Only repeat offenders are sentenced to death! An old man killed by a drug driver was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months. The victim's family: If there is no severe punishment, more people will die in vain.

In December last year, the man Chen Chongyu drove a Mercedes without a license after taking drugs. He lost control and rushed into the car, killing a 73-year-old man surnamed Chen who was dumping garbage, and injuring three other men.

Last year, a man named Chen Chongyu was hit and killed by a drug-driving driver, surnamed Chen, who was out taking out the trash. The Keelung District People's Court announced the verdict at 11:30 this morning and sentenced Chen to seven years and eight months in prison for drug-driving causing death. Facing the verdict, Chen Weng's fourth daughter Chen Jiejie sobbed: "I was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months for killing a life." "My dad lost his life. He only lost a few years of freedom. The punishment is not enough!" Coincidentally, the Legislative Yuan passed the amendment to some provisions of the Criminal Law of the Republic of China on the third reading this afternoon, stating that drug-driving recidivism causing death is punishable by up to the death penalty, and may also be subject to a fine of less than NT$10 million.

In response to the Legislative Yuan's decision to increase the punishment for habitual drug driving offenders, Chen Jiejie said that the Legislative Yuan approved on the third reading that repeat drug driving offenders can be sentenced to death if they cause death. This means that the first time drug driving kills a person, he will not be sentenced to death. He will have to wait until he commits drug driving again and kills another person before he can be sentenced to death. Therefore, a second victim must appear before the judge can sentence the habitual drug driving offender to death. Isn't the first victim who was killed by drug driving a human being? The first person to be killed, who will redress his grievance? How many more people have to die to gain the attention of the judiciary?

Chen Jiejie said that if the government does not use heavy penalties to curb the unhealthy trend of drug driving, and sentences drug drivers to death when drug driving kills people for the first time, more victims will die in vain, and more families of victims will be heartbroken. The next victim may be someone close to you, or someone you know, and deaths caused by drug driving will definitely continue to occur.

In addition, Chen Jiejie is also disappointed with the judicial system in Taiwan. She said that the current criminal law for drug driving causing death can carry a maximum sentence of 10 years, and it should be at least 9 years, close to 10 years. However, the national judge only sentenced Chen Guanyu to 7 years and eight months in prison; she will definitely appeal and seek justice for her late father.