Suspended License

[BuckeyeSkins]

This kind of reminds me of some of the stuff I read here in the local paper. Then the police wonder why people have little or no respect for them. For example, last night in the "local beat" section of the paper the police arrested two people for public intoxication. Both individuals were found passed out in their cars. Their keys were not in the ignition but in their pockets. Now I don't condone driving under the influence but I think this is kind of taking it to an extreme. Why didn't the cops just wake the people up and either take them home or call a cab for them? They weren't hurting anyone. Another example was an individual was seen staggering down the street early in the morning on their way home after a night of drinking. The police again arrest them for public intoxication and cart them off to jail. Which is worse they stagger home on their feet or get behind the wheel and try to drive home? Why not just take them home or call a cab?

Maybe I'm looking at it wrong but sometimes it wouldn't hurt to just be nice and do someone a small favor.

Just my silly 2 cents on the matter.

 

[3yardsandacloud]

I hope Buckskin86 has a bike, the raging Alcoholic that he is

For your sake, I hope he agrees to pull you on your skateboard ... pothead.

This article makes me think of the Minority Report.

 

[stxbuck]

What the hell kind of 23 year probation does PA. have? I would try to have the medical board go after the doctor for the confidentiality issue-what a fuckin' asshole.

 

[MightbeaBuck]

Law enforement in most areas do not care about the individual, they are there to make money for the community. If no one is being hurt, or even has the potential to be hurt by a "crime", that is the spot the policing will be done the heaviest. Driving 44 in a 35 zone on a deserted street will get you a ticket. And the nicer the weather, the safer it is to drive (no vision impairment, no chance of sliding, etc); but the nicer the weather, the better the chance of getting a ticket for a victimless crime: the law enforcement official doesn't want to get out of his car to stand in the rain at your window, nor walk on a slippery road (where he can slip, or another car can slide into him), nor brave frigid temperatures and or snowstorms, nor....

Saw a different way of looking at DUI: Over over 20% of traffic fatalities involve someone driving while under the influence. So what is actually being said, albeit in a roundabout way, is that almost 80% of traffic fatalities are caused by NOT being under the influence.