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Old 07-26-2009, 11:20 PM
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I know that I am the resident drunk here, but I DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. I stay at home when I drink.
Do you live in a Motor Home?

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Old 07-26-2009, 11:58 PM
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Thats the responsible attitude that will keep you out of trouble, unfortunately there are many fools whose vanity makes them think that alcohol will have no effect on them.
True. I have no problem with offing drunks who kill. The hard labor for life without possibility of parole might be an acceptable alternative.

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Old 07-27-2009, 01:43 AM
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534748,00.html?test=latestnews



BEIJING — A court in southwestern China has sentenced a man to death for a drunken-driving accident that killed four people in what's being called a first for the country.

Sounds harsh but he is a murderer in my books. My friend who was a Jersey state cop, highly decorated got dragged by a drunk while writing a ticket to another drunk off route 1. This sort of thing is inexcusable. A life taken due to negligence is as bad as murder, premeditated or not.
I agree. Unfortunately, the US legal system places a lot of weight on intention, way too much if you ask me. For example, if you intend to molest a child, you may get 20 years to life even if the child didn't suffer any physical harm. On the other hand, dismember the same child into many body parts by getting hammered, running a red light and T-boning the family's car, and you might get 6 months tops, because you did not "intend" to kill anyone. Total BS if you ask me. Yes, the intention matters too, but I think the end result should matter more than it usually does.

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