(05-31-2017, 09:57 AM)FBT Wrote: As more details come out about this incident, the more convinced I am that this was a bad drug interaction and not some reckless intentional behavior on Tiger's part.
All of the reports talk about him not being completely aware of where he is, wearing clothing that would most commonly be something he'd sleep in. When they pulled up on him, he was asleep at the wheel. I know from experience, a family member of mine was on Ambien, and 99% of the time it did the job without any issues, but there were rare occasions when the drug would cause hallucinations, sleep walking, and behavior very similar to what has been reported here. It was significant enough that this person stopped taking the meds for fear they'd walk out of the house, hop in the car, and do something similar to what Woods did.
Tiger ain't no saint, but with the recent back surgeries and the medication required for that, this could end up being something he had very little control over.
All of the initial reports turned out to be false, including his behavior and him refusing to do a Breathalyzer. He did the Breathalyzer, and blew zeros, and the police reports indicate he was compliant and cooperative. The media pounced on this immediately and half the stuff they reported beyond him being arrested were false. TMZ is one of the worst when it comes to trying to get the story out first whether it's right or not.
I tend to agree with everything you said there, adding the inevitable response to the "they tell you not to operate heavy machinery...." comment that will follow.
The warnings by and large say "may cause....." x y or z, and/or "use care when interacting with other opioids" or "Use extreme care" and other similar warnings.
Not exactly a fair warning, when someone, anyone, is not likely to have a clue what to expect.
I have tried that case, with someone blowing below the legal limit, and falling asleep at the wheel. Nearly everyone has been drowsy at the wheel. Many people have had a "whoa! That hit harder then I thought!" moment, much less someone who recently had surgery and isn't mixing with other drugs and/or booze.
Sadly, he has to avoid a public trial, to actually contest being guilty, and will likely resolve this for a careless or reckless driving at some point.
(06-01-2017, 01:40 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Quote:As long as they take every single black, white, and hispanic person that commits a crime and appears to be disoriented to the hospital, then I'm OK with that.
A lot of people high on meth or other drugs blow a 0.0
Cops should know the signs of a potential overdose. They did the wrong thing here. I'd expect some kind of suit out of this from the Tiger camp.
I can't see where you are going with that. Suit for what? He was driving. He was impaired. He was driving. They had probable cause. I see no claim for any physical harm.
They didn't cause the circumstances. Same to any damage to his reputation. He, the drugs and their interaction, and perhaps incomplete information from his doctors did.
