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36. Beneath all the BS, there is something of a point to be made

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:09 PM

Mar 2020

about the standard for DUI and its enforcement.

If NO amount of alcohol is acceptable for driving (which, personally, is what I believe) we need to change messaging around drinking in public. No drinking without a driver or Uber/Lyft/Cab.

This idea of being able to drink up to a legal limit (which really doesn't exist as you can be charged with impairment at any level) is something that can lull people into thinking "a couple of beers" shouldn't get them into trouble.

Fuck Alex Jones, who is a loathsome creature who needs to be ignored, please don't say I'm defending him, I am not.

What I am saying is that social drinking in this country and the messaging around it is not helpful to safety or people's understanding of what is legally acceptable.

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Alex Jones: Bars/Restaurants Should Not Be Allowed to Sell Booze [View all] 47of74 Mar 2020 OP

What a loon!🙄 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #1

"if they drink that 16 ounce beer and walk out, they're gonna go to jail" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2

I also like how moments later it's suddenly TWO beers... blugbox Mar 2020 #30

It's not illegal to have a BAC of .08, it's illegal to DRIVE YOUR FUCKING CAR with a BAC of .08 RockRaven Mar 2020 #3

"You can't handle your shit so I got to suffer. Don't drive buzzed, I sure don't." marble falls Mar 2020 #4

Well no one should sell Limbaugh cigars. gordianot Mar 2020 #5

Because he got a DUI!!! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #6

always the victim.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #7

The Party of Personal Responsibility, Yo. Grokenstein Mar 2020 #8

Idiot wants to punish the world,... magicarpet Mar 2020 #34

call a cab, call an Uber, walk, barbtries Mar 2020 #9

No conspiracy here, he's just an abusive asshole. Initech Mar 2020 #10

LOCK HIM UP durablend Mar 2020 #11

So no one's told him about taxis or ride share apps? Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2020 #12

Ride share apps are a socialist conspiracy!! /s Grokenstein Mar 2020 #40

Oh come on! Doreen Mar 2020 #42

and people actually listen to... dhill926 Mar 2020 #13

The people who listen to him probably agree with what he said. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #29

They'll believe worse. Grokenstein Mar 2020 #41

he's an alcoholic. read the NYT article "I worked for alex jones and regret it". Javaman Mar 2020 #14

I have seen pictures of Alex Jones jmowreader Mar 2020 #15

For a member of the Party of Personal Responsibility, this is strange behavior. Not really though. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #33

Ok with this logic mitch96 Mar 2020 #16

Judging by his previous eratic behavior, he may have been a prick to the cop Norbert Mar 2020 #17

I'm not as think as you drunk I am. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #18

I'm Surprised He Didn't Claim That Chemtrails Caused A False BAC Reading nt smb Mar 2020 #19

Typical RW: not my fault, I'm just a poor victim. sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #20

Just like drumpf. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #21

It's funny how so many members of the party of "Personal Responsibility" never take personal smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #22

You can drink a 16 oz beer and TheFarseer Mar 2020 #23

Jones: whines about freedom being taken away Downtown Hound Mar 2020 #24

Eh, I hate to say this Dem2 Mar 2020 #25

Probably, but that is fairly rare. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #35

Absolutely, he's making excuses for bad behavior Dem2 Mar 2020 #39

"It's not my fault...' Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #26

Everybody who drinks in a bar or restaurant WILL got to jail... lame54 Mar 2020 #27

Yeah sure ya betcha... Faux pas Mar 2020 #28

Alex Jones: sdfernando Mar 2020 #31

Free pretzels? Chellee Mar 2020 #44

He calls for all restaurants too? pwb Mar 2020 #32

Beneath all the BS, there is something of a point to be made Coventina Mar 2020 #36

Restaurants already do this, Alex. Aristus Mar 2020 #37

whiner Rver Mar 2020 #38

Next month: Liquor stores shouldn't be allowed to sell booze! Ilsa Mar 2020 #43

One night in about 1984 I was working a shift as an EMT flotsam Mar 2020 #45