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Sep 24, 2009, 12:15 PM
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They should have their licenses revoked for life. My dad told me along time ago driving is a privilege. Whenever my dad or mother would buy me something when I was a child if I broke it or show no car to take care of it then they took it away and I never got it back....now that I think about it my Sega Genesis was tossed out the window into the street cause I would kick it around my room when I had company over he caught me doing that and goodbye.
Same thing with these *******s not only drunk drivers but all idiots on the road. Fast drivers and aggressive drivers bike, car, or truck. I don't care your going down.....don't plea not guilty cause I will show up in court too.
Sep 24, 2009, 01:26 PM
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This is a polarizing subject. Honestly, alcohol is only one way people are "impaired" when driving.
Surely there are many other circumstances that cause death (car neglect, talking / texting on the cell phone, age, drugs, not paying attention, health issues, etc, etc, etc.). And yet, as a society, we punish the drunk drivers more than anyone. So much in fact, that you could gargle scope, chew some gum, and blow a .08, pay 12k (how many people have this laying around?), go to Jail, talk with MADD, and have it held over your head the rest of your life.
Then, when your friend dies in an bike accident, the cops blame it on the one beer he had (not the huge chunk of asphalt laying in the road), and arrest your other friend (who also had one beer) for drunk driving after he spent the last 20 minutes trying to recessitate your now dead friend.
Now don't get me wrong, im not defending drunk drivers. If you are stupid enough to get in a car after getting hammered, someone should straight up rips your ***** off. However, we have taken it too far. Our prisons are already beyond full (lots of articles here), costing an average of $60 billion a year, not to mention the loss of productivity from having over 2million people in jail.
With all that being said, my prayers and thoughts go to Mark's family. That is a sad way to lose a son, and I hope they can find some sense of peace with the situation.
Surely there are many other circumstances that cause death (car neglect, talking / texting on the cell phone, age, drugs, not paying attention, health issues, etc, etc, etc.). And yet, as a society, we punish the drunk drivers more than anyone. So much in fact, that you could gargle scope, chew some gum, and blow a .08, pay 12k (how many people have this laying around?), go to Jail, talk with MADD, and have it held over your head the rest of your life.
Then, when your friend dies in an bike accident, the cops blame it on the one beer he had (not the huge chunk of asphalt laying in the road), and arrest your other friend (who also had one beer) for drunk driving after he spent the last 20 minutes trying to recessitate your now dead friend.
Now don't get me wrong, im not defending drunk drivers. If you are stupid enough to get in a car after getting hammered, someone should straight up rips your ***** off. However, we have taken it too far. Our prisons are already beyond full (lots of articles here), costing an average of $60 billion a year, not to mention the loss of productivity from having over 2million people in jail.
With all that being said, my prayers and thoughts go to Mark's family. That is a sad way to lose a son, and I hope they can find some sense of peace with the situation.
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I feel for anyone who has lost a family member to a drunk driver.
Sep 24, 2009, 09:41 PM
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Don't confuse the meaning of my statement with me ignorantly saying that everyone that drinks is automatically drunk when they finish drinking. But what percentage of people who end up drunk (like stupid drunk) didn't plan on that? If a person goes out drinking and is aware that they have a tendency to get trashed then I'm sorry, they are fully aware.
Sep 24, 2009, 11:14 PM
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in my criminal justice classes we talked about DD....and 80% of fatal accidents due to DD the BAC was above .20 (or something high like that) .08 is really strict...
Sep 25, 2009, 12:19 AM
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technology will be the only solution to this problem.
Sep 25, 2009, 12:35 AM
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everyone bashing DD.. understand human error. Society picked out drunk driving as the base of all hell in this country. I do feel for losing family from drunk driving and Hell, I get 5 teeth just dangling in my mouth from a drunk driver. but realize how dangerous STREET RACING is or talking on the cell phone is or eating at the wheel is. Hey they all kill people... now tell me you NEVER talk on the cell phone, eat or especially street race.
Sep 25, 2009, 04:55 AM
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I was almost t-boned by a drunk driver last night on my way home, less than a block from my house. It was 2:30 am and I was sitting at a stop sign, getting ready to pull out and I see this car heading really fast towards their stop sign. I waited as I didn't know what this idiot was going to do... well the car never even stopped at the stop sign! Blew right threw at about 45 mph, almost missed a 90 degree turn and then practically stopped half way into the next intersection. I seriously felt very lucky!
Sep 25, 2009, 05:10 AM
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sleep in the car, put your keys in the trunk. Get a cab to club/party. Dont drink and drive its stupid. Even you drive very very carefully because you had a couple of beers, you get in car accident even if its not your fault...you can get in trouble.
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