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MichMary

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37. DUI is not a victimless crime

Tue May 30, 2017, 02:18 PM

May 2017

Thousands of people have been killed by impaired drivers. It is far better to get an impaired driver off the road before he kills or harms someone.

As for the comparison with Jack Nicklaus or anyone else from a decade or more ago, things are different now. We are much, much more aware of the true danger of an impaired driver.

I feel bad for Tiger. Probably one of the all-time great athletes; but his body was ruined by his sport (I think I heard FOUR back surgeries!!) and the medications he had to take to cope with the pain.

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Why is a DUI arrest so interesting? [View all] MineralMan May 2017 OP

Shiny object, look over here! NightWatcher May 2017 #1

Yeah, I know it was a celebrity thing. Still, the man was apparently not MineralMan May 2017 #4

It's news because he's a former role model Warpy May 2017 #39

Americans LOVE when celebrities are arrested. Nt. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #2

People trying to make it into a human rights issue. cwydro May 2017 #3

Really? I guess that doesn't make any sense either. MineralMan May 2017 #5

................ Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #6

I think the public... Mike Nelson May 2017 #7

Americans love stories of how the mighty have fallen. Woods will have a decent attorney FSogol May 2017 #8

I suppose so. MineralMan May 2017 #9

I dunno but I'm already sick of hearing about it. mreilly May 2017 #10

The reaction to it is interesting, for me at least.. JHan May 2017 #11

For some, I suppose it's still an issue to have had a black MineralMan May 2017 #12

yep I thought the same, but you know.. mention that fact and you get accused of.. JHan May 2017 #13

Well, sometimes it IS about race. MineralMan May 2017 #14

right now on my FB feed I'm seeing gleeful posts about his mugshot.. JHan May 2017 #15

Yup. Mugshots are rarely flattering, it seems. MineralMan May 2017 #17

DUI is not a victimless crime MichMary May 2017 #37

In this case, however... JHan May 2017 #42

Had he been weaving, or otherwise driving erratically? MichMary May 2017 #47

he was stationary when they found him. JHan May 2017 #48

I can see why they stopped, though MichMary May 2017 #49

Yep that's my point JHan May 2017 #50

I don't feel sorry for him OceanChick May 2017 #54

Michael Phelps, Mike Ditka, Paris Hilton, Christian Slater, Tim Allen, Ty Pennington AtheistCrusader May 2017 #44

Because in this day and age of ubers, pnwest May 2017 #16

How many DUI arrests were made this weekend where you live? MineralMan May 2017 #18

Once The Cops Said. . . ProfessorGAC May 2017 #19

I think that one of the drugs was Ambien MichMary May 2017 #38

If He's New To It ProfessorGAC May 2017 #43

I've taken it, too MichMary May 2017 #45

Famous people always make the news when arrested. cwydro May 2017 #27

Yes, I know. Should they, though? MineralMan May 2017 #29

as i get older and as i need to take more medications this becomes a concern for me dembotoz May 2017 #20

Do you seriously not know who Tiger Woods is? WoonTars May 2017 #21

Of course I do. MineralMan May 2017 #22

Then you should understand why this DUI arrest is such a big deal. WoonTars May 2017 #23

You know, why don't you explain that to me, then? MineralMan May 2017 #24

You have never seen coverage of an event like this before then? WoonTars May 2017 #28

You know, sometimes there's a point in a thread MineralMan May 2017 #31

Pretty sure that point was the OP... WoonTars May 2017 #34

It's not superpatriotman May 2017 #25

Exactly. MineralMan May 2017 #26

It's not the DUI. It's who is being charged with it. berni_mccoy May 2017 #53

Celebrity news Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #30

the celebrity news business leans heavily on the "has-beens" unblock May 2017 #32

...says a person spending time on a political blog, as opposed to 99% of the population. brooklynite May 2017 #33

Well there is that... WoonTars May 2017 #35

Seems to be interesting in being a rare case treestar May 2017 #36

I think sometimes people like to see celebrities taken down a notch. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #40

How strange, it seems to me, somehow. MineralMan May 2017 #41

I know, I know, call on me! n/t WellDarn May 2017 #46

He was on the side of the road. He obviously did the right thing. Lint Head May 2017 #51

for some, schadenfreude. Brainstormy May 2017 #52