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.45chel · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 2869 Location: Chambersburg

I'm reviving this thread due to the state article posted below

.45chel · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 2869 Location: Chambersburg

I am all for personal responsibility and all, but let's be honest, the judgement of any one of us is compromised after a few (or more) drinks.

I think this program is wonderful. It's a shame that we cannot figure out a way to have it all year long.

Save lives, save property and lose, what, fine money?
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Dave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 162

We all know that driving blasted is bad. The point where a person is blasted varies from person to person and varies even within that person (a drink on an empty stomach can nail you sometimes). So we set a limit.

A 300 pound person can drink more than a 80 pound chick. The chick gets arrested and big Bubba does not.

We also make all the other "fun" stuff illegal but good old alcohol gets that free pass. Why is that.

We claim drunk driving is the cause for so much destruction yet we have bars, whose sole purpose is to provide drink, and parking lots full of cars. Exactly what percentage have a designated driver - 20%?

So we have all of these legal establishments providing the goods to people who will leave them only to drive illegally. It is like knowing that a crime is going to be committed.

The police set up roadblocks & check every driver in search of that DUI. They stop 100 lawbiding citizens, subject them to inquiry, sometimes search their vehicles, write citations for a pile of other offenses just to get a single DUI.

We let this go on. If they want to catch a lot of DUI's, stop the cars leaving the bars. Instead we have nazi-like roadblocks - papers please.

If this is such a great plan, lets start searching peoples homes. We might find illegal drugs, black market prescription drugs, or maybe even a pack of rolling papers.

This whole alcohol thing is about as stupid as having a fireworks store in Pennsylvania that can't legally sell to Pennsylvanians and whose sole purpose to to sell illegal goods to people from other states because they can't legally but them in their home state.

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2433 Location: Chambersburg

Dave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 162

In Kentucky, their liquor stores have a drive up window. Among everything else, you can buy those individual premixed drinks.

I read somewhere that on Friday nights between midnight & 2:00 AM something like half the cars are being driven by drunks.

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2433 Location: Chambersburg