I have a particular hatred for Drunk Drivers, I don't want to get into the reasons as they are personal.
Frankly there is no excuse whatsoever for getting behind the wheel of your car after drinking, and I'm not talking, a beer or a glass of wine after dinner, but if you're that idiot that pounded back 3 beers in a couple of hours, then why are you taking the chance.
If your going to the bar and partying why don't you have a designated driver or taxi money or whatever.
Drinking and driving is your fault if you do it, and your responsibility for whatever happens.
Someone said make it less socially acceptable, well the only way to do it is to use the people that drink and drive, since we can't use the stocks in the public square anymore. Maybe instead of long jail terms you give them a long sentence in the public where every day they have to wear a shirt that says "I'm a drunk driver", and then list the number of times they've been caught and what happened.
Make them go to every school and church in their area and talk about what they did, make sure that they have to stand in the kitchen of their victim and explain why they did it.
I'm also of the mind that if you get caught drinking and driving a second time you lose you're license forever and your car is seized and sold to pay for prevention programs.
I'm sick and tired of drunk drivers, its not a mental illness issue, its either laziness, or not giving a crap and those are the two worst reason to do it.
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