drinking and driving
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MartinP666 — 13 years ago(May 11, 2012 12:22 AM)
Of course they won't be over it. But how do you know the accident wouldn't have happened with a sober driver as well?
Maybe it was clear-cut in that specific case, but most of the time it isn't. People just like to blame alcohol. Even the person responsible for the accident usually prefers to blame alcohol. It is just so much easier to blame a thing than a living person. -
anny385385 — 12 years ago(July 12, 2013 01:55 PM)
Because she was crossing the street the right way and the drunk driver went through the light and killed her. A driver that wasn't drunk would have stopped at the light not gone through the light.
Don't give me attitude. I have my own. -
theboxingcannabyte — 11 years ago(April 10, 2014 07:50 PM)
That's BS, plenty of people have been killed by sober people going through lights without paying attention. As the poster said, more people die from distraction while driving than they do from intoxication.
And no, I'm not justiifying drunk driving, neither was the other poster. He was stating some verifiable facts about certain hypocrisies within our society. Hypocrisies that people are more than happy to buy based on emotional knee-jerk reactions. Just like say, the Drug War. Unlike the Drug War, however, there is justification for keeping drunk drivers off of the road, it's just we go about it quite imperfectly and actually can create laws that encourage drunk driving in our zealousness.
This is historical fact, and it's repeated itself throughout history again and again because people can't/won't/don't learn, it'238s not fair, it's not always their fault, and we (mostly) do the best we can with what information we have. Willfully ignorant people and those ruled by their emotions the majority of the time are the problem. -
ami_nayaki — 16 years ago(August 01, 2009 04:04 PM)
Everyone makes stupid choices sometimes, if not this particular one. I agree that it's stupid and wrong, a drunk driver took my best friend three years ago (we were 15) but it's no reason to insinuate that he should loose his career- he doesn't drive for a living.
AND since the incident, i've noticed he's hardly driving on the show. -
shadow_7815 — 16 years ago(August 02, 2009 02:16 PM)
Wow!Really are we having this conversation right now! For god sake he is in the wrong! No one and I mean no one should drive drunk. I really respect Jeffery Donovan I think he is a kick as actor and producer! I aspire to be like him. But I think he made a poor decision and will def think twice about next time. (I hope!) But to say he isn't in the wrong is Fuc*ing ridiculous. If I can call a cab so can he. Thats all I am saying.
~When life gives you lemons, say beep the lemons and bail.~ ~KUNU~ Forgetting sarah marshall! -
CircaSkatervm — 16 years ago(August 04, 2009 10:48 PM)
Did it actually say anywhere he was legally too drunk to drive? I'm not familiar with Florida law but if it's anything like California then it's probably pretty harsh. Plus when cops get around a celebrity, especially if the celebrity is in a badb68 mood, they can haul them in just for the beep of it and for bragging rights to his cop buddies about his power trip. He may have paid for it cause he has gobs of money and figured it was easier than fighting it. He may have had 1 drink, started driving home and a jerk cop pulled him over. How often do you get pulled over for trivial stuff and the cop starts picking stuff out of his ass to scare you with? Anyways.he's a good guy, donates lots of money supposedly so you shouldn't be so pissed at him. We've all ONE point in our life have probably said "beep I shouldn't drive but it's alot easier then my alternatives." whether it be from drinking, or from being really tired, or from being sickwe've all made a bad decision or twohe just got caught with his
If it was worse than I thought show me the evidence and I'll retract part of my statement -
ctemple-5 — 16 years ago(August 06, 2009 05:24 PM)
What a shame. I don't condone driving un2000der the influence. And while I don't completely agree with the above post, it is true that the level is so extremely low that it is very easy to be over the limit.
We have had experience with police who just have to write you up for something. State police thought DH's car was riding low - so they pulled him and made him remove everything from his trunk and when there was nothing illegal - wrote a warning on having a frame around the license plate. -
standfan — 16 years ago(August 14, 2009 12:10 PM)
he guy pays probably 200K more in taxes than any of us, he should get a couple "do-overs". He is better than most of us.
So, because he makes more money than most, he should be given a get out of jail free card?
Wow.. There is an astounding lack of intelligence, logic, and common sense in this forum. This is exactly why I stayed away from IMDB forums for a long time. Maybe I need to reconsider that decision
By the way - the only thing that really sucks about drunk drivers who actually strike SOBER drivers is that the sober drivers are the ones who are killed, and the drunk drivers survive all too often with nothing more than a few bruises. -
big_kmc — 15 years ago(November 21, 2010 11:44 AM)
"The guy pays probably 200K more in taxes than any of us, he should get a couple "do-overs". He is better than most of us"
Wow are you serious? This is the most incredible thing I have ever read and I have been coming on here for five years and I have read some stupid $hit. Condoning a spoiled over-paid actor's criminal behavior b/c he pays more taxes than the rest of us?! Do you even have a high school diploma? People like you deserve to live in India and be in the lowest caste system, not a country that believes all men are created equal.
And besides, someone at the lower part of a tax bracket are going to feel the hit of their taxes ten times harder than someone else who is making a lot of money so it's not like Donovan is suffering. Why do actors get paid ten times more than teachers, firefighters, the military, nurses, park rangers etc? How pathetic our world is. -
kaptenmarvel — 16 years ago(February 20, 2010 07:43 PM)
We had pretty cool discussions on the subject in driver's class. The point is, someone who is drunk is NOT able to make sane decisions. When you are sober, you can put in an alco lock, as I b68think everyone should. Or rather, all cars should be sold with one installed. But once drunk, the saying goes where alcohol goes in, sense goes out.
So, while sober, you should give over your car keys. While sober, you can stop someone drunk from getting in their car (talk them out of it, steal keys, pay for a cab, whatever works). While drunk, you think you can handle it. I'm not making excuses, I was bummed to read this thread, as I am a huge fan of Donovan's. And it sucked that no one was there to stop him from driving, and hopefully, he hands over his car keys before getting drunk next time.
Now I have to go watch some more Burn Notice. Jeffrey Donovan is a golden god. -
dillonjl — 16 years ago(August 10, 2009 04:02 PM)
This is getting so absurd. You people are making a mountain out of a molehill. Because someone has a couple of drinks does not make them DRUNK. The mistake he made was consuming alcohol and medication at the same time. He couldnt have been too incb68ompetent if he was able to maneuver around the cop car to avoid hitting it. He obviously still had his reflexes. And regarding the red eyes, it could easily have been from lack of sleep. Lord knows he puts in a long work day of 14-16 hours. You people have already condemned the guy. I also dont condone drinking because I dont believe believe in it but someone shouldnt be humiliated or outcast because of it.