Posted on 02/23/2006 5:12:43 AM PST by Cagey
This is the extent of his post. And I still object to the analogy. And I really do not care if you like it or not.
Having said that, I think the license plate proposal is inane. But that does not alter my abhorrence with the Nazi analogy.
I am for taking their car on the 2nd offense.
Same for drivers driving with revoked or suspended license.
2nd offense take the car.
While I am no friend of drunk drivers, your solution smacks of fascism (an economic system by which you are permitted to own property [your car] but the State can tell you what you can do with it.
It seems to me that driving is a privilege, not a right. We earn the privilege by driving responsibly. A person who persists in driving irresponsibly, in such a way that innocent people's lives are threatened, has forfeited the right to the privileges earned by the rest of us.
I've never bought this argument. My taxes help pay for construction and maintenance of the roads and the LEOs that patrol them. My car taxes (assessed at the point of sale) also help to pay for our State's MVA. And don't get me started on our fascist Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. What a scam that is!
If the State agrees to reduce my taxes by the amount that is "my share" for transportation purposes, I'll think about conceding your point, but not until then.
I hope you realize I didn't actually marry a drunk, I'm speaking in hypothetical terms. So strike the husband analogy. What about the live in father or father in law? What about teenaged kids of DUI parents? Sorry, just seems stupid to me. And not terribly enforceable. There are obvious and easy ways around this kind of law... It's a law that punishes law-abiders.
And what if the car is used by the DUI offender and his wife adding two children above 16 with a driver´s license?
Thanks, not sure if many know where I got my screen name from! :)
Normally, I would agree with you about Nazi analogies. Usually, they diminish the argument the poster is trying to make.
Not this time, however. Have you forgotten how His Slickness tried to blame OKC on the "right wing" and "talk radio?"
This is coming. And you still haven't answered my question about attending an ANSWER rally.
You also might try being a bit more polite in your replies to people. Then, you won't get reactions like mine.
Chop their hands off after the second drunk driving conviction. Then the plates won't be needed.
Yea, a seven year old kid is going to have her parents put in some alcohol rehab joint. Or maybe, the child can join Al-Anon and ask her drunk mom to drive her to meetings.
Sometimes, you just have to think.
If you again defend the nazi analogy, you'll get the same response.
Exactly my point...
I don't think you're stupid. You're discussing this in a rational and responable manner. Welcome to FR!
You truly are obtuse, aren't you?
New law: You must have a BAC of over .08 to get behind the wheel. That would allow a more level playing field...
I don't want to live in the same country you do.
But if it nails even ONE drunk behind the wheel, then its a good idea. It might save YOUR life or the life of a loved one.
Ahh, yes. The Tyranny of Moral Busybodies Doing Good.
Yep, I saw that later.
It will be very embarrassing for the sober drivers, but perhaps that will spur them on not to tolerate the drunk's behavior any more. Much as I sympathize with them, their feelings are less important to me than the safety of innocent drivers who may be hit by the drunk.
Change that to a "D" or maybe a Budweiser logo and you'll make lots of people on this thread happy.
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