We need to do something about drunk drivers

Eladar

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12 Jan 13

Eladar

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12 Jan 13

We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

FMF

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12 Jan 13

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Originally posted by Eladar
The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

Didn't work when they tried it. And for similar reasons, making all guns illegal wouldn't work in the U.S.

Rank outsider

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12 Jan 13

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Originally posted by Eladar
We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

I agree.

No matter how many speed cameras we put up, people keep ignoring them and kill other road users due to speeding.

We should make cars illegal.

no1marauder

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12 Jan 13

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Originally posted by Eladar
We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

If people were allowed to drive tanks equipped with cannon and .50 machine guns like the Second Amendment says, they'd be invulnerable to being killed by drunk drivers and would be a vital check against government tyranny.

sasquatch672

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12 Jan 13

Originally posted by no1marauder
If people were allowed to drive tanks equipped with cannon and .50 machine guns like the Second Amendment says, they'd be invulnerable to being killed by drunk drivers and would be a vital check against government tyranny.

See? You're getting there.

Eladar

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12 Jan 13

Originally posted by Rank outsider
I agree.

No matter how many speed cameras we put up, people keep ignoring them and kill other road users due to speeding.

We should make cars illegal.

I think the cameras are there so that the government can give out more tickets and raise some funds. 😀

JS357

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12 Jan 13

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Originally posted by Rank outsider
I agree.

No matter how many speed cameras we put up, people keep ignoring them and kill other road users due to speeding.

We should make cars illegal.

Maybe we should make making things illegal illegal.

But that law would make itself illegal.

vivify

rain

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13 Jan 13

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When people plan to commit murder, they don't do it by intentionally getting drunk, and then get in and operate a vehicle. They do it by firing guns.

KazetNagorra

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13 Jan 13

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Better education and more frequent checks are pretty effective in combating drunk driving.

Rank outsider

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13 Jan 13

And reducing the permitted BAC to zero would be far more proportionate proposal than a complete ban on alcohol.

Wrong, but more proportionate.

shavixmir

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13 Jan 13

Originally posted by Eladar
We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

Why drunk drivers?
Surely sober people cause accidents too.
Indeed, I'm pretty sure if we look at this logically, the only way to stop people dying from road accidents is to ban cars.

joe beyser

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13 Jan 13

Originally posted by Eladar
We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

You aren't big on history are ya?

shavixmir

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13 Jan 13

Originally posted by joe beyser
You aren't big on history are ya?

Haha.
Yup. Nice one.

smw6869

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13 Jan 13

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Drunk drivers should be shot on the spot by responsible gun owners. A very, very simple solution.

GRANNY.

USArmyParatrooper

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13 Jan 13

Originally posted by Eladar
We can't control some people. We educate them, but they continue to get drunk and drive.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics?gclid=CKKt5sK-47QCFS-RPAodMlwA9g

The only way we can stop this to make all alcohol illegal.

But making driving while intoxicated illegal and handing out stiff penalties reduces the amount of incidents.