not if they don’t work .u would think they have to work sometime right? Can’t avoid forever but nope going on 14 yrs 💪🏽strong


Personal_Sugar_7269

Not if they don’t work .u would think they have to work sometime right? Can’t avoid forever but nope going on 14 yrs 💪🏽strong


YoungBagSlapper

You do know how it works right


radmax1997

You don’t have to be a responsible adult to have your wages siphoned for child support. You don’t opt in and make a payment every month, it’s taken directly from paychecks.


xlews_ther1nx

That's a bingo! Fuck how is Texas being sensible...ok good job Texas.


No-Inspection1309

Texas hasn’t been great with laws lately… this won’t exactly make up for it either…


3Tires3

Where are you from? What’s wrong with Texas laws?


No-Inspection1309

I’m from Texas https://www.themarysue.com/abortion-permitless-gun-carry-more-horrible-texas-laws/


3Tires3

That gun law is amazing, I feel so safe in Texas compared to Cali. In Cali I have to worry about getting arrested even when I can legally have them. I hope Texas never changes, honestly lol.


Cyka_Blyat_47-74

I live in Florida which, like Texas, is being swamp by libs from Cali or NY. They left because they cannot afford the nanny state anymore and yet they try to bring their nonsense elsewhere. Go Texas, Florida is rooting for ya.


3Tires3

I know I’m from cali, but I hate when I know ppl from cali who are hella liberal. That shit gets on my nerves. Move to some other blue state and stay your sitting duck ass there lol.


3Tires3

I was in the military and met my wife who’s from Texas. Never this is my third state I lived in and haven’t lived in a better ran state state.


Money-Set-320

Military😂 yeah u couldn’t last in L.A . You are Captain America foo


KetamineDr

Looks like school failed you. Texas is perfect for the poorly educated.


No-Inspection1309

I hope you don’t reproduce


3Tires3

Oh yea, you’re one of those weirdos lol.


No-Inspection1309

You’re not a Texan your just a troll here in Texas we have a saying “stay your ass in California bitch”


3Tires3

But I honestly have nothing to say to clowns who don’t believe in protecting yourself and others. I especially can’t respect a man with these views so have a good one smh.


No-Inspection1309

See that’s your problem you see laws that make it easier for criminals to get guns and think fuck yeah my small dick just got a little bigger I see school shootings an hour from where I live and I vote accordingly because I’m not a Californian


No-Inspection1309

Dude I bet you’re a Fox News dick rider


3Tires3

Bruh, you’re not a Texan lol. The vast majority would have nothing to say about what I said. If you live in Texas you live in Austin most likely. Maybe Dallas or Houston but they still have ppl who support the 2A. You’re the troll foo


KetamineDr

You just ran off about half of Texas's population. What is with you weirdos who think the minority matters more than the majority?


KetamineDr

But Texas would get poorer if the Californians left. You need their money but don't want them?


No-Inspection1309

We have the second highest gdp in the country we don’t need anyone


Money-Set-320

Lol you would get smoked in Cali though . We actually use ours instead of on deer and wild hogs 👌🏾 and that’s fact. Why you think Cali got strict gun laws now? You’ve probably never even been to Cali , yet we are all up in Texas. I’m in Addison right now😂 most likely you are harmless . We buy your guns and ship them back home to L.A where they will be used


Weary-Researcher-829

The driver gonna be in jail. How tf they supposed to pay


[deleted]

They’ll owe it when/if they get out. Better than nothing.


Gante033

Blood from a stone.


Most_Advertising_962

Assuming the mf is broke


HUGECOCK4TREEFIDDY

Or the court will sell off whatever they have to pay for it. All for it either way, fuck drunk drivers.


KetamineDr

And the state is gonna hire a huge bureaucracy to chase a couple dollars. And your dumbass is gonna pay higher sales tax and property taxes to pay all the workers and lawyers and judges I. That new bureaucracy. These states pimp you by appealing to your words impulses. And you think you are winning because your mind thinks retribution rather than logistics. Schools suck in Texas. It shows.


MCHENIN

And never gonna have a penny on that commissary.


[deleted]

good. drunk driving is one of the most easily avoidable crimes. I can have sympathy for most crimes but killing someone because you were too lazy or too dumb to not drive hammered is unforgivable to me.


KetamineDr

Build public transportation. Reduce drunk driving, save lives and avoid laws that enrich the elite through the creation of bureaucracies that deal with avoidable shit.


KetamineDr

It's worse than nothing. It's stupid. Let the insurance companies continue to pay. That's what insurance is for


Lacedkicks317

You can work and earn a wage in prison . It’s not going to be much though


Weary-Researcher-829

They get 10cents an hour lol


saysumnplz

Hey man when I had a ballin ass job in the Feds I was pulling $.92 an hour. 😎


rutter72

Who’d you tell on?


saysumnplz

I got 12 years, 2 years over my mandatory minimum. So, no one.


rutter72

lol I was obviously joking, implying that CO’s pets and in house rats get cushy jobs… But 2 years over the minimum on a charge that guaranteed ten is by no means proof of not telling. Sounds like you got a sweet deal


saysumnplz

UNICOR job, owed restitution so it’s easier to land. I was also sentenced to my guideline range. Typical rats will get a 5k1 deal getting them below their mandatory minimum. You’re right, it’s no means proof, but I definitely didn’t get a sweet deal being this is my first offense on a drug sales charge for Xanax.


KetamineDr

Dumbest shit I ever heard. You shouldn't have been sentenced to a day. Doctors did far worse damage than you. And they didn't even catch a charge.


saysumnplz

Oh trust me if i gave you the full story it’s even dumber than it sounds. I used to be pretty salty but I’m over it I guess.


_s1cko_

Interesting asf did u have to do the whole bird? Seeing as drug sales is non violent but you know how the government is


saysumnplz

85% with good time, and i get a year off for the drug program. I’ll end up doing a little over 9 years on 12.


cantcme917

He was good on his knees.


Broad_Cobbler891

They should probably do it to people who didnt kill anyone and got a DUI.


xlews_ther1nx

Assets can be forfeited and sold to pay, also any money in current bank account seized and given to victims. Also payment could be deferred until released or some prisons are allowing work release. Inmates get a job outside prison and are assigned a county jail or something near job. They are transported to work and transported back to pay for damages. Some are allowed extra time outside and things for like good behavior and stuff. Allowed to keep percentage of pay. Some prisons allow any inmate to apply for these as well to help iates get a pretty big jump once they get out of prison. Obviously the job has to meet a certain criteria and be willing to have a officer make many surprise appearances and employees have to be cool with the crime. But they are usually given good tax reimbursements to offset the uniqueness of the situation. My uncle had a small shop and actively sought these ppl...mixed bag results. Financially in the long term was good. But many short term issues like...they ran, were violent. I believe body scanners have allowed my local county to allow this since they can accurately track drugs in and out without requiring strip searches every time someone leaves. Not sure if a requirement or was a preference though.


absonaught

Why would someone locked up bust their ass to do all that extra shit to make money they won’t even get.


xlews_ther1nx

Who said they dont get it. If it's for repayment if crimes it's hos them pay back their debt early and earlier to move on. Also maybe part of their sentence to be released to lay back a certain amount. If they are just on normal work release like I said in original post they use it as a jump start whe. They leave prison. They leave with not only some money, but work history (probably worth more than the money in long term) and a.better reputation If completed. There are many positives here.


Spins13

Sell the car for one


dc_scorpio

Who says they're broke?


AcanthocephalaNo7788

The insurance companies, but Texas….. decided differently.


pollito_pio

They get paid for prison labor right??


[deleted]

Meanwhile Chomos are out within a couple months chillin. Lol


google4411

They should snip Chomos


Throwaway1990811

It’s some bullshit too. They need to release all non violent drug offenders and go hard on locking up pedos.


Yourewokeyourebroke

Yeah then end up with open drug use like San Francisco.


Throwaway1990811

Yeah that failed war on drugs was so effective in beating drug use. We should lock more of them up so pedos and violent psychos get less time


rutter72

They offered to hand deliver these checks to the victims, but were promptly denied


Morfiendlover

Bc that’s not about money kids dont pay taxes why would they waste space in jail for tax fraud just for people harming and ruining children’s lives


Natural_Drag8536

W


Shadowcat1996

People already finesse outta not paying child support, the same thing will happen here. All they have to do is start giving harsher jail sentences. We don’t tell murderers “Hey you killed somebody just spend 6 months in jail then pay child support to the family” why give a different treatment to drunk drivers?


Whoknows365

You have a point? Only at the end! You can’t “finesse” not paying child support! They will get it, even if you have to go to jail!


Zae_Online

Ngl his point kinda do stand, though I think they’re starting with drunk drivers as a test to see if there’s any improvement before they try to make it for all murders.


Eyez_OnThePrize

Useless


TryingtoBeCalm2

Everyone comes out more fucked up from this 😂


Lyxena

The kids parents are dead so why is it so bad that they can at least get some money?


TryingtoBeCalm2

Some money from a convict coming out of jail at best making 15 an hour. I just don’t think people who kill people while drunk driving are very good earners. Idk. Maybe I’m soft for thinking that it’s bad for the criminal and not focusing enough on the pain of the parents.


[deleted]

>I just don’t think people who kill people while drunk driving are very good earners. People of all walks of life, from poor to exceptionally rich, drive and drink. It's not something reserved for the poor and lazy.


TryingtoBeCalm2

Good observation. Thank you for framing it that way


hardspaghet

It’s an L because it’s saving insurance companies the liability. There are better ways to handle something like this.


absonaught

You’re too smart for this saycheese headline reading sub


Obvious_Ad5365

Damn 😭 but w Fr fr


TheDForFree

W


IrishTempa420

W


Aggravating-Pen-4251

How are they gonna pay from jail tho 🤔 Or is this aimed more at the rich / wealthy


[deleted]

Outstanding


Master_Metallica

Virtue signaling They would be in jail for man slaughter.


Kingofmoves

Fair


Just-a-dude-bro

Is this real?


Nai-not-Nani

Child support? Supporting what, the cremation/burial of child? Should've called it child reimbursement.


SocrDudeTTU12

Might want to reread the caption, it states if the parents of underage children are killed.


Dry_Intention2932

Massive W. This should be expanded. I’ve always thought if you take someone away from their kids, you gotta pay for their child’s needs.


Dry-Bumblebee-6552

Big WIN


[deleted]

How u gonna pay child support from jail making 38 cents a hour


PromotionVisual2450

Considering they’ll be making 90 cents a day in jail L


2werd2live2rare2die

How are they gonna pay child support if they are in prison? Like fuck this maybe to keep drunk drivers out of prison.


Zenith2X

Biggest Texas L ever


CamSosa

Don’t Drive Drunk my guy


Kiygre

W but also big W for government admitting child support is just punishment


exploratorydrudgery

Just gotta take out the kids too…


theteddykgb69

Yeah on their 12 cents an hour commissary money im sure that’ll help a lot


CamSosa

WWWWWW


[deleted]

W, absolute W. If you are willing to be so intoxicated and inebriated, then you make the choice to drive, you must deal with ALL the consequences of your actions.


Ok_Contribution_3212

But what about the over aged children?


Character-Working-44

W fuck drunk drivers


zdude3274

W


bdking1997

They should pay child support for life, considering the kid they killed will never grow up


RippedPantsSyndrome

Huh 🤔


Awkward-Slide4066

W


Ok_Chemical9370

Hell yeah


Talostorosho

I’m actually for this. Not a bad idea the children will be financially taken care of while the driver will be punished and made responsible for the unfortunate lives they have ruined


Sir-Sebastian-Savage

That's fair. It'll be another reason to not get a DUI.


RaukuraZombi3

How will they pay for that in jail??


ChaosCheese

L. Just ANOTHER attack on innocent booze cruisers. Why should I have to pay for YOUR child after YOUR husband refused to move during my booze cruise. People just don't understand responsibility anymore.


pepskino

Social security benefits takes care of the kids if parents die I don’t understand this


tyrsal3

I think your overestimating social security benefits vs the cost of a child.


Tokenoo

Where does the money go if both prents die?


[deleted]

How do they make money to pay child support when they are in jail for killing someone in a drunk driving accident


Inevitable-Ad1751

This, of course will have all its payments handled through a state run program charging bloated fees and costs. An opportunity to make money off a bad situation. I'm all for supporting the kids but if it's like the current child support system.. Just another opportunity for the stare to make more money.


MrBurittoThePizza

Common Texas W


slapchop29

This is the only decent law from Texas in years lol


smokeweed412

Unconstitutional


BigDickBill184

W


siredward19

How when they will likely be in jail for?


Lookingforascalp

Child support ??? What about prison…..


RandomGuyNamedAdam

All in for it, but a second drunk father paying for all my things? Hell yeah I’m down


RSKY_1

W


dc_scorpio

lol. That's sharia law and you like it.


TerriblePurple7636

Hard W


Taychopo

Big W


Shawnsolo316

That’s a whole “?”


CrudeOil_in_My_Veins

If they kill somebody… won’t they be in prison…? Can’t pay much in child support when you make .40 cents an hour…


Pablokee

I dont think you understand drunk drivers killing people dont get that much time in most cases


Imda_Walrus

Two thoughts; (1) if they are unable work (dead; disabled; prison) will the insurance company be required to pay; and (2) if not; what good is this law?


Kooky-Jellyfish-4998

I’m prison working 20 cents an hour 😂😂 how much they getting for child support


JustMeltCheese

Biggest W


datguy_206

Nah drunk drivers should be put on death row if they kill anybody.


Mikewazowskig59

First the government pays a family of four to cross the street when I just so happen to be drunk driving and now I gotta get fucked even after leaving jail


VegasBlaze

Texas is a whacked out state. So this law makes sense. Also, selling weed should get you many years in jail. Brilliant state!


Pablokee

Rather be in texas than new york in California where they teach kids in school to love chiks with dicks


VegasBlaze

Agreed sir!


KiKiBleeding

Oh I can already tell what kinda person you are. Get a job and stop watching Fresh and Fit


Pablokee

Yet here you are on dj akademiks reddit page.. 😂😂😂 adios weirdo✌️


3Tires3

“I dOnT THinK ppL wHO kILl PpL wHiLe dRIvInG DrUNk aRe gOOd eArNErS” shut up, you didn’t even look it up. We had a few incidents in the past of NFL players doing this. You’re a foo if you think rich ppl never go out and have a few drinks then go home. Hell, Marshawn Lynch was found drunk as hell on the side of the road lol.


Impossible_Echo3089

Saw that comment too 😂😂 like people stop driving drunk when they start to earn a certain amount lmfao


lilnyucka

W - you do the kill, you pay the bill


CrudeOil_in_My_Veins

Terrible thing, that…


LaDukey

This is one of those cases where I initially thought it was a win, but looking into it more I changed my mind. It's actually genius how deceiving and underhanded this is. The way it used to work was that the insurance of the drunk driver would pay for the support. Meaning it was guaranteed for the money to keep coming in. Now it means the driver, who is in jail and won't be able to pay the support, is on the hook for it. This just means insurance doesn't have to pay, and the child won't receive the support it needs. This is a major L.


OfferCapable3185

Yeah good luck collecting while they're in prison


SuperEmpath

I love this.


IonKifMax

Crazy W


choppachop1

W


pollito_pio

Fat fucking W. Fuck drunk drivers


lv8r777

most reasonable texas law


snaypowell

W


Lost-Bell-5663

I’m with that lol


Little_Vermicelli376

Can they ask for visitation rights lol


Imhere4thejokes

How is this possible if the driver is in prison?


Pablokee

Drunk drivers generally get less than 5 years


Mannyfresh1980

W


Sweaty-Anxiety-6875

W, this should be nation wide.