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Drunk Driving

I recently read a post about someone who was waiting to go to jail because of a third DWI. The person was very open about the circumstance and humanized the issue by stating his loss. He was homeless now. He lost posessions. He lost his job. He would miss his wife and son while in jail. He further stated that while he felt remorse for the incident, he couldn't help that he was an alcoholic.

I consider myself basically compassionate when it comes to mistakes. I don't judge the sins or crimes of others, we all have our vices...

But this one irks me beyond my tolerance.

No, maybe you didn't choose to be an alcoholic. But you did choose to drink, and then get behind the wheel of an assault weapon, while obviously impaired. You KNOW you will be drinking, have the foresight to leave your car somewhere where you wont have access to it when you're stumbling out of the door of the place you were drinking. Leave the key with someone else who isnt drinking and can think more rationally than yourself.

When you get behind that wheel, its not just about you, it's about everyone else on the road. You choose to put me in danger. You choose to put my family in danger, You choose to put good people,people who will never see you coming, in danger.

We trust you. We trust you to make good decisions. We trust you to have foresight, and KNOWING you have a problem, just makes you that much more responsible to think ahead.

I'd say 3 times would be habitual. How many times can you get away with it before you kill someone?

Be an alcoholic. Don't be stupid.