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It literally send shivers up my spine when I think about how we used to drink and drive when we were young. How lucky we are we never hurt anyone. Thank God for Uber/Lyft, most people seem to use that option now, though not enough.
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Secretly, every normal man, wants to hoist the black flag and say “fuck it!”
Be it banging the SO’s hot friend, driving over 100, buying a bulldozer, or doing a barrel roll. - Skyking (probably) |
Common at that age/culture to get black out drunk and get on the road - try to see it as macho or some shit.
The old timers will pound down a 12/18 in an afternoon/evening, and a lot of the youngsters try to keep up Source - have worked around construction / trades for 20+ years |
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There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
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There are some.groups of people that embrace drunk driving as a cultural identity pretty much.
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Originally Posted By fast99: After owning a towing co for 30 years I have seen a lot of DUI crashes. Always seems if anyone lives it's the drunk driver. Some of these crashes are very tragic. A young high school aged scholar with excellent grades, sports star, or a family completely wiped out. Lives snuffed out by a horrible decision. It effects many people beyond the immediate family. sad View Quote The drunk tends to live because they’re either passed out or nearly so and in a relaxed and pliable state. Sober passengers get hurt or killed because they see it coming and brace for impact which in their tense state makes the damage more severe That’s what the ambulance drivers told me when I survived being rear ended by an 18 wheeler into the back of a stopped greyhound bus. I was sober and did see it coming but I did the math, accepted that I was about to meet God and relaxed into that inevitable fate. To this day I still can’t explain why or how I did so, but the ambulance drivers were certain my car was holding a fatality when they first arrived on scene |
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"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
-Mark Twain |
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Originally Posted By Creatyre: There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Creatyre: Originally Posted By RTX: Unfortunately, it's a cultural norm. Embrace the diversity. There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... I’m ok with that, as long as the punishment is immediate road side execution. Have a judge on call to respond to the scene. Witnesses/responders can be the jury. Road crew can dig the trench. |
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Pattern recognition engaged!
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'When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.' -Sun Tzu
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Originally Posted By Creatyre: There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Creatyre: Originally Posted By RTX: Unfortunately, it's a cultural norm. Embrace the diversity. There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... Not my opinion but not relevant here anyway, in this case he definitely hurt someone. |
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Originally Posted By LineOfDeparture: Drunk drivers generally experience less traumatic changes in force. "It's not the speed, it's the sudden stop. " Folks stopped get rear-ended by dickhead doing 120, they immediately accelerate tp 120mph and all the associated trauma that comes with that rapid acceleration. They're subjected to more traumatic forces than the guy going 120 undergoing a less traumatic deceleration over time. View Quote This explains it very well, thank you. It’s less traumatic to decelerate than accelerate. The deceleration is transferring (losing) energy to the acceleration. |
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Originally Posted By TAG_Match: This explains it very well, thank you. It’s less traumatic to decelerate than accelerate. The deceleration is transferring (losing) energy to the acceleration. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TAG_Match: Originally Posted By LineOfDeparture: Drunk drivers generally experience less traumatic changes in force. "It's not the speed, it's the sudden stop. " Folks stopped get rear-ended by dickhead doing 120, they immediately accelerate tp 120mph and all the associated trauma that comes with that rapid acceleration. They're subjected to more traumatic forces than the guy going 120 undergoing a less traumatic deceleration over time. This explains it very well, thank you. It’s less traumatic to decelerate than accelerate. The deceleration is transferring (losing) energy to the acceleration. Assuming you seat doesn't fail, accelerating is easier to handle than deceleration. One problem is if you are not moving, you are probably not sitting correctly in the seat so it doesn't provide support. Another is that the impact is usually not perfectly inline with the car, so once again no real support from the seat. The reason the impactor(drunk driver) fairs better is they often do not actually decelerate to 0. They bash through the vehicle they hit and coast to a stop in the bushes. |
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No hope of justice from our law enforcement, legal, judicial or political system.
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Gen z/alpha is overall completely broken. Raised on screens, social media, and no consequences for their actions
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Originally Posted By jwr6: So, I can shoot in the general direction of you and your family, as long as I don’t hit anyone it’s okay? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By jwr6: Originally Posted By NAM: Originally Posted By Creatyre: There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... No victim, no crime. So, I can shoot in the general direction of you and your family, as long as I don’t hit anyone it’s okay? He should be totally fine with it. |
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editing...
FWPD takes DUI's very very seriously... the recent tragedies are definitely not the byproduct of it being next to impossible to get a DUI/DWI in Tarrant County |
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Originally Posted By wyomingnick: Not my opinion but not relevant here anyway, in this case he definitely hurt someone. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By wyomingnick: Originally Posted By Creatyre: Originally Posted By RTX: Unfortunately, it's a cultural norm. Embrace the diversity. There's a large contingent on this very forum that believes drinking and driving shouldn't be illegal until you hurt someone... Not my opinion but not relevant here anyway, in this case he definitely hurt someone. My comment was in response to blaming illegals, not really directed towards this incident. Was simply pointing out that members here are completely OK with it. |
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Originally Posted By TAG_Match: This explains it very well, thank you. It’s less traumatic to decelerate than accelerate. The deceleration is transferring (losing) energy to the acceleration. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TAG_Match: Originally Posted By LineOfDeparture: Drunk drivers generally experience less traumatic changes in force. "It's not the speed, it's the sudden stop. " Folks stopped get rear-ended by dickhead doing 120, they immediately accelerate tp 120mph and all the associated trauma that comes with that rapid acceleration. They're subjected to more traumatic forces than the guy going 120 undergoing a less traumatic deceleration over time. This explains it very well, thank you. It’s less traumatic to decelerate than accelerate. The deceleration is transferring (losing) energy to the acceleration. This doesn't really make any sense to me. The accelerating party is gaining energy in direct correlation to the decelerating party losing energy? |
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Illegals driving drunk and killing people is like a fucking cultural past time.
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Originally Posted By CAsoldier: Illegals driving drunk and killing people is like a fucking cultural past time. View Quote And one of them that is legal will go buy 10 cars and the other 9 make payments to them so they all have tags. It's beyond illegal but no DA has time for that. Then they get to feign outrage come election time. |
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….of Ft Worth?
Really? |
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Originally Posted By irons04: I’m ok with that, as long as the punishment is immediate road side execution. Have a judge on call to respond to the scene. Witnesses/responders can be the jury. Road crew can dig the trench. View Quote I think texting and driving should be an offense equal to the State’s DUI punishment. |
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Originally Posted By Low_Country: I don't generally believe in the death penalty. But there are exceptions. View Quote Either ship them off to somalia to fend for themselves, or expedite them to the afterlife. |
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Have another hit of sweet California sunshine
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Originally Posted By Mr_Nasty99: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fort-worth-high-speed-crash-on-35w-leaves-5-people-dead-including-2-children/ Police spokesperson makes it point to say "once the accident report is completed, they'll have more information about his residency, legal status, and things like that..." https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/506199/Screen_Shot_2024-08-20_at_9_15_41_AM-3299558.png Doesn't look like he hit the car at 120 mph. I would expect a lot more damage at that kind of speed. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Drsalee: I doubt it. If he was……we would have heard about it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Drsalee: Originally Posted By Erick1744: Probably an illegal also. I doubt it. If he was……we would have heard about it. I thought it was strange that the police spokesperson made it a point to say 'they're waiting for the report to be finalized before commenting on his residency or legal status.' |
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Alcohol makes you weak.
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What is Eduardo’s citizenship?
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Originally Posted By BolivarBill: "Eduardo Gonzalez" not enough of a clue for you? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By BolivarBill: Originally Posted By 9divdoc: Interesting they name the color of the car.... "Eduardo Gonzalez" not enough of a clue for you? That's a pretty common name down here in Texas. |
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There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
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Originally Posted By Low_Country: Fucking hell. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Low_Country: Originally Posted By NAM: No victim, no crime. Fucking hell. There’s always one…either trying too hard to be edgy or they really believe it. Bet their tune changes when it happens to their family. |
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Originally Posted By HighDesert6920: Wow. So this worthless dirtbag just burned 2 little kids alive...and their families. He's worse than the worst possible child molester or presidential assassin. Fuck that guy to 10th power! We know he's guilty, there's no need for a trial. Just douse him in gas and set him on fire. View Quote Nidal Hassan is still alive, it's been 15 years. |
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There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
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Originally Posted By sprtpilot: Illegal alien drunk driving is epidemic and rarely reported. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By sprtpilot: Originally Posted By grey50beast: As if dui crashes didn't happen before. 5 people in a sedan sounds like a family Illegal alien drunk driving is epidemic and rarely reported. Usually because they flee the scene and are long gone when the cops show up. Car usually isn’t even registered to them. |
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Originally Posted By BigeasySnow:
It’s the internet. It’s for bitching. |
Originally Posted By Low_Country: Fucking hell. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Originally Posted By Mr_Nasty99: I thought it was strange that the police spokesperson made it a point to say 'they're waiting for the report to be finalized before commenting on his residency or legal status.' View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Mr_Nasty99: Originally Posted By Drsalee: Originally Posted By Erick1744: Probably an illegal also. I doubt it. If he was……we would have heard about it. I thought it was strange that the police spokesperson made it a point to say 'they're waiting for the report to be finalized before commenting on his residency or legal status.' "Because by the time the report's finalized, this will have dropped off Page 1..." Not an actual quote, but might as well have been. Grew up in coastal California Ag country. You took your life in your hands, driving around Watsonville, Salinas, never mind the Valley, on Sunday afternoon or evening. For exactly this reason. It's been a cultural norm for a long time, and MADD never really caught on in the non-Anglo communities. I imagine those counties in CA, where now, English is a minority language spoken at home, are a lot worse. |
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Originally Posted By Austin4130: Nidal Hassan is still alive, it's been 15 years. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Austin4130: Originally Posted By HighDesert6920: Wow. So this worthless dirtbag just burned 2 little kids alive...and their families. He's worse than the worst possible child molester or presidential assassin. Fuck that guy to 10th power! We know he's guilty, there's no need for a trial. Just douse him in gas and set him on fire. Nidal Hassan is still alive, it's been 15 years. The Feds usually don't kill people via the judicial process. McVeigh being the exception proving the rule. And Hassan was convicted on Federal charges. McLennan County state murder charges, OTOH, he'd have been dead in Huntsville by now. |
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Originally Posted By Wineraner: "Because by the time the report's finalized, this will have dropped off Page 1..." Not an actual quote, but might as well have been. Grew up in coastal California Ag country. You took your life in your hands, driving around Watsonville, Salinas, never mind the Valley, on Sunday afternoon or evening. For exactly this reason. It's been a cultural norm for a long time, and MADD never really caught on in the non-Anglo communities. I imagine those counties in CA, where now, English is a minority language spoken at home, are a lot worse. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Wineraner: Originally Posted By Mr_Nasty99: Originally Posted By Drsalee: Originally Posted By Erick1744: Probably an illegal also. I doubt it. If he was……we would have heard about it. I thought it was strange that the police spokesperson made it a point to say 'they're waiting for the report to be finalized before commenting on his residency or legal status.' "Because by the time the report's finalized, this will have dropped off Page 1..." Not an actual quote, but might as well have been. Grew up in coastal California Ag country. You took your life in your hands, driving around Watsonville, Salinas, never mind the Valley, on Sunday afternoon or evening. For exactly this reason. It's been a cultural norm for a long time, and MADD never really caught on in the non-Anglo communities. I imagine those counties in CA, where now, English is a minority language spoken at home, are a lot worse. That's my assumption as well. My response was to a post saying they doubt it's an illegal, because the news hasn't mentioned it. |
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Accused drunk driver in deadly Fort Worth crash must wear ankle monitor while out on bond Driver out on bond. You can’t blame the cops for this. Tolerant county is 100% to blame. They let a woman who shot her boyfriend and committed aggravated assault go on probation who then drove drunk and killed a local officer. |
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connoisseur of fine Soviet and European armored vehicles since 2007.
https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros Let's go Bran...Kamala. Thank you Subpar for the membership! |
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