A couple in our ward lost their teenage daughter a few years back when she was

Feb 12, 2020
7:54:01pm

chilango All-American

hit by a drunk driver (never mind that he was also a native-born American) and killed. It was gut-wrenching and awful. The drunk driver did some time, but only a year or so. Who knows how many times he’s driven drunk since he got out.

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One big reason I believe DUIs are not taken as seriously is because a large

califcougar

2/12/20 7:14pm

I heard these stories from leadership when I worked at State Farm back in the 90’s....

Bonoman

2/12/20 7:18pm

Yep, I just had a coworker tell me she doesn’t judge people with DUIs harshly

califcougar

2/12/20 7:24pm

The biggest reason is that drinking and driving is not illegal.

byubyu

2/12/20 7:19pm

And a big reason for that is that the public and legislators are not going to

califcougar

2/12/20 7:26pm

That is pathetic. Not your explanation, just that it is so common place.

Ozymandias

2/12/20 7:23pm

One other quick comment...so many people I have talked to me about....

Bonoman

2/12/20 7:30pm

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Sandstone Cougar

2/12/20 7:34pm

I take it very serious. A few years ago, my Uncle (a very, very good man) was returning from the fields in Bakersfield,

ChinaFan

2/12/20 7:36pm

A couple in our ward lost their teenage daughter a few years back when she was

chilango

2/12/20 7:54pm

You don't see a problem with people here illegally committing more crimes?

byubyu

2/12/20 7:58pm

I think it's irrelevant to a discussion on DUIs, other than as an attempt to

chilango

2/12/20 8:09pm

It’s relevant because the illegal alien shouldn’t have been in the country to

kotacoug

2/12/20 8:13pm

What does this have to do with Chaz and people who drive while intoxicated? The

chilango

2/12/20 8:21pm

Immigrants commit less crimes per person than native borns. It's still very

Champ Kind

2/12/20 8:35pm

only if you don't count break immigration laws, identity theft, SS fraud, etc.

CougarThug

2/12/20 8:43pm

False.

byubyu

2/12/20 10:10pm

Link to evidence backing your claim?

Champ Kind

2/12/20 11:07pm

Very true. There but for the grace . . .

rocker

2/12/20 7:45pm

NHTSA has the numbers at around 80x before they're eventually stopped for DWI.

tut

2/12/20 7:48pm

Also many drinkers believe the blood alcohol cutoff is way too low.

Big Time 55

2/12/20 8:07pm

a lot of people don't know there are TWO thresholds in many states. One for DUI which is UNDER THE INFLUENCE

ChinaFan

2/12/20 8:40pm

Agree. Zero tolerance is the only logical solution.

Big Time 55

2/12/20 8:57pm

and in days past, the restaruant industry might have had a little reason, but not in today's Uber/Lyft world, it's too

ChinaFan

2/12/20 9:12pm

My co-workers have started letting me DD for them when they drink at lunch

Squeegee

2/12/20 8:42pm

I bet 99% of people who have been drunk before has driven at least one time

newbie

2/12/20 8:47pm

That's easy to say... back when I was a kid, first getting my DL in 1974, no one talked about DUI, I don't even remember

ChinaFan

2/12/20 9:07pm

My friend who often drinks a little and drives says texting and driving is far

tawillin

2/12/20 8:51pm

My friends in law enforcement say lots of cops do it

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