From: Dr Sebby (drsebby@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 20 2002 - 09:57:46 MDT
...the generalized statement you have issued is essentially true. but then
so is the law prohibiting murder...yet i do not require the threat of
punishment to adhere to the notion. much the same i do not suggest anyone
to drink and drive. i am quit certain that as i am in an odd category with
many things, my scenario is quite individual...and as yet i imagine many
others might say the same, i am quite certain that i AM in a rather peculiar
scenario: i have a very controllable reaction to alcohol, im smart enough to
truly compensate for nearly all incumbent handicaps, and i do not lose sight
of long term implications and how they might interfere with my personal
goals etc. if there is one thing in my life that i am certain of, it's that
im an oddball in many ways, this is one of the beneficial results as chance
would have it.
....but moreover, as you so agree to the general public's notions to this
act of "impaired" driving, you also breeze over dozens of other
considerations that could and likely do easily match or exceed the 'across
the board' effects of drinking and driving...things that havent hit the
local new channels or the popular conscious simply due to their wispy
nature. that which cant be so 'prettily' nailed down is passed over as
'nothing' even though we all know they are horrid. i say youre buying into
popular and extra focused propaganda on one complex issue. example:
...fat stupid housewives(indicating a lack of real accountability since
hubby will deal with it) driving minivans that never got the date they
wanted for the prom but feel every minute letting people see them on a cell
phone whilst driving the minivan will increase their self-esteem...
the ONLY memorable incidents of near accidents in my life have been these
people...im not b.s.ing you either...after dodging the near collision i
always pull alongside to see who or what the driver is. it is never a young
guy...always a very very old guy or girl, or a young girl and half of them
are on the cell phone. the accident rates approach those of drunk driving
if im not mistaken, and yet you wont hear people condemning them as you have
just done with people that have 2 -10 beers. it's not yet a popular carrier
for public hatred, so you skip it. i suspect the
pro-christian/anti-alcohol/drug psychological cartel has much more to do
with your opinion than flat out reality. add the fact that nearly all
alcohol fatalities involve people with a serious problem handling the
effects of alcohol(eg..would be helicopter pilots as i mentioned before),
and i'd say your point is empty or at least seriously equalized by things
you dont yet confront.
drsebby.
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Mermaid ." <britannica@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: Re:virus: Re: Re:Drink driving
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:50:48 -0700
Let me give the gist of this thread.
Drink and drive, the drunken ass will be hauled away. Thats it. Period. End
of story!
Surprise! It's a law that actually makes sense. None of the voices from CoV
is responsible for anyone else's life . It will be in the permenant record.
Drunk drivers(no matter how one defines 'drunkeness')do not belong behind a
wheel on the road. The road is not anyone's backyard. Lives do not have to
depend on one's own inflated claims of their ability to remain 'steady'
under the influence of alcohol.
Alcohol(beer..if american, aka, diluted cat piss, especially requires
several bottles before kids feel the buzz and that is often a state of
mind...so its just not about what you put in your blood stream)does indeed
severely handicap an individual's reaction time. Even when completely sober,
it is difficult to avoid accidents. Twilight driving is a good example.
Accidents tend to occur just before dawn or dusk when depth perception is
severely impaired. This is true even for 'excellent' drivers.
Not only is it highly irresponsible to support driving under the influence,
it is also incredibly silly to tout theories such as these when the majority
of the list members are impressionable youngsters. A few, I'd imagine , if
not the majority of the young members, cannot even buy beer legally. Is this
what 'drinking veterans' have to say to the soon-to-be first time drinkers?
Given that 'interesting technologies' are not yet mandatory installations in
our vehicles, what is the point?(Even that doesnt solve the problem because
drunken behaviour and shedding of inhibitions is a mental state,
irrespective of the cause of disability to be alert. For many,
drinking=excuse to act like an idiot..behaviour which is not always
appreciated when in a sober state)Whatever it is, the message that is heard
loudly across as 'its ok to drink and drive'. The feeble conditionalities
are not loud or clear enough.
Be responsible. No matter who says what...do not drink and drive.
Mermaid.
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