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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
First DUI I was 17 and got pulled over going back to a pit party with a full 18 of beer. They asked if I was drinking I said yes, I was pissed out of my tree, I blew I failed, I said I was sorry, they said because I was honest it would be a .04 and a 30 day suspension instead of a .08.
Second time it was my second year University, now of age, again pissed out of my tree this time off whiskey, asked if I was drinking I said yes, I blew I failed, I said I was sorry, they said because I was honesty it would be a .04 and a 24 hour suspension instead of a .08.
I know it sounds stupid, but that second time I really learnt my lesson. I think it was because I was a bit older now, I realised that both times with a different cop I could have gotten a year, or more, and a huge fine. If I kept driving I put everyones life around me at risk.
I haven't drank and drove since, not even after one beer. One beer I will walk or cab it, I don't care if it was 5 hours ago. If it is in the same "sitting" I do not drive. I think getting caught the way I did was a good thing because it set me straight for the rest of my life.
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Most people think that it will never happen to them though....
I got pulled over at a checkstop on Halloween this year and had between 3 and 4 drinks in a 4ish hour span. I blew and passed. But just being through that experience was enough for me.
Stiffer laws are needed. You get caught once and you lose your license for good type of thing......there is enough education out there that being caught once should not be classified as a "mistake".
And yes, I am a hypocryte.