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re: DWI/DUI: No Excuses and No Sympathy here.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 10:56 am to Crappieman
Posted on 7/6/25 at 10:56 am to Crappieman
Bro I had 1 glass of wine with my steak. I can drive.
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 10:59 am to Crappieman
Had a friend who was a cop. He generally gave everyone a pass. He would follow them home. He would tell them that the next time he pulled them over they had the option of their wife coming to pick them up or bring them to jail. He said he didn’t have a bunch of repeat offenders but most would rather go to jail than have the wife come deal with them.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:04 am to Open Your Eyes
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As others have pointed it out, how is it any different than losing a loved one or a friend to a sleeping driver, or a texting driver, or a distracted by kids in the backseat driver?
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to a sleeping driver,
If a person is too tired to drive, they should not. If there were a simple way to test for that, I'd be all for doing the checking for that as well. Most people who drive tired do so related to work demands. I would think most people view that as a little different than a person who decides to go out and get sloppy drunk and then drive. But maybe you think it is an identical situation.
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or a texting driver
Agreed, it should be the same thing, and that is illegal.
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or a distracted by kids in the backseat
That one is more difficult because kids will be kids. Just pull the car over is my advice. But what do you think are the relative numbers of distracted by kids deaths vs drunk driving deaths?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:10 am to mdomingue
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Agreed, it should be the same thing, and that is illegal.
So you’d be okay with taking the driving privileges away from a soccer mom who’s texting her husband that she needs to stop by the grocery store for milk?
I would. She’s no better than a drunk driver imo. It’s just as deadly and just as trashy imo.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:13 am to mdomingue
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If a person is too tired to drive, they should not. If there were a simple way to test for that, I'd be all for doing the checking for that as well. Most people who drive tired do so related to work demands.
The reason is not irrelevant. Sleeping drivers are knowingly making a choice to drive while impaired. Your loved one died as a result.
What is the difference?
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person who decides to go out and get sloppy drunk and then drive.
No one is sloppy drunk at .08
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Agreed, it should be the same thing, and that is illegal.
They penalties are not even remotely the same.
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That one is more difficult because kids will be kids. Just pull the car over is my advice.
This is like saying ‘they shouldn’t have drank’ or ‘they could’ve called someone’ and excusing actual drunk drivers.
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But what do you think are the relative numbers of distracted by kids deaths vs drunk driving deaths?
The number is not irrelevant. Distracted by kids drivers are knowingly making a choice to drive while impaired. Your friend died as a result.
What is the difference?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:16 am to Crappieman
I only drink at home… always have .., I’ve always smoked a joint before or during social outings
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:17 am to mdomingue
Apparently not. Different counties have different rules. This is his 2nd. He got one 31 years ago.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:18 am to Open Your Eyes
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As others have pointed it out, how is it any different than losing a loved one or a friend to a sleeping driver, or a texting driver, or a distracted by kids in the backseat driver?
From Google AI
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In 2022, approximately 3,300 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers
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In 2022, 13,524 people died in alcohol-related traffic crashes, representing 30% of all traffic fatalities that year, according to the CDC
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:21 am to Crappieman
As the former heavyweight champ of drunk driving arrests avoided (retired), I support this message.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:22 am to lsufan1971
I don’t think anyone here is claiming there aren’t more DWI related deaths vs texting. I am just saying the penalty should be the EXACT same thing for those two offenses
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:22 am to FCP
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True, but 0.08 isn’t drunk. It’s revenue generating for the state.
And how about blood tests for Marijuana that is detectable days later, yet used to put criminal charges on a driver if an accident/injury happened.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:24 am to lsufan1971
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From Google AI
Cool, make sure you let the people that cared about those 3300 know that their friends and loved ones definitely matter less.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:25 am to mdomingue
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there were a simple way to test for that, I'd be all for doing the checking for that as well
Had a former coworker get pulled over and was given the sobriety test. He "failed" but demanded a breathalyzer test and had all 0.00. He had worked several 20 hour shifts in a row and was going to a hotel to shower and get a few hours of sleep. Cop was going to charge him with impaired driving but decided not to since he was already in the hotel parking lot and was in his uniform.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:26 am to Lake08
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Apparently not. Different counties have different rules. This is his 2nd. He got one 31 years ago.
Most places don't count it as a second after some time, 10 years in Louisiana, I believe. But laws vary greatly by state.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:29 am to lsufan1971
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In 2022, approximately 3,300 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers
It’s definitely more than that. It’s just not easily identified or proven to be the cause in most cases.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:32 am to Open Your Eyes
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Cool, make sure you let the people that cared about those 3300 know that their friends and loved ones definitely matter less.
No one is saying it. I was in a bad wreck 11 years ago when A guy hit me going 70 mph when I was stopped at a red light. Been through 2 back surgeries and years of getting over it. I can’t do shite like I could before the accident. Guy wasn’t paying attention.
My great grandmother was killed by a drunk driver on Christmas Eve 1986. The guy served 6 months in parish prison.
He pulled out in front of her and hit her head on. He walked away. If I would have been a bit older I probably would have killed him myself.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:34 am to mdomingue
In Texas it’s always on your record, but I have zero clue about penalties other than his PO telling him to pay it off asap
Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:36 am to lsufan1971
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No one is saying it.
Oh, I thought we were just posting things no one was saying after your previous contribution.
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I was in a bad wreck 11 years ago when A guy hit me going 70 mph when I was stopped at a red light. Been through 2 back surgeries and years of getting over it. I can’t do shite like I could before the accident. Guy wasn’t paying attention. My great grandmother was killed by a drunk driver on Christmas Eve 1986. The guy served 6 months in parish prison. He pulled out in front of her and hit her head on. He walked away. If I would have been a bit older I probably would have killed him myself.
So if you had died and your great grandmother had lived, should the penalties have been reversed?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:09 pm to Crappieman
So you’ve never in your life had a couple/three beers and never got behind the wheel? Never?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:27 pm to Crappieman
You will lose your CDL over a DUI but there 2 sitting Louisiana state legislators who got charged with DUI and other crimes and are still in office.
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