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If the kid blew a .24 he was wasted.
I used to do this stuff for a living and if you blow a .24 you are significantly impaired. While the outward signs of a .24 are different for different people I can guarantee that your judgement will be off significantly, your responsiveness to various stimuli will be way off and your vision will be substantially impaired. With hundreds of DUI busts I can say for certain that NOBODY who blows a .24 could pass for sober.
I have no idea why the judge thought probation was a reasonable sentence. It's one of those sentences that rightfully makes sane people sit back and say "Really? How can any reasonable person consider this sentence to be 'justice' much less rehabilitative?"
I'll chime in on this if I may. I have friend in Canada who gave a clean .3 reading a few years ago and was hospitalized immediately. Drunk as far as I know is anything near .20 - This is a 16 year old boy who couldn't possibly weigh more than what? 150? Yeah, it's a miracle he didn't simply pass out and then choke in his vomit before he killed these people.