So I just got a DUI

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Before the piling on gets too harsh, I would point out that the legal limit for driving, and the impairment limit for most adult males are not the same thing. It's completely possible to be just over the limit and feel less impairment than you would if you were just tired from getting off work. The legal limit is based on the precautionary principle because many people cannot tell when they impaired.

There's no excuse for it, but being blowing over does not always mean "drunk".

Whenever we have things in society that are egalitarian but at the same time potentially dangerous the rules tend to be of a Lowest-Common demominator variety. IE look at our speeding threads. However that being said it's a dangerous mindset for people to just assume that they fall far above what is considered 'Lowest Common Denominator."

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

There's no excuse for it, but being blowing over does not always mean "drunk".

On the other side of that argument, it's also possible to blow below 0.08 but still be charged with impaired driving.

[Locke]

CRUCIFY HIM!!! BURN HIM!!! KILL THE EVIL SATAN WHO ENDANGERS CHILDREN!!!

If we're going to be righteously incensed with him I figure we might as well swing for the fences.

[CaptainCrunch]

Look we can pile on, and its open game on that, theres nothing dumber then someone who gets into a car after drinking, and its even dumber to take that chance because you think you feel ok, basically you can't self measure yourself, and since booze impairs your decision making process, your in no position to decide if your ok. Why take a chance, a cab is cheap.

But the poster is due to fair due process and should get every benefit of the system. Make sure you contact a lawyer, maybe they can plea it down if you need to drive for work and they can put the test device in your car and allow you to drive for the purposes of work. If theres a financial issue with any fine, I believe that a judge might be sympathetic if its a first offense.

The important thing here is that you learn your lesson and don't do it again, because getting caught a second time . . . bad.

[flamesaresmokin]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

There's no excuse for it, but being blowing over does not always mean "drunk".

Thats a good point. I know a lot of people who wont drive after two beers at a night out and for me there is no way i'm remotely intoxicated at that point. However it doesn't mean that you can still safely operate a vehicle just because you are under .08 either. There are many people who can't drive worth a damn when they are sober let alone after one or two beers.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by flamesaresmokin

There are many people who can't drive worth a damn when they are sober let alone after one or two beers.

The ease of getting a drivers license is another discussion for another time though, as is the people who stop in the merge lane in front of me who should be culled...

Learn from your mistakes and make sure to get a lawyer. That is a must. Plea down if you can, don't just go plead guilty because you feel dumb. If this is your first offense you should be able to get a lesser charge that won't hang around for the rest of your life and affect chances of getting into other countries.

[Flashpoint]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

The important thing here is that you learn your lesson and don't do it again, because getting caught a second time . . . bad.

Doing it first time... bad.

Getting caught is a good thing.

[Gozer]

Seduce the judge.

You're welcome.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Locke

CRUCIFY HIM!!! BURN HIM!!! KILL THE EVIL SATAN WHO ENDANGERS CHILDREN!!!

If we're going to be righteously incensed with him I figure we might as well swing for the fences.

That's the good stuff there.

To reply to an earlier post, not sure what happened to the girl. I'm assuming she walked home. We were about a block from her place. I've been a bit preoccupied with getting a lawyer today, haven't given her a call. I got arrested and hauled off to the holding cell, where when I was asked if someone sober would pick me up. Called up the ex and she came to get me.

Of course to get her rib in, first question was "was she worth it?"

Please continue on with the righteous anger.

edit: thank you to those with advice.

[stang]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

That's the good stuff there.

To reply to an earlier post, not sure what happened to the girl. I'm assuming she walked home. We were about a block from her place. I've been a bit preoccupied with getting a lawyer today, haven't given her a call. I got arrested and hauled off to the holding cell, where when I was asked if someone sober would pick me up. Called up the ex and she came to get me.

Of course to get her rib in, first question was "was she worth it?"

Please continue on with the righteous anger.

edit: thank you to those with advice.

If I got a DUI my WIFE (notice not EX) wouldnt even come pick me up, she would let me stay there until sober, then walk my sorry arse home.

[Russic]

I'll echo the sentiments of several other posts and just recommend you feel fortunate you didn't wreck an entire family. Somebody just as selfish and idiotic as you killed my sister almost 30 years ago and the family is still dealing with it.

Learn your damn lesson.

[loob job]

I agree with the guys/girls that say quit pileing on. It sounds like he knows it was wrong so leave him alone. Maybe he could post how crappy the experience of no licence is every now and again and all the legal costs it will cost him so that other readers / posters on here may be deterred from drinking and driving. Obviously the commercials on tv and knowing its wrong aren't working, maybe seeing how crappy it is to live after getting caught will help.

[Eric Vail]

I always felt that as part of a bar's liquor licence, they should have to provide a working brethalizer that customers can blow in for free. I have no idea, really, what .08 feels like. Everyone just takes a guess. I know of times when I have been clearly over, but I don't know if the one drink/hour I learned in drivers ed really is okay.

I wonder how many people would choose to drive knowing they were over .08. I bet there are many who get behind the wheel feeling they are less than .08, and then find out in a horrible way that they weren't.

[macker]

Surely you won't drink and drive again! You got off easy as you didn't kill or hurt anyone! I have been hit by 2 drunk drivers and the one time was while taking a cab home from a bar after getting plastered myself. My jaw is still screwed up from going into the dashboard. I later found out that cab's weren't required to make sure that you wear your seat belt. My other bad experience with a drunk driver was in Forest Lawn when a pick up plowed into me from behind and then left the scene of the accident to go to a bar (corner of 32st. NE & 17ave) and then claim that he got drunk after the accident....I know I made rookie mistakes in both cases as I didn't wear my seat belt in the cab and I didn't force the drunk idiot to remain at the scene of the accident.....Anyways drunk drivers have always left me a bitter beer taste....I can't even imagine how the mothers against drunk driving feel after losing kids to some of these people that make poor choices.....Learn from your mistake and don't do it again and be glad that you didn't kill anyone!

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Before the piling on gets too harsh, I would point out that the legal limit for driving, and the impairment limit for most adult males are not the same thing. It's completely possible to be just over the limit and feel less impairment than you would if you were just tired from getting off work. The legal limit is based on the precautionary principle because many people cannot tell when they impaired.

There's no excuse for it, but being blowing over does not always mean "drunk".

I've had a couple encounters with breathalizers (never while driving) and I can say with certainty that 0.08 is drunk for this 220lb male. Maybe it's just me....

[someguy51]

Originally Posted by Eric Vail

II know of times when I have been clearly over, but I don't know if the one drink/hour I learned in drivers ed really is okay.

I know that wouldn't work for me. If I was out somewhere for a minimum of three hours and had one beer an hour I would definitely be drunk.

[Burninator]

What's the penalty in Denver for drinking and driving?

[NSFL]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

A police officer pulls over this guy who’s been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy’s window and says, “Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube.” The man says, “Sorry, officer, I can’t do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that, I’ll have a really bad asthma attack.” “Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample.” “I can’t do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I’ll bleed to death.” “Well, then, we need a urine sample.” “I’m sorry, officer, I can’t do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that, I’ll get really low blood sugar.” “All right, then I need you to come out here and walk this white line.” “I can’t do that, officer.” “Why not?” “Because I’m drunk.”

This made me laugh, but there was one part that annoyed me. And I just have to pick it apart. If you were a diabetic, urinating isn't going to lower your blood sugar level, that sugar's already in your blood and sitting in your urine. Peeing it out ain't gonna make a difference.

And there is really nothing else left to say about/to the OP. He's been piled on more than enough, so I'll just hold my piece.

[Reaper]

This thread could turn into the internet equivalent of beating a dog with a newspaper because he pissed on the couch and then continuing to wave the newspaper at the dog whenever you see him for the next week.

[onetwo_threefour]

My view is there should be a lifetime drinking prohibition. In this day and age with all the advertising it shows that you are not able to make rational decisions associated with alcohol. As such the privelege of drinking alcohol, arbitrarily earned by you attaining your 21st birthday should now be revoked from you.

In addition, there should be a mandatory driving prohibition and reeducation requirement to remind you that you can not treat driving lightly, it is a serious responsibility.

I'm glad that you didn't make excuses, but the consequences of your decision still need to be addressed. If you can not plan your consumption of alcohol in a manner that does not result in you violating the law, you should not be permitted to consume alcohol. Next time you drink, it might be me or my family sharing the road with you and I won't put up with that.