U.K. Drinking Costs

richlevy · 01-03-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

A person I know who got two DUI's is being forced to attend "classes" for four years. What a rip off!

Since that person was dumb enough to do it twice (that we know of) I don't have too much sympathy. I'd feel a lot worse reading about them wiping out a family on the road.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-03-2010, 11:39 PM

That's the usual reply Rich, and it's bullshit. When they set the limit at .08 you can't even wear Cologne. Sure, there are dangerous drunks on the road and kill people. But many, if not most, of these people that are getting nailed and royally screwed, are not dangerous. They are no more impaired than somebody with a cold, and a fuck of a lot less than people playing with their ipod, or talking on the phone. Get nailed in PA and it'll cost you at least 8 or 10k, if you have to drive to work to keep your job, and all for a bullshit feel good law. It's revenue.

SamIam · 01-04-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Since that person was dumb enough to do it twice (that we know of) I don't have too much sympathy. I'd feel a lot worse reading about them wiping out a family on the road.

I don't have any sympathy, either. I'm just ticked at the system we have here. This man still frequents the local bar just as before and manages to elude sobriety tests when they are given. The only hope I can see for other drivers is that maybe his liver will fail.

Carruthers · 01-05-2010, 12:40 PM

FWIW, the Royal College of Physicians’ position on alcohol can be read here: Link

And Alcohol now costs less than water - Timesonline.

01-03-2010, 11:39 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's the usual reply Rich, and it's bullshit. When they set the limit at .08 you can't even wear Cologne. Sure, there are dangerous drunks on the road and kill people. But many, if not most, of these people that are getting nailed and royally screwed, are not dangerous. They are no more impaired than somebody with a cold, and a fuck of a lot less than people playing with their ipod, or talking on the phone. Get nailed in PA and it'll cost you at least 8 or 10k, if you have to drive to work to keep your job, and all for a bullshit feel good law. It's revenue. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-05-2010, 12:40 PM	#4
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	FWIW, the Royal College of Physicians’ position on alcohol can be read here: Link And Alcohol now costs less than water - Timesonline.

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