(06-26-2021, 08:15 PM)Dimson Wrote:

(06-26-2021, 07:37 PM)copycat Wrote: 1.  Imagine a knock on your door at 3am for an officer of the law to inform you that your (insert loved one) was killed by a drunk driver.  Now imagine hearing on the news the next day that the drunk driver had been pulled over multiple times but released because no one got hurt.

2.  I agree with you on self abuse.  If you want to sit at home a drink a 12 pack go for it.  When you run out and decide to drive to the store to buy another one then we have a problem.

I would say why didn't that officer take the time to call someone for the clearly drunk driver so they could get home safely. There are ways to handle things without throwing people in jail.

In your scenario, the officer wouldn't even stop the drunk driver.  No victim, therefore no crime, so he wouldn't stop him in the first place.  He'd let him continue down the road until he hit and possibly killed someone else.  

I think we're beating a dead horse at this point.  You don't believe in protecting the public from dangerous behavior.  You and I draw that line at a different place.   I think it is entirely within the right of the public to forbid people from behaving in a way that endangers other people.

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