flcheermom
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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Let's just say it was you who got the DUI because you had two glasses of wine and drove home from a restaurant because, after all, you can't sleep at a restaurant. You weren't tipsy, you didn't feel drunk, you weren't even driving erratically.
Would you continue to parent your child or throw the towel in and tell someone else to take over?
I'm just playing Devil's advocate. I'm by no means condoning endangering the lives of others.
And by the way, I'm so sorry you've had several people in your family all killed by drunk drivers. What are the chances of that? How horrible. I'd probably feel the same way.
I have my own personal feelings, and this topic is very sensitive and can be debated back and forth - but you don't always realize you are too impaired to drive - you may feel fine - but your reflexes and reaction time can be affected. I personally would never want to put myself in that position of causing an accident (when I had consumed alcohol) that caused someone else harm or death. One could say accidents happen daily where alcohol was not the cause - but knowing I had drinks and then chose to drive even though I didn't feel impaired - and caused an accident would be very hard to live with. I am sure a lot of people who drink and drive and cause accidents felt they were perfectly fine to drive, that's why they were driving. There is also a professional aspect for me and my job, I would not put myself in that position. There are alternatives, so I don't really think there are excuses for drinking and driving. I have been personally affected, so I am sure I feel different then some who think they can have a few and are perfectly fine.