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Scuff
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Re: Now hear me out..
Don't drink and drive. But remember, I, only I, am the Director of the Vagina Labs. We have thousands of these cases. Alas, some may get misplaced. And they are all in my control.
(Insert maniacal laugh and video of mad lab scientist wringing his hands)
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11/7/2009, 12:35
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TheTumblingTumbleweed
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Well, I didn't comment on the guy's guilt. He's guilty and we should all be intelligent enough to avoid such a predicament. Sadly, we make errors in judgment. But I maintain that limits are artificially low and they are that way not because alcohol at that level in an average human is necessarily detrimental to being able to drive, but because the State generates money in large quantities from these levels. It's like speed limits: if average speed on a road is 50mph and there are near zero accidents, but the State comes in and sets the limit at 40mph. There's a reason for it: to grab some dough. Even if drivers were going 60mph in the zone before the change to 40mph, the point is there were few problems. So the question is why do anything. Easy, right? Because they can and because they see the opportunity to grab some money. Moreover, in the DWI instance, the State has the same backing, so to speak: Public Safety. When the basis comes from emotion or gain, provided here by the sad stories and losses of the MADD folks, rather than logic, the result is both the law and the enforcement thereof is suspect, at best, and usually a bad law. I'm sure there is some example someplace where a (ONE) person had a .0003 BAC and got into an accident that killed someone. Probably fell asleep or something, but the family of the victim jumps on the bandwagon and rails against the alcohol being in the blood and draw their conclusion that it was the alcohol that caused the accident and if it wasn't there their loved one would still be alive... You get the picture. They get a Congressman's ear and the next thing you know the level for dwi is .0002.
Your bud was guilty but deserves a bit of compassion, at least from his friends. The guy, as Scuff said, hopefully said something to his wife on your behalf. Hopefully he gets over your "fopah" with his wife. This isn't the chick you stabbed with your meatstick a few months back hoping your bud wouldn't discover it, is it?
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11/7/2009, 15:27
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We're cool. She has no interest in hanging out with me, and vice-versa. Only problem is that the dude, whom I work with, is now considered a co-worker, instead of a friend. It wasn't soleley this incident, but a number of discussions that brought me to the point of realization that this guy is pussy-whippped, and he'll say whatever and do whatever his wife tells him. It's a tough pill to swallow, but I'm growing accustomed to it.
And for the record, drinking and driving is a bad idea. My ***** is with the fact th at a guy in purgatory was wrongfully branded an asshole.
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11/8/2009, 5:30
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NiceMarmotWednesday
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While I was out getting more experience with practicing my disease I got 2 DUI's. I got the first ever of my drinking career in March of 07, here in G-town. The second I received in Phoenix in February of 08. This was loosely the length of my relapse, with a period of about 6 months during which I remained sober. I never strayed far from the solution, it was too painful. On occasion, my sponsor would meet with me on our scheduled Saturdays amongst the debris of my debauchery from the night before.
As part of the consequences of the second DUI I spent 30 as the guest of Joe Arpaio in the Estrella Unit of the Maricopa County Jail. Until that point I had never known such pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization, at least not while sober. I had been 7 months without a drink or drug when I began my 30 day stay in the living nightmare that is Joe Arpaio's jail.
For a year after I was sentenced I was required to maintain an ignition interlock device in my vehicle. When it was all said and done I incurred a cost, factoring in the loss of my vehicle (which I totaled,) alcohol evaluation, cost of flying to and from Arizona for court dates and then to serve my sentence, fines, interlock install, monthly monitoring and removal, of approximately $30,000. I also had to serve 30 hours of community service, attend an Intensive Outpatient Treatment program and lost countless hours of employment and the prospect of certain types of future employment, particularly those that require vehicle driving background checks.
Drinking and driving are not a wise combination.
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11/26/2009, 11:51
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