Drinking and driving

edub370 · 09-14-2011, 10:35 AM

zcar_dad · 09-14-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

I had a $2 million annual cap on my policy....but my company was self insured so they made the decision to pay it all.

What happened to A hole that hit you? Did you file a civil damage suit? I also agree this kind of humor(?) is not for this site.

Zaggeron · 09-14-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

Making fun of drinking and driving is part of WHY we have it as a problem. My accident occurred in 2007 and its irrelevant WHEN it happened. Drinking and driving is WRONG!

If you had nearly died (and was suppossed too), you would have a different opinion. Making light of it only makes others take it less seriously and then someone gets hurt or dies.

Did you actually read the joke or just see the thread title and see it was a joke and then get all offended?

We can all agree that drinking and driving is wrong and irresponsible. But there is no evidence that making a light-hearted joke (and the joke is light-hearted ... it doesn't even qualify as "dark humor") or laughing at one makes one more likely to do the act portrayed in the joke.

I'm truly sorry if the OP's post pushed your buttons, but we all have buttons that can be pushed -- though mostly all will not have had a life threatening experience as you have had.

This is the internet (as others has repeatedly pointed out to me) ... not a group of close friends who know about your experience and are careful to steer clear of topics sensitive to you. That said, someone wishing to post a joke can not reasonably be expected to know that there is someone in the audience who feels that strongly about the subject matter. Truly tasteless or indecent jokes are either not allowed or only allowed in appropriate sections, but this was neither. It just happened to be about a topic you are very sensitive about because of personal experience.

4r3s · 09-14-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Did you actually read the joke or just see the thread title and see it was a joke and then get all offended?

We can all agree that drinking and driving is wrong and irresponsible. But there is no evidence that making a light-hearted joke (and the joke is light-hearted ... it doesn't even qualify as "dark humor") or laughing at one makes one more likely to do the act portrayed in the joke.

I'm truly sorry if the OP's post pushed your buttons, but we all have buttons that can be pushed -- though mostly all will not have had a life threatening experience as you have had.

This is the internet (as others has repeatedly pointed out to me) ... not a group of close friends who know about your experience and are careful to steer clear of topics sensitive to you. That said, someone wishing to post a joke can not reasonably be expected to know that there is someone in the audience who feels that strongly about the subject matter. Truly tasteless or indecent jokes are either not allowed or only allowed in appropriate sections, but this was neither. It just happened to be about a topic you are very sensitive about because of personal experience.

I think rule #34 could be stretched to apply to this situation. google it if you don't know what Im talking about

Zaggeron · 09-14-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

I think rule #34 could be stretched to apply to this situation. google it if you don't know what Im talking about

Perhaps a bit of a stretch ...

"If you post it, there is someone somewhere who will be offended by it"

somatic · 09-14-2011, 01:01 PM

...i thought rule #34 was "34. There is porn of it. No exceptions."

i prefer rule 28. There will always be more ****** up **** than what you just saw.

Zaggeron · 09-14-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by somatic

...i thought rule #34 was "34. There is porn of it. No exceptions."

i prefer rule 28. There will always be more ****** up **** than what you just saw.

I think that 4r3s was thinking it could be generalized, but, as I said, it would be a stretch

4r3s · 09-14-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

I think that 4r3s was thinking it could be generalized, but, as I said, it would be a stretch

clearly you can see where my mind is today

Nismo_Q · 09-14-2011, 07:49 PM

If I was drinking and couldn't drive my car home, I would just have it towed home. Free roadside for first 36K miles. Not to mention a free ride home.

Blue370tt · 09-14-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zcar_dad

What happened to A hole that hit you? Did you file a civil damage suit? I also agree this kind of humor(?) is not for this site.

Nothing happened other than he received his 4th DUI. I did hire an attorney and a private investigator who both determined he had no assets. I walked away from the situation with nothing gained and much lost.

PapoZalsa · 09-14-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie

> I would like to share an experience with you all, to do with drinking and driving.
>
> As you know some people have brushes with the authorities on their way home.
>
> Well I for one have done something about it.
>
> The other night I was out for a dinner. A few drinks, and having had far too much vino, and knowing full well I was over the limit, I did something I have never done before.
>
> I took a bus home.
>
> I arrived home safely and without incident, which was a real surprise, as I have never driven a bus before.
>

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