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08/22/09
The real problem is the fact that the government does nothing to improve the contributing factors that cause a decent hard-working person to get into a situation that leads to this. yes there are alternative but for those alternatives have no appeal (ie designated driver etc).
I do feel bad for the innocent parties in these crimes but no amount of punishment will bring anyone back or prevent anyone from drinking and driving...since people rarely think of consequences when drunk anyway. The best solution is to invest in alternative means of low cost evening travel....no one needs to drive...no one dies!
08/22/09
The guy and unfortunately the people with him were dumbasses and it ended in tragedy. They're lucky no one else in another car or walking on the sidewalk were hurt as well.
08/22/09
Here's an idea - PUBLIC TRANSIT. Too cheap? Here's another - DESIGNATED DRIVER. No friends? Here's one - WALK HOME OR STAY THE NIGHT. Too far? DON'T DRINK.
No sorry. Drinking and driving is one thing I have zero tolerance for. Your desire to socialize does not supersede the right of others to... you know... live. If you have a DUI ONCE. That's right ONCE. Your license should be permanently revoked. And if you're ever caught behind the wheel of a car again you should serve 10 - 15. Drinking and driving is not like speeding or driving without a tail light. It doesn't happen by accident. You make a choice to put peoples lives at risk. And if you're so completely egotistical that you would EVER think of doing that just so you can socialize your ass deserves to be hauled off the road (and more to the point, dumped in a ditch where no one will ever find you.)
Fucking responsibility people. Seriously.
08/22/09
Don't you dare tell me that it's the government's fault.
08/22/09
I'm sorry, but that sounds fairly sensible to me.
"WAAAAAHHHHHHH I am incapable of any form of self-control how come the government doesn't protect me?" It's not the drunk drivers that need protecting... it's the other people out on the same roads.
08/22/09
No one is exempt. No one.
08/22/09
And may he set and example for the rest of society too.
People take driving too lightly nowadays... texting, using the cellphone and doing other stuff while driving.
A good thing he plead guilty though... most people in his position wouldn't be this honest.
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I'm sure that's not always the case, however, and its always nice to believe in someone. The fact that he originally pleaded not guilty doesn't bode well for that arguement, though.
08/22/09
Did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits he is wrong, he's immediately forgiven for all wrong-doings?
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08/22/09
He was the one driving, and he is doing the honorable thing by pleading guilty. It is always sad when bad things happen to you, but the sorrow he is surely feeling, or his popularity, does not constitute the responsibility for his actions being taken away from him.
I only wish more people had the decency to face the consequences of their actions, rather than blaming the people around them and/or lying.
08/22/09
come on really, alcohol impairs your ability to function correctly...how can you make that statement. Also I agree, If you get in a car with someone who is drunk well it is also your fault if you die.
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08/26/09
I was only making the point that drunk drivers don't always look like the stereotypical joke you see on TV of a bumbling loser who can't not slur his words.
And next time you get in a car and ask if your driver is drunk, will they ever say yes? No one admits to being drunk, and I am sure you don't have a pocket breathalizer handy to see if they are lying.
08/21/09
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08/21/09
That is a lot of hubris you have about people who have drug problems. I give you benefit of the doubt that you will never have one, but that doesn't make you smarter.
I'm also not at all justifying his actions; he needs to go to jail to reflect and most importantly get treatment for his addiction. But that is different from being in a lucid state and deciding to kill somebody.
These people need help, with punishment. Punishment does not deter people who are drunk or high because they're the least likely people in the world to be thinking of the consequences of their actions. Putting them in jail for life is expensive and doesn't address the core issues, and sentencing them to death (if you wish to take it to that level) is even more expensive and seems pretty much entirely impractical and unethical given than sometimes the law gets it wrong.
At any rate, it's a sad sad story, and I'm glad he's going to jail. I hope he gets treatment, but really, it's altogether too easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
08/22/09
I lost someone to manslaughter, so don't think I can't relate to the situation. The sentence on the criminal wasn't as long as a murder sentence, but long enough to make a real dent on this persons life, and reaffirmed my belief in not drinking and driving.
08/22/09
Maybe not necessarily charging someone with murder, but all kinds of DUIs should definitely be treated as some major sort of crime, and punished as such, as people just don't seem to understand how dangerous it is driving under the influence.
It's not about deciding while you're drunk, it's deciding before that's important.
08/21/09
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08/21/09
He was unfairly overshadowed by Tarantino in everything he did with him. Even Killing Zoe, a film he directed and wrote, Tarantino got a better billing on the posters due to being an exec producer.
They parted ways after Pulp fiction, Avery was quoted something along the lines of "He just sucks stuff from me".
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Sucks for us because Silent Hill was actually good. (fuck you for saying its not) Too bad he's not famous enough to get the sentence down to community service, he'll probably have to serve time like a normal person.
08/21/09
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08/21/09
This idea that a Man would never care for his daughter enough to make a compelling movie... I don't know how things are in France, but they don't have many shotgun MOMS in the US... Let's say it's always Mother / Son relationships and Father / Daughter relationships that are the strongest here... I'm guessing Japan is the same way.
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11/28/08
Asking me to shove my speakers back into the closet after it's out-and-proud. *shakes head* I can't believe you went there!
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11/28/08
Err... I mean, thanks for the heads up.
11/28/08
I mean, no problem.
11/28/08
Thanks for the laugh.