Dropping my cup of coffee is a mistake. Forgetting to pay your Telkom account is a mistake. Getting into your car so drunk you don't know you are driving on the wrong side of the road? Hitting and killing a cyclist? Trying to flee the scene? Wearing a shirt in poor taste to your court trial? Those are not mistakes: they are a reflection of selfishness, poor character, a person not fit to be part of society. FFS, what do you think is going to happen when you drive your car drunk? Maybe you'll drive it better?? Sorry, no second chances when you kill someone because of your own selfishness, stupidity, lack of self control etc. You pay.
