Why? Because he was dumb.

I'm with Tim on this one...I've seen people blown up by IEDs and shit like that.

You'll either get over it or you won't.

Just be glad it wasn't a friend

 

Dumb....maybe. Made the wrong decisions...yes. I have a feeling there are a bunch of hypocrits in this thread that say drinking and driving is stupid, but have probably drove drunk on more than one occassion. I have never drove drunk anywhere. I have a good group of friends and we always designate a DD.

 

yeah i completly agree with the hypocrites man. i know for a fact that some of you have driven home drunk before. i know i have when i was younger i will never do it again. And yes one day chris you will get over it. some of the shit i seen in iraq is way worse then this. you kinda get used to it. i know it sounds weird to hear but it is true. i have seen people blown in half i carried a guy on a stretcher that had his leg actually fall of the stretcher. but yeah just try not to think about it

 

Let me say, first of all.. I don't and WON'T drink and drive. I've lost many friends, and even been in two accidents to my recollection that involved drunk drivers. One of which my neck still hurts from, and it happened YEARS ago!

I'm not arguing that people should have the common sense to not do it. I'm just saying I wish it could be sort of like "Scared Straight." It took me being put in handcuffs and spending a weekend in jail to slow down. Although I'm a good rider, I would probably be a grease spot on the road if I hadn't spent my weekend in jail and realized I didn't want to ever go back there again. I'm glad I learned without having to pay the ultimate price, in one way or another. I think it's normal to feel invincible until something eventually happens. Everyone says "Oh, I just had a few drinks.. I'm good"


To make things worse, I was sitting downtown with some friends last weekend watching some of the drunk fools stumble out to their cars. Well, I happened to see a guy I used to work with. He made some smartass comment from the window of his car (sitting at the stop light at the intersection) about my hat, and all of the guys I was with had no idea that I knew him and that he was just kidding... so things escalated between the driver and a friend of mine that was hanging out in the lot with me. He decided he was going to show off and do a burnout through the intersection, drunk as hell like he always is. There were three or four police officers hanging out on the corner watching all of this go down, so within a few seconds he was pulled over. They knew he was drunk. They even made a comment to him about it, and let him go with a seatbelt ticket. He called my phone as soon as they let him go to brag about how drunk he was and how all he got was a seatbelt ticket. I would estimate that he drives drunk between 3 and 5 times per week, maybe even 6 on some weeks. He brags about how he does triple digit speeds down the interstate, and how he drives great when he's drunk, and nothing will ever happen to him. I've tried a number of times to talk some sense into him, but he's that guy who always wants to party and doesn't care about the consequences. Unfortunately, he's also that guy that has everything fall into place for him no matter what--ALWAYS. I mean, last weekend was the perfect example. How the fuck does that hapen? Fifteen minutes earlier, two young guys were arrested after they fought on the sidewalk. He's driving recklessly in a crowded downtown environment, drunk, and gets a seatbelt ticket??? Anyway, eventually, his lucky horseshoe is going to fall out of his ass, and he won't be so lucky next time. Maybe next time someone will be crossing the street, or he'll hit a minivan on his next 140mph drunken highway adventure. You know what pisses me off the most about it? Maybe he would have had his eye opener if he was charged with a DUI, and spent a stint in jail... and his insurance went up... etc. Maybe that officer who was trying to be the cool cop and give him a break is the one who is technically going to be responsible for this guy, and whoever else he takes with him, dying. I know I can't blame the officer, but if you really want to be technical, he had a chance to put a stop to something that could potentially be fatal in the long run. In fact, it's GOING to be fatal if something doesn't happen to stop him. Honestly. You can only be so lucky.

 

It wasn't an "accident." The guy drove his car while drunk.

He wasn't a "victim". People who nearly kill others because of their actions are not deserving of pity. That should be reserved for those who he nearly killed or had to witness his death.

Someone had to pay for the ambulance, paramedics, cops, investigators, and all of the people who have to recalculate statistics, pay out insurance claims, and clean up the intersection -- that would be your car insurance premiums paying for his stupidity. Think of that next time you get your car insurance bill.

 

Does anyone not understand where the fuck I'm coming from?

 

I understand where you are coming from.....Eventually your friends luck is going to come to an end one day..

 

But do you know why?

It's because he keeps getting these god forsaken lucky breaks!

I would do anything to have the police come arrest him at home one night after he gets home from the bar and convince him that he was in a fatal accident. Let him sit in jail for a few days thinking he's waiting for a trial, and think about how fucked he is, and regret drinking and driving... Let it REALLY hit home and sink in. I guarantee you that if it was convincing, he would straighten up hardcore. It would change his life. Maybe he wouldn't stop, and maybe he would. I know there would tremdnous resources wasted by doing that, but what is the alternative? Save a few dollars and then mourn the family he kills when it finally happens?

 

I have because no one had the balls to take my keys.

Do I regret what I did? Yes but I can't change whats in the past.

The best thing I can say is that I haven't done it in 4 years....thank god for a wife who will be a DD anytime.

That doesn't change the fact that if I had died while doing it, I would expect people to call me a fucking moron because that's what I was. If I took someone else with me, then I would expect to be called a lot worse.

 

Ever seen the movie "Crash"?

That's what comes to my mind... Maybe someone who he's interacted with, such as that police officer, could have made a difference--but they dropped the ball. Maybe a slightly different course of action could have made a positive difference in many peoples lives. We'll never know.

I've done the best I could. I tried to get him to slow down the drinking, tried to keep him from drinking and driving the best I could. We were never really close or anything, but I would consider him a friend more than an acquantance. It's not like I could take his keys from him. He'll get drunk, but not drunk enough to physically even let someone take his keys without a serious fight. lol..