DUI Commercial

I heard a completely ridiculous commercial on the radio this morning when I was on my way to work.  It was for a law firm.  It claimed, "A DUI could happen to anyone."  What kind of bullshit is that?  A DUI can only happen to someone who stupidly gets behind the wheel after drinking.  

The commercial went on to talk about how a DUI conviction could ruin your life, so you should use X lawyer to help get you off.  

What the crap??  First, let's tell you that the DUI you got isn't really a big deal because everyone drives drunk.  Then, let's tell you that we can get you off so that the DUI doesn't really have any repercussions.

What world is this?  Driving drunk is WRONG.  It doesn't happen to everyone.  And, there should be MAJOR repercussions for doing it.  Instead of that cop pulling you over, you could have killed innocent people.  The stakes should be high.  Drive drunk and you should have to pay a high price.  There should be a stigma.   Not just, "Oopsy, you made a tiny boo boo.  Let us fix that for you."  Grr... sometimes I hate the world for its stupidity.  

Jackass

I'm sure that most of you have already heard of the death of Ryan Dunn of Jackass fame.  He and a friend of his died in a fiery crash after driving drunk.  

Hours after, Roger Ebert tweeted "Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive."  It's caused a lot of backlash.  People are saying that the tweet was insensitive.  

Maybe the tweet was insensitive.  I mean, two people did die and it is really sad.  However, I find it hard to be too sad for them.  They were driving drunk.  You're just asking for trouble.  I mean, he was going 110 miles per hour when they crashed.  

Ebert is right.  Don't be a jackass.  Everyone knows the dangers of drunk driving.  Just don't do it!  It's that simple.  

I am just glad that they managed not to harm anyone else when they crashed.  Too often, it's innocent drivers who pay the price for drunk drivers' mistakes.  

Don't get me wrong.  I am sad that the price for their mistake was their lives.  And, I hope so much that they died instantly and did not have to endure the fiery aftermath of their crash.  

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I just hope that this very famous drunk driving accident will show people that there really are consequences for stupidly driving while intoxicated.  

New anti-drunk driving slogan: Don't be a jackass.  Insensitive?  Probably.  But which is worse: being insensitive or being stupid?