Comments by akgrown25
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Posted on May 8 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Bornbred: I agree with you except that my opinion differs on "winning." All of the names in the papers and crashes/deaths that have occurred does not impress on me that we are winning. Winning is not increasing the arrests, it is preventing and being responsible. Those that have been arrested should feel lucky that is all that happened and that they didn't injure themselves or others. It seems that a portion of those not directly affected by a drinking and driving incident are not aware how prevalent it still is, as I am probably not as aware of other issues that directly affect me.
I guess in a perfect world we would all be responsible adults and not put others in danger because of our choices.
Posted on May 8 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I have enjoyed reading comments to articles, they are often just amusing because some of them are so out there. However, this letter and some comments give me pause. I don't think people realize what a problem drinking and driving is until it directly effects them and then it is too late to prevent it. Why don't we take a proactive stance? What is wrong with trying to prevent deaths and injuries?
If a couple people cannot remember the last time a DUI related fatality happened, does that mean our problems are solved or dimished? There are so many DUIs reported just in our newspaper every week and they don't even include all of the arrests. There are many people out there that think it is just a short drive home or that they have driven the roads often enough to navigate safely while drinking. It is these people that have run over children in the ditch, driven down the highway, caused an accident and killed their own toddler, or lost control and ejected passengers, all of which are recent enough accidents and I am sure that I have omitted many.
It seems to me that those who oppose trying to prevent drinking and driving have most likely not been directly affected by it, lucky for you. However, with the rate that DUI crashes and deaths occur they will be affected some time in their life. It is definitely a touchy topic and I myself have mixed feelings on sentencing. I have seen those who are arrested for a simple DUI and got lucky, but learned no lesson and barely got a slap on the wrist. And I have also seen a good friend go to jail for drinking and driving, resulting in the death of another friend.
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Posted on May 9 at 11:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Burninator: Sorry, but they don't include everyone arrested and I know from personal experience. The wonderful man who decided to drink and drive and take my life in his hands was not in the paper until months later when someone requested it.
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