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Feb 12, 2020
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AZ Coug
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My friends in law enforcement say lots of cops do it
A drunk off-duty cop hit and killed a boy in a bike near my home several years ago. The cops in my ward knew him and said he frequently drove drunk, and so did other cops.
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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
Many people drive drunk, and they seem to think it is ok for them
Jericho
2/12/20 8:11pm
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
AZ Coug
2/12/20 9:10pm
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