olderndirtmom
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- Apr 28, 2007
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Isn't this about the time a moderator steps in and locks the conversation?
Just wondering.
Just wondering.
A judge who's hand I want to shake!
- Thread starter Okiewan
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- Aug 24, 2000
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Vic said:
And another makes my ignore list. What, in the flying *%$# do her parents have to do with it? If I had a dollar for every time I've heard it was someones parental fault for the actions of a child, I would be sitting in Maui with my toes in the sand and a drink in my hand. People do what they do, not because of how they were raised, but more so, because of their immediate life and the things that go on around them.
Do you seriously think I got a DUI when I was 19 years old because of the way my parents brought me up? NO. I got that DUI because I was out partying with my friends.
Bye bye Vic.
I'm not going to unleash everything that's going through my mind right now, but obviously these guys who cry no harm, no foul have never lost a loved one to a drunk driver.
My dad - the guy who introduced me to dirt bikes - never got to see my kids learn to ride a dirt bike because of a drunk driver. A drunk driver who was in the process of running from the police because of another accident he had just caused less than 3 minutes earlier. A drunk driver who was out on bail and driving with a suspended license from a previous DUI. A drunk driver, who if he had been sitting in jail for 45 days instead of out on bail, would not have been able to kill my dad. But, because he was out, he ran a red light at over 70 mph and hit my dad's car broadside.
A drunk driver is not a six shooter with one bullet --- he's more like a machine gun firing randomly into the air. Sooner or later, someone will get hit.
To Rob, and everyone else who reads this....I hope it's not your dad - or wife - or child.
My dad - the guy who introduced me to dirt bikes - never got to see my kids learn to ride a dirt bike because of a drunk driver. A drunk driver who was in the process of running from the police because of another accident he had just caused less than 3 minutes earlier. A drunk driver who was out on bail and driving with a suspended license from a previous DUI. A drunk driver, who if he had been sitting in jail for 45 days instead of out on bail, would not have been able to kill my dad. But, because he was out, he ran a red light at over 70 mph and hit my dad's car broadside.
A drunk driver is not a six shooter with one bullet --- he's more like a machine gun firing randomly into the air. Sooner or later, someone will get hit.
To Rob, and everyone else who reads this....I hope it's not your dad - or wife - or child.
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bsmith said:
Paris went to private skool.
- Aug 24, 2000
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bsmith said:
LOL. It has to be skoooling!
None the less. You can bring your children up in as proper a manner as you want. What they do when they get out on their own is another story. Sad, but true.
Rooster is a perfect example of that! :yikes:
lwsmithjr said:
What's really sad is that this isn't some isolated case or tragic "no one would think something like this could happen" situation. Almost exactly the same thing happened this year to a man I have gone Jeepin with a few times. Accident, ran, blew red light at high speed, killed inocent 58 year old grand dad. :yell: And I am sure there are dozens out there with simular stories.
just_a_rider
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I was brought up in a Christian home but still got caught up with in the ways of the world, I didn't do any thing but drink, none of the other stuff but boy did I drink. Did my mom or dad promote my actions? Absolutely not, it was all about me having my good times with my bro's and my frequently changing gal friends, lucky for me it was the mid 80's and HIV had just hit the scene publicly or I could have been in trouble :whoa:
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robwbright said:
Out there somewhere a village is missing an idiot.
friar tuck
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How about if he modifies it to say Most adults who drink regularly, will eventually drive drunk...if that happens offten enough, or maye on the very first run...someone could die. I'd want to die myself if I ever did something like that.
colotowyo499
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I wonder if cash was the only thing she gave that sheriff???
I heard today that she has Extreme adhd,new one on me!Ooooh she was suffering panic attacks,or maybe withdrawals!
oldguy
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Well let's see drink about 2 gallons of cough syrup and I might believe that.02yz426f said:
Ok now I will agree that most adults who drink socially will at some point drive while over the limit but that does not make it legal. On a typical friday or Saturday night I would guess only a fraction of a percent of all intoxicated drivers are caught and of the ones that get by some will maim or kill innocent people. The goal is to remove as many of these dangers from the road to protect the innocent going about their lives.
To say I have to risk my families and friends safety so someone can over indulge until they hurt someone is ridiculous.
Instead of a breath analyzer they need a idiot analyzer to start her car,and all her money why in the hell would she be driving!!!!And yes cough syrup and sun tan oil are at the top of the list for winos in gary when they can not get the good stuff!
