yeah, same with murder, I have the right to face my accuser in court, it's not my fault that he's dead... well, it is but still ;P

When there is a quintuple fold increase in the likelihood of you seriously injuring yourself and others, I think you should put the black and white way of handling things aside.

 

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Why thank you Mithan

I have been too busy to really post but I am still lurking a lot... it has become an addiction...

 

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So society has no right to take pre-emptive action to protect people?

 

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MINORITY REPORT.

 

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Fatal accidents happen even when the person is sober. Anyone who causes harm should be held accountable but the immorality of pre-emptive action or behavior modification is more heinous than the supposed "crime" they are trying to stop

 

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Your chances of being killed by an under 20 inexperienced driver who is sober, are much worse than your chances of being killed by a drunk guy with 20 years experience driving while messed up.

Just sayin...

Not defending drunk drivers (total idiots who deserve to get smacked hard), but reality and perception are worlds apart on this issue.

BTW...for DE. I date amazing women, who are usually both quite attractive and quite intelligent. I joke around a lot on here, and use self deprecating humor and whatnot. Sure, I've banged my share of useless whores, but none of them were skanky (ok, maybe one or two). And yeah, maybe I buy cars for chicks that blow me, but hell, It's my money and I feel like supporting women that blow older men. It's in my own self interest after all. My current friend is amazingly hot (according to me on the interweb) and amazingly seems to actually like me (not just my cars and stuff). Don't worry, in a week or two (couple of months tops) I'm sure I'll be bitching about how she used me, and I'll be spending money on call girls again.

It's ok. I'm just jelly you can buy a car for a chick in exchange for a blowjob without blinking

 

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What exactly is the pre-emptive action going on here? Driving on roads that the public has built is not a right... it is a privilege. To continue driving on public roads you have to follow a host of regulations. It is simply a regulation that the people who have built the road require you to follow... if you think it is morally wrong no one is holding a gun to your head making you drive.

 

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By filling your body with a mind altering drug (alcohol) and then getting behind the wheel of a 3000 lbs car that can kill people, you are in essence, throwing responsibility out the window.

You KNOW your hand/eye co-ordination are impaired.
You KNOW your judgement is severely impaired.
You KNOW your vision has become smaller.

Basically, the skills you proved you had when you got your driving license in the first place are no longer in effect and your license is now void for the duration of your impairment.


That being all said, I do have issues with how people treat DUI.

MADD's propaganda campaign has basically turned DUI into a worse offense than first degree murder or rape in the minds of a lot of people and I disagree with it, or the crazy sentences that some areas want to give you for it.

Its like "oh you killed somebody during a bank robbery? thats cool" is normal then you hear "OMG! YOU DROVE DRUNK!!! YOU SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT AND GIVEN 90 LASHES!".

 

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