[PMCarey]

Let's say the buddy didn't pick up his drunken friend and his friend walked (staggered, stumbled) to his car and then drove off with the same result. Are the police culpable? They gave him the keys and sent him off knowing he was drunk. It seems to me that if his friend is culpable, then so are the officers at the police station. So why aren't they on trial?

[goldstategop]

Good point. If a third party is responsible, why not go all the way and hold the drunk driver's family accountable? After all they were aware he had a drinking problem and didn't do enough to get him to quit before he killed someone. Let's put them on trial too, along with the cops and the friend.