r/interestingasfuck • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • 16h ago
What an impactful way to send a message.
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u/Fritzkreig 16h ago
Well that certainly makes a point! One that I hope affects people who might be on the fence about making a bad decision.
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u/zamfire 7h ago
Nah. Some assholes will never change. Had a coworker a few years ago that would "party" every weekend. Single mother of a young boy. Would leave him at home and go get "absolutely smashed" she said. When I asked how she got home she said she just drove, and looked at me like I had two heads as if there was no other way. I'm not typically confrontational but I asked her right there what happens to him if she gets arrested for a DUI and she blew me off.
Real trashy piece of work.
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u/GeekboyDave 16h ago
Not gonna lie, I've driven drunk; I even lost a driving job for being drunk.
It's such a dumb thing: At 1 pint you'd never drive, at 5 you kinda think maybe I can pull this off, at 15 you are totally the best driver in the world.
Alcohol is literally one of the worst drugs, don't do it kids. I'd even do amphetamines over alcohol if I had my life to do over.
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u/ADRobban 14h ago
This might sound harsh but this is not a problem of alcohol, this is a you problem. No mather how hammered I get, I never ever think "I am totally the best driver in the world" and would never drive drunk. Neither would anyone of my friends or family.
It seems like you regret driving drunk and have changed, which is a good thing, but don't go and blame alcohol for your own bad decisions.
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u/Contay6 13h ago
Alcohol is not a good thing to have in the world it's a stain on humans I'm not against drinking it but everyone reacts differently.
I can guarantee you atleast one of your family or friends have driven drunk the statistics for it are extremely high don't act all high and mighty also most of the time it's not "I am the best driver in the world" it's convincing yourself that you aren't even that drunk and feel okay to drive
I can admit I have driven drunk, terrible mistake won't ever happen again but it was a mistake thinking I was okay to drive, at the time I 100% convinced myself and I didn't have the self control that I have now
All the drugs in the world and alcohol is the worse and legal one
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u/GeekboyDave 14h ago
I have had and always will have issues with alcohol.
I think you're a bit confused about alcoholism. Just because I did something under the influence doesn't mean I blame it on the influence.
"This is a you problem"
No shit Sherlock, you got a team of monkeys working round the clock on these insights?
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u/BigPaulieEh 9h ago
Honestly my take away is that they are an alcoholic in denial of their problem. It's such an incredibly naive comment to make.
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u/Midnight2012 9h ago
No drug affects people the same, this is true.
But we have as a society have to ask if things like drunk driving deaths, as well as other downsides from alcohol in some people, are good to promote, much less have, throughout society.
It does seem to do this to enough people to make me think we should at least try to change the attitude of acceptance around drinking compared to other drugs.
And stop calling it drunk! Call it what it is- high on drugs!
Your not drunk, your high!
Your not an alcoholic, your a drug addict!
Why do we have special vocabulary for alcohol compared to every single other substance that affects body physiology in such a way!
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u/gtroman1 14h ago
Ah the good ol Reddit “f u”. Redditors can never pass up a chance to display their virtue.
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u/ADRobban 14h ago
If you want the takeaway from my comment to be "f u", instead of "learn to reflect on your own actions and assign blame accordingly", you are free to do so and missunderstand the point.
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u/gtroman1 14h ago
The smugness completes the look, bravo.
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u/busderbusse67 10h ago
You being this offended by what was in no way an offensive comment should really make you think about yourself.
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u/BanditoRojo 11h ago
It is understood that you are superior to everyone, and all others should fall in line. But statistics show we are not at your magnificent level. Perhaps another wag of your finger will make the alcoholics sober. Please, strike us again so that your wisdom shall smite our drunken ways.
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u/throwawayplusanumber 9h ago
But statistics show we are not at your magnificent level.
Quite the opposite. Only a small fraction of the population drive while over the limit. Statistics show the majority of drinkers are smart enough to make sensible decisions.
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u/corn_sugar_isotope 9h ago
Do you ever drink and ride your high horse?
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u/Fritzkreig 8h ago
That is clever, stories say my great uncle did; he would climb on his high horse and it knew the way home, to the barn, where they would both retire together.
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u/BigPaulieEh 9h ago
You fail to understand that alcohol affects everyone differently. If this is how you are when you drink then lucky you, you're in the minority. To think that alcohol doesn't take away your common sense and inhibitions is absolute nonsense. It has the ability to take away your ability to make responsibile decisions pure and simple. Also you need to understand that it is incredibly addictive. To say this is the persons fault isn't wrong, but being addicted or having self control problems is something that we don't choose to do. This is such an incredibly naive comment. Honestly it sounds like you might have a drinking problem with how much you're trying to defend alcohol here.
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u/Youre-doin-great 6h ago
Never? So you’ve never had a drink with dinner and drive after? You’ve never gotten into a car with someone that had a drink? Really none of your friends or family have either?
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u/KuriTokyo 4h ago
I'm so glad we have great public transport in Japan. We never have to worry about drink and driving
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u/Unhappy_Race1162 12h ago
I completely lost the desire to drink when they legalized thc in my state. I had never given it a decent try before, as in I've never felt anything the couple of times i did; but i experimented with eating it, that's the ticket for me. Smoking does nothing.
I microdose and it's the best anxiety med I've ever had. I completely just lost all taste for any type of alcohol. Turns out, anxiety is why I used to drink.
Years and years, legal med and med; nothing touched my anxiety... This drug that they kept from us PERFECT.
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u/deathhead_68 5h ago
Smoking does nothing.
This might sound really stupid but.. do you know how to smoke? It'a common for kids to try marijuana for the first few times and claim that they have a really strong tolerance until they realise they need to actually breathe the smoke into their lungs and proceed to have a coughing fit. Before that they were just breathing it into their mouth and blowing it out.
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u/Unhappy_Race1162 4h ago
Yeah i know what you mean, and yeah i was basically havia drug dealer making sure i was hitting the dabs right. I cough, my eyes get red, i just don't ever get the affects.
I do have lung scarring so i don't know if that affects it, and i also had chemo, which I'm told can mess up the receptors in your brain, as i had the chemo between ages 6 and 12.
Being an actor, i am pretty good about pulling in air from my diaphragm, i make sure i do it when i do, and i hold; haha I've thrown up multiple times from the coughing.
The main event for me though was the night of the drug dealer, they were determined to get me high. So i did a quarter of his dab, then a half, then the same amount, then double. Then 8 bong rips. All while everyone coached me and made sure i was doing everything. I dunno what's up.
Thc-p gummies, 20mg, that gets me a micro dose in the morning, and then about 4 o'clock i do it again. It's improving my life by leaps! More money, more productivity, more happiness.
Thanks for looking out! Have a fun time!
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u/throwawayplusanumber 9h ago
At 1 pint you'd never drive...
I don't know anyone who follows your logic. At one pint most people will be below 0.05 %BAC and can drive a car legally in most countries.
At 2 pints, most people will be below 0.08 %BAC, which is the limit in almost all US states (UTAH is 0.05).
Above that, the majority of the population are smart enough to know they can't drive.
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u/OpalescentShrooms 45m ago
Yeah I've never had the thought while wasted to get behind the wheel. Maybe you're just an idiot deep down
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u/XF939495xj6 4h ago
I will never understand why people drink more than 1 or 2. I couldn't drink that much water or that much of anything.
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u/Grand_Click_6723 14h ago
All bad choices! The best way to live life is sober. Being high on life is the best high you can ever achieve! Raw dogging life with its ups and downs is what makes you stronger and more resilient than you ever imagined!
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u/deathhead_68 5h ago
I've done my fair share of drink and drugs, but I think you're not far off the mark there.
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u/Grand_Click_6723 5h ago
As have I. That’s why I know. Over use of alcohol and Drugs just leads to numbness that brings no joy in life. That’s why being sober feels like the best most realest high. Actually being able to feel things is awesome, instead of just constantly feeling numb.
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u/deathhead_68 5h ago
I definitely have had a good time with drugs and alcohol, but the majority of that was because I was enjoying them with friends. Outside of that they are just hollow.
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u/ValuableMemory1467 15h ago
He’s not bragging
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u/No-Instruction-5669 15h ago
That guy - "I've driven drunk. Alcohol is one of the worst drugs, don't do it"
This guy - "qUiT bOaStiNg! 🤓😡"
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u/GeekboyDave 15h ago
I'm really not boasting. I'm thankful I never hurt anyone and regretful for my actions.
I fully understand your anger though; was an idiot.
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u/Loccy64 15h ago
Don't give them any credit. They're trying to be righteously indignant, but they're just coming across as ignorant.
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u/GeekboyDave 14h ago
Tbh, I've slept well, eaten well and fucked well these past few days...and now I'm on reddit.
I can spare a few hours on trolls in the hope they may claw their way out from under that bridge
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u/Fritzkreig 14h ago
I can spare a few hours on trolls in the hope they may claw their way out from under that bridge
I like that, good on you, I might use that in the future!
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u/goldennarwhal35 15h ago
idk if we speak the same language but where i’m from boasting doesn’t mean apologetic, regretful, and reflective. sure you read the right dictionary?
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u/legendofdolphin 15h ago
Not sure I would call that boasting. Dude literally said it was dumb and they wish they never did it.
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u/No-Instruction-5669 15h ago
please just stop
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u/No-Instruction-5669 15h ago
A quick glance at your recent comments reveals you are just going through it tonight, aren't you? It's okay, bud.
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u/GeekboyDave 15h ago edited 15h ago
I reply to you rather than him but; Christmas is a hard time for many people. We should really try harder to be kind and give love.
This man is right! I drove drunk, he just misunderstood my point. He shouldn't be harangued for misreading my comment/motive
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u/No-Instruction-5669 15h ago
You are a very kind man, I admire that.
The boy shall be harangued nonetheless.
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u/Loccy64 15h ago
What about for repeatedly doubling down when he's had his misunderstanding pointed out over and over again?
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u/No-Instruction-5669 15h ago
Double down confirmed
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u/RyGuy_McFly 14h ago
Can't stand these people that just come here to post lies and farm downvotes...
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u/legendofdolphin 15h ago
Or they are trying to share an experience they had with it and how easy it is to be on the wrong side of the fence. Not everyone is trying to just farm karma some want to share their experiences and help people learn
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u/fullmoonstonk 15h ago
Where did you learn to read? He’s not boasting about it, he’s actually calling himself dumb for making the decision to drive and acknowledging his weakness to the influence of drinking. Humans make mistakes and it sounds like he luckily got caught by enforcement and paid his dues without harming anyone. And now he’s fully aware of and unlikely to repeat the risk, this is the ideal outcome for an offender.
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u/lingua_frankly 15h ago
Parent Commenter: "I have made the terrible decision to drive drunk, and here's why I think it's a bad thing and that I was stupid to have done it."
This guy: "Sure aren't a whole lot good hills to die on, so this will do. StOp FuCkInG bOaStInG fOr KaRmA 🤡" (pats self on back)
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u/50YrOldNoviceGymMan 16h ago
i hope he/she drives the message home. No Parent should bury their Kids, or be the cause of the death of someone else's through their own stupidity.
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u/-INIGHTMARES- 16h ago
They indeed are driving the message home
Jokes aside. Good message. Sad story.
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u/rebeckaphipps 9h ago
My highschool used to display something like this once a year. A girl in my hometown was hit by a drunk driver and passed away, they display her car with everything still in it to kind of shock students, and they do it right before prom. One of the best things they did in my opinion, everyone was super adamant on not drinking and driving after that.
They also take the senior class aside during this time to hear testimony’s from her parents as well as others. It’s HEARTBREAKING but to this day I still think about it and refuse to drink and drive.
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u/Mickey_thicky 15h ago
Truly one of the most powerful ways to send a message. Similar to this, the 2024 Iowa State Fair had on display outside of one of the busier areas of a totaled sedan. Next to it was a sign mentioning how multiple teenagers were killed when it had crashed.
IIRC (it’s been a while since I saw it), there were some of the actual personal belongings of the kids still in the vehicle while it was being displayed.
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u/DRKyan22 12h ago
When i was in middle/high school they did a similar thing. A couple kids drove drunk and were killed. They parked the totalled car near the school for a bit.
By the time i waa old enough to be going to parties myself and whatnot it was certainly always in the back of my mind.
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u/Icy-Bodybuilder-9077 16h ago
Never got drunk driving, uber was like the 3rd best thing to ever happen to me personally. Willing to pay that every time over a DUI
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u/AeratedFeces 11h ago
It is insane to me how many people do it. Bars full of people driving home drunk. I live in a rural town so it is especially common (less rideshares).
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u/Icy-Bodybuilder-9077 11h ago
Guy I got my dog from picked me up, open beer can in hand while driving, at least 2 beers deep. Not my smartest moment but I really wanted that dog smh. He lives in a rural area and says the cops would follow him home if they pulled him over drunk.
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u/sexual--predditor 8h ago edited 8h ago
I hate how it's portrayed in usually US TV shows, as a totally normal thing... say two friends meet up for a drink, where they both drive to the bar, then they get a taste for it, and it'll have scenes where they are acting drunk, like super emotional, sloppy, slurred speech. Then it just makes out like within 20 minutes of the last drink, they just walk out and drive off, somehow magically sober and safe to drive.
It's such a common trope - doesn't seem to be done in UK shows, but everything is so close to everything else here I guess the post bar driving is easy to avoid.
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u/diabloenfuego 5h ago
They're often portrayed as totally shot-canned when they get in the car and drive off. This us usually shown as comedy in older movies. It's quite telling.
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u/ermagerditssuperman 1h ago
I turned 21 right as Uber was just starting to exist, in one of its 'test' locations - everyone my age very quickly signed up, because it was perfect for going out on the weekend. And if 3-4 people split the fare, wasn't too expensive either. But even then, we all had the numbers of a couple people we could call if we needed a ride home. Someones dad, an older friend, heck one of my degree advisors gave out his number and said he'd rather be woken up at 2am than grieve one of his students. If you were within a certain radius from campus, on Friday or Saturday night, there was an on-demand "shuttle" (a minivan) that would pick you up and bring you to the dorms - a couple times, we just straight up walked our drunk selves until we got within that radius.
As an adult, if I go out with my husband only one of us drinks (unless it's a friend's place where we can just crash there overnight). I've gone out for brunch with a friend, had too many mimosas, and called my husband to come pick me up. And I've picked him up from a poker night, even though it was a half hour drive each way.
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u/Certain_Possible_670 12h ago
It's sad how many folks drank and drive. A girl I worked with use to get wasted at work theb drive a big jack uped f150 home.
I tried to warn her, but her train of thought was "it's the other person fault if they get hit by me"
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u/Diligent__Asparagus 10h ago
Nobody reported her?
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u/Certain_Possible_670 6h ago
Nope. I was told that unless she was caught, it didn't matter. I also live in a small town, so the cops don't really care.
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u/gieserj10 15h ago
Oh shit. This hit hard.
I used to drive drunk until I hit an approach and my car did a 180 in the air and I landed in a ditch in the middle of winter, nearly froze to death. I shudder everytime I think of it, not because of what could have happened to me, but the thought of killing someone else. Never did it again, the thought of harming someone else flipped a switch in my brain.
This is the kind of shit that reinforces my decision to quit drinking altogether. Goddamn.
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u/AngryAnarchist7 16h ago
Hopefully this sends a message that people will remember when they try to drink and drive!
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u/Spindrift27 13h ago
This in Apple Valley? Saw them today on the way home. heartbreaking for sure.
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u/Ok_Meat_8925 16h ago
OMG LOVE THIS.
(very sad but this is a good message to the ppl that continue to do this)
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u/AdvMechMike87 2h ago
10 months sober. Alcohol has tried to take everything from me but I finally said piss off. Best decision I’ve ever made
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u/Beer-Milkshakes 13h ago
Yeah. You are far far far more likely to be killed on the road if you're riding a bike.
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u/Virtual_Bubba 9h ago
Why do people still drunk drive. If you can afford to drink, you can afford to take a cab, Uber, or Lyft.
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u/permanentwallflower 8h ago
It’s not an excuse but those options are not available in rural areas. You either get a DD every time or you don’t drink. And in those environments, it’s not that big of a deal to have a couple before driving so people don’t talk about it.
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u/Forward_Exercise_774 10h ago
If I see someone drinking and driving, I call the police. I have no sympathy for people like that, even if they lose their driver's license.
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u/ExcitingBuilder1125 6h ago
Good message, but this country won't do anything unless you're an elite. Millions can die from drunk driving, but unless it starts affecting the ultra rich, then don't expect any change. Maybe that's why they commute mostly by plane. Roads are for the poor people.
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u/albin0crow 16h ago
Impactful is a bit rough of a word
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u/Will_Proper 11h ago
Came to say this. Along with all the folks who keep saying “this hit hard” yeesh
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u/emanresu18 14h ago
Damn. This hits hard. I imagine that parent driving around crying not knowing what else to do
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u/DBFargie 11h ago
On military bases they place destroyed vehicles from drunk drivers front and center a lot to send a message. Getting caught will ruin your career, maybe life, and maybe someone else’s life too.
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u/PhD_Pwnology 4h ago
But also, riding a motorcycle killed his son. Let's not pretend riding a motorcycle next to cars isn't inherently dangerous before the factor of alcohol is added.
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u/DivinityInsanity 11h ago
Honestly, all I see is someone going about their life with a lot of pain. This is so tragic.
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u/kmrosen223 5h ago
Lost two people in my family to drunk drivers.
My father’s dad, and my mother’s younger brother. Both killed in the 1940’s!
Both drivers got off from technicalities. Grandfather’s drunk driver/killer was a mother of several young children. My uncle’s jury selection was screwed up by the DA. One person was not a legal citizen to serve on juries. DA WOULDN’T try a second time. My families have all passed away, never seeing justice.
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u/chilliganz 4h ago
Used to have a display like this up in my town from a family who's son wrapped his car around a tree while drunk. It's been gone quite a while but it was very impactful as a kid to pass the mangled car on my way to school each morning.
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u/DrunkRespondent 4h ago
That bike is hard to look at, couldn't imagine looking at it if I was the father.
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u/TheBaykon8r 4h ago
Someone in the town I graduated highschool did the same thing, and parked his son's car around town with a similar sign. Then he came to our school to do a presentation.
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u/Sensitive-Friend-307 16h ago
I bet the Harley rider was without basic safety gear like a helmet and full leathers….the USA is wild like that.
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u/ADRobban 14h ago
What a stupid thing to say and an outrageous case of victim blaming. You have no evidence to suggest that they didn't wear gear. Of course you should always wear safety gear and a helmet, but they don't make you immortal. Getting hit by a car can still easily kill you.
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u/jacobwebb57 9h ago
my first thought as well. it doesn't excuse the drunk driver, but what exactly do you expect to happen when you get on a motorcycle even with proper safety equipment.
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u/tootoohi1 4h ago
Some are saying you're insensitive, but the only people in my generation who've died young were all motorcycle riders. You'd have a hard time finding something else to do that's more risky to your life.
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u/Knot_Ryder 10h ago
Funny way to say idiot father let son on death machine
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u/Aridato 9h ago
my G every form of transportation is a death machine
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u/Nexustar 10h ago
Drunk driving kills twice the number of people that motorcycles do each year. 10,000 vs 5,000 but that isn't taking into account that there are 270 million cars, SUVs & trucks vs 8.6 million bikes, many of which stay unused until the weekends.
Bikes are incredibly dangerous, and that risk far outweighs the risk from drunk drivers.
But here's the kicker, bikers are also far more likely to be DUI when they get pulled over than drivers of cars, SUVs & trucks.
Still, I can understand this guy... the person who killed his son was selfishly breaking the law. Everyone made their own choices that day.
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u/rudicousmaximous 3h ago
Statistically, sleepy drivers are worse. More vehicle accidents with fatalities occur between the hours of 8pm and 6am.
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u/LUCIFER-CODED 9h ago
Goes 100mph no helmet lane splitting running from the cops...
It was their fault.
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u/eyyoorre 8h ago
Because the drunk driver would have looked out for him? He could have also hit a family with kids. Is it also their fault? I don't know what the motorcyclist did, if he really went a 100 mph without an helmet, yeah, that's really stupid. But don't act like the drunk driver wasn't at fault
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u/LUCIFER-CODED 8h ago
I'm sure you were there to witness the whole thing.
Thank you Mr God for clearing everything up.
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u/eyyoorre 7h ago
That's why I said that I don't know what the motorcyclist did.
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u/LUCIFER-CODED 1h ago
Never said that the drunk driver was not at fault... But there are factors that make motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian commuting deadly.
Thank you local urban developer for por designing and dangerous points all over the city. Not to mention it's dumb to give permits 15year old when you are not even allowed to vote until you're 18. Makes no sense
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u/Typical-Western-9858 4h ago
Were you there to see it? Youre a piece of shit for trying push blame on the victim here
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u/LUCIFER-CODED 3h ago
I bet you're the type that is ok with pushing female rape victims for dressing provocative... But you defended stupidity with a cell phone shield.
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u/rlrlrlrlrlr 4h ago
No way!
Now that people know ... Nope, that's the most morbid emotional masturbation ever.
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u/Jazzlike-Radio2481 9h ago
"If you drink and drive every night, statistically, you're going to become better at it!" -tim dillon
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u/WhipplySnidelash 16h ago
I'm not sure where I would drive that truck to if I were him. I would have no purpose nor direction left to my life.